Hong Kong booksellers to be ‘released soon’

Three Hong Kong booksellers being held in China will be released “within days”, according to news reports. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Customer Is Sometimes Right, Booksellers Say

Booksellers are increasingly willing to speak publicly about challenging and offensive customers, breaking with a wall of silence about those interactions that has largely held up even in an age of social media. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers in Covid-19 Hotspots Exercise Caution

Booksellers in Arizona, Florida, and Texas are concerned about the surge in Covid-19 infections, and several have reverted from welcoming customers to browse back to curbside pickup. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-07-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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One more week to book for Bookseller Marketing & Publicity Conference

Just one week remains until the Bookseller Marketing & Publicity Conference 2020, themed How We Work Now and tackling the challenges presented by our post-Covid world. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-26 00:05:47 UTC ]
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Booksellers are the gatekeepers for titles by people of colour, says Brandes

Booksellers are now the “gatekeepers” and attempts to get titles by people of colour into their stores are often an “exercise in futility”, Jacaranda Books founder Valerie Brandes has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-25 01:19:33 UTC ]
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McBride's Deacon King Kong to Doubleday

Doubleday has acquired Deacon King Kong by National Book Award Winner James McBride. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-17 23:11:02 UTC ]
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Bolton’s memoir of the Trump administration is a bestseller before its release.

The Room Where It Happened, John Bolton’s memoir of his time in the Trump administration, is the #1 bestseller on Amazon in advance of its release on June 23, even as the government has sued to slow its publication. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday, claims that Bolton did not fully cooperate with the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-06-17 16:57:46 UTC ]
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Oprah’s next book club pick is Deacon King Kong.

Oprah Winfrey announced today that her next book club selection would be Deacon King Kong by James McBride, a novel that she says resonates at a time when America is facing a reckoning over race and violence against black people. “In a moment when our country roils with righteous anger and grief... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-06-16 20:04:23 UTC ]
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Booksellers begin to reopen with caution and excitement

Booksellers across the country are welcoming the public back into their shops for the first time since the lockdown began with a mixture of excitement and trepidation.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-15 00:52:36 UTC ]
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PRH Audio to release audiobook anthology for mindful living in lockdown

Penguin Random House Audio is bringing together wellbeing experts, including fitness author Chloe Madeley and performance coach Sara Milne Rowe, in a new audio anthology, The Here and Now. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-09 10:56:54 UTC ]
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Free 'global voices' anthology released to coincide with World Refugee Day

A digital collection of "global voices" will launch to coincide with World Refugee Day (20th June 2020).  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-08 08:51:48 UTC ]
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How Publishers Determine When to Release Hardcover Books in Paperback

How do publishers decide when to publish a book in paperback after it has been released in hardcover? A deep dive into the decisions. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-06-05 10:37:21 UTC ]
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What It's Like to Be a Frontline Bookseller During a Pandemic

Frontline booksellers are the first people customers see when they set foot in bookstores across America, and are among the most vulnerable workers in the publishing industry. This is what their world looks like now. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Offers New Program for Indie Booksellers

Beginning today, the S&S programs will include dating on open invoices, extra discount and dating for a reopening order between now and the end of August, and enhanced terms for orders during the fall bookselling season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Visionary Harry Hoffman Dies at 92

Harry Hoffman, the most powerful person in bookselling in the 1980s as the CEO of Waldenbooks, died on May 20 at age 92. Hoffman took over the 500-bookstore chain in 1979 and, when he retired in 1991, the chain had about 1,300 outlets and sales of over $1 billion. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Indie Booksellers Associations Join Forces for Fall Conference

In lieu of in-person gatherings, the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance and the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association will host a combined virtual conference from September 21-25. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers Association to buy Bertline

The Booksellers Association is buying Bertrams' bookselling system Bertline, in order to support independent retailers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-27 04:47:23 UTC ]
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Booksellers concerned over opening date delay as Amazon ramps up

Booksellers are becoming increasingly concerned that the UK government still hasn't given them a definitive opening date, as Amazon's business starts to return to normal. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-22 08:12:28 UTC ]
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Rayner and Muse launch Bookselling Research Network

Two academics with a background in bookselling are launching the Bookselling Research Network, an organisation bringing booksellers, researchers and associations together to celebrate and explore bookselling past, present and future. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-20 14:48:13 UTC ]
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Michael Joseph to release Stephen Fry's Troy this October

Michael Joseph is releasing a new book from Stephen Fry this October, Troy, retelling the story of the siege of Troy that is both mythical and grounded in history. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-19 04:12:38 UTC ]
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Bookselling chains hope to reopen in June

Waterstones and Blackwell’s are among the chain retailers hoping to reopen should bookshops be classified in the first batch of ‘non-essential’ businesses allowed to by the government Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-16 08:29:51 UTC ]
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