Independent Bookstore Day returns April 29 for a day of reader solidarity, or, in the words of one local participant, Skylight Books, “Today we all bleed indie!” Launched in California in 2014, Independent Bookstore Day has since gone national — this year’s list of participants boasts 458 bookstores... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
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Author Kerry Wilkinson is to give up his day job as a BBC sports journalist after signing a deal... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taiwanese bookstore chain Eslite is aggressively expanding beyond its borders, with new stores in Hong Kong and several planned for mainland China, including one in a hotel. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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“The store is my crack,” says Richard Howorth, co-owner of 34-year-old Square Books in Oxford, Miss., and former president of the American Booksellers Association. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshops are an essential link between readers and authors, which is just one reason why we need to save them, say a prominent UK bookseller and UK journalist. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Most readers who preordered Charlaine Harris’s forthcoming Sookie Stackhouse novel, Dead Ever After (which will be released May 7), likely did so at Amazon, where it is 45% off and has hovered in the top 50 for weeks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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L.A. Times Festival of Books: Joyce Carol Oates, Carol Burnett, Lemony Snicket and Jamaica Kincaid are among the 500 authors appearing at this weekend's festival for readers of all ages.Since background-check legislation was voted down in the Senate on Thursday, Adam Winkler, author of... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Staff at independent publishers have seen increases in pay and benefits over the last three years... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two titles from Harvill Secker have been shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent booksellers are concerned the latest changes to postal charges will have a further... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What if you could program a retail environment like you program a desktop application? Miniature computers, pervasive networking, and affordable tablet interfaces make programmed retail environments seem inevitable. Instead of using the familiar mice and monitor for system interaction, a... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon and six US publishers have asked a US court to dismiss a lawsuit by three American... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Imagine having more than 20 competitors spring up into your market over the course of the last two years. Now picture these competitors being backed by one of the largest digital media institutions on the continent. Welcome to the new city and regional magazine market. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In France, the government will add €5 million in funding to help indie bookstores in the form of tax breaks, interest-free loans and stronger enforcement of fixed price laws. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Random House has acquired a debut novel called Five Days Left by Julie Lawson at auction. ... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A preview of the 50th Bologna Book Fair includes the TOC Bologna program, Sweden as the Guest of Honor Country, and a list of award winners recognized during the fair. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yardley-based newspaper publisher Journal Register Co. Thursday won court approval to sell its assets to an affiliate of its current owner in exchange for $114 million in secured debt and about $6 million in cash, Bloomberg reported. A New York-bas ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With The Fast Diet, UK publisher Short Books has the biggest hit in its history. Co-founder Rebecca Nicolson reflects on why, and the role of independent publishers today. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown is celebrating the 15th anniversary of Alexander McCall Smith’s The No 1... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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US independent publisher Melville House is to open a London office with the aim of forming a... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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