Is having a strong children's section a secret to success for indie bookstores?

An informal survey recently carried out by Publishers Weekly found that most stores where children's books had a strong presence are doing well financially. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Roddy Doyle moves to Macmillan Children's

Macmillan Children’s Books has acquired a new children’s title by Man Booker Prize-... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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South Asia Book Awards for Children’s and YA Literature!

"The Rumor" by Anushka Ravinshankar and "Kids of Kabul" by Deborah Ellis have won the 2013 South Asia Book Awards for Children’s and Young Adult Literature. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S Children's partners with Box of Awesome

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MCB strong on Bookbuzz scheme

Macmillan Children's Books is strongly represented in the range of titles revealed for the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Taiwanese Bookstore Chain Eslite Expands Aggressively into China

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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Square Books: ‘PW’ Bookstore of the Year

“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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In Morocco, Internet May Lead Children to Books Says Publisher

Amina Alaoui Hachimi from the Moroccan publishing house Yanbow Al Kitab believes the internet is a viable gateway to entice North African children to read. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pan Mac to explore Secret Life of Dogs

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Third World Book Night hailed as success

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Do We Philosophically, Emotionally Need Bookstores?

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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Barton joins Macmillan Children’s

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Making Preorders Work For Indies

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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‘Stoner’ Finds Overseas Success

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New children’s book fair to run in Shanghai

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Alliance creates Independents Day

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie publisher staff see pay and benefits rise

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Survey: Squeeze on children's reading for pleasure

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Two for Harvill on Indy shortlist

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Lebanese-Canadian Author Rawi Hage’s Winding Road to Success

Lebanese-Canadian author Rawi Hage, a featured speaker at this year's Abu Dhabi Book Fair, discusses his long, transcontinental path to becoming a novelist. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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