Independent bookstore owners look back at a year spent trying to stay afloat. Not all of them succeeded.

Bouncers, hand deliveries and debt became the new reality for shop owners across the country. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'

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In Brussels: A Focus on Francophone Independent Publishers

Asserting that the work of francophone markets' small- and mid-sized publishers is a kind of activism, organizers of the 'Talented Indies' program in Brussels hold their third round of programming. The post In Brussels: A Focus on Francophone Independent Publishers appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Egypt Turns Back Veteran New York Times Reporter

David D. Kirkpatrick was Cairo bureau chief for The New York Times between 2011 and 2015, and is the author of a recent book on the country. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Infoporn: 100 Years of Sci-Fi, Explored

Using data scraping, network analysis, and machine learning, the Science Fiction Concept Corpus includes more than 2,600 books written since 1900. Here's what we found. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2019-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Burglar hits legendary bookstore, steals rare edition of ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’

Police in suburban Philadelphia are on the hunt for a book thief with rarefied literary tastes. A burglar stole at least 20 books from a store in West Chester, Pa., including a rare edition of Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird," the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Tuesday. No money was stolen... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

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Independent Bookshop Week reveals 2019 plans

Hachette UK will sponsor Independent Bookshop Week (IBW) and authors Cressida Cowell, Patrick Gale, Katherine Rundell and screenwriter Ben Aaronovitch will tour bookshops across the country as part of the annual celebration of indies. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Scribe UK bags Lutkin book on staying single

Scribe UK has scooped Aimée Lutkin’s book investigating the rise in single people and how to live happily without a partner, The Lonely Hunter. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Faber reissues Bernhard fiction after 20 years out of print

Faber is reissuing the celebrated fiction of Austrian writer Thomas Bernhard after nearly 20 years out of print to commemorate the 30th anniversary of his death. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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November Bookstore Sales See Big Gain

Bookstore sales in November jumped to $729 million, up from $663 million a year ago. The jump marks an increase of 9.9%, and is culled from preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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January Religion Bestsellers: Rachel Hollis Stays #1; ‘With This Pledge’ Tops Fiction

Hollis’s tough-talking self-help book ‘Girl, Wash Your Face’ remains #1 in Religion Nonfiction; Tamera Alexander’s ‘With This Pledge’ is tops in Religion Fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Kidd succeeds Borthwick as head of Arvon

Creative writing charity Arvon has appointed Andrew Kidd as its new chief executive and artistic director. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Cressida Cowell backs call to share a story for World Book Day

Author Cressida Cowell is backing Book Aid International calls for schools to share a story and change a life on World Book Day. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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PRH marks five years of Murder Most Unladylike with hardback edition

Penguin Random House (PRH) Children’s is celebrating the fifth anniversary of Robin Stevens’ Murder Most Unladylike with a signed hardback edition of the first book. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Words Bookstore to Open In New Special Needs Center

Words Bookstore will open a second location this April in a 53,000 sq. ft. center in Livingston, N.J., designed entirely for people with special needs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Daunt plans new buying structure after flat year at Waterstones

Waterstones is to split its centralised buying functions into two roles, aimed at resolving the disconnect between what is ordered by the chain and what is then sold through. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Gannett Rejects Hostile Bid From Hedge Fund-Backed Group

The newspaper publisher’s board said the $1.3 billion offer “is not in the best interests of Gannett and its shareholders.” But the fight for control is likely to go on. Continue reading at The New York Times

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4 audiobooks with positive messages for the new year

Three novels and one nonfiction audiobook provide inspiration and hope as we ease into 2019. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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Luath’s Safari continues on the back of prize-winning bestseller by rapper Loki

Edinburgh-based indie Luath Press' Gavin MacDougall talks about publishing prize-winner Poverty Safari by Darren McGarvey, as well as an upcoming title from the artist whose project inspired the book. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Vice cuts 10 percent of its workers following tough year

Vice Media is laying off 10 percent of its staff, marking the latest example of digital publishing's struggle to compete with Facebook and Google for advertisers' money.On Friday, Vice confirmed that it would cut around 250 of its 2,500-person work force, a move that was first reported by The... Continue reading at Advertising Age

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Charts: Scots back Billy, Wonky and Wullie

With a literary appetite that punches above its weight in population terms, Scottish book buyers backed their own in 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Pine's essay collection scoops An Post Irish Book of the Year

Academic Emilie Pine’s “vivid and powerful” Notes to Self (Hamish Hamilton) has won the An Post Irish Book of the Year 2018 following a public vote. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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