Those clinging hopefully to the old Borders books gift cards stashed in their drawers or wallets are out of luck, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Wednesday.Those clinging hopefully to the old Borders books gift cards stashed in their drawers or wallets are out of luck, a Manhattan federal judge ruled Wednesday. According to Reuters, there are about $210.5 million worth of such cards that had not been used by the time the bookstore chain went out of business in September 2011. All of which are now "equitably moot." Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
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The innovative Colorado bookstore is the 26th recipient of the PW Bookstore of the Year Award. Among the store's firsts, it is the first store to buy on Edelweiss and one of the first to offer consignment sections by publisher. John Mesjak with Abraham Associates was named this year's PW Sales... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Twelve booksellers from the United States will be going to book fairs in Germany, Italy, and Mexico this year to meet their counterparts, become more familiar with the international industry, and network. One of them is sponsored by Frankfurter Buchmesse. The post Booksellers Without Borders... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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George, who is also the founder and director of the Unbound Book Festival in Columbia, will open an indie bookstore in the college town in August. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The National Book Foundation has announced the names of the 25 judges that will determine the lists of nominees for the 2018 National Book Awards. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Twenty-five judges will produce 50 longlisted titles, then 25 shortlisted books, and finally five winners of the 2018 National Book Awards, this year with the all-new Translation Literature prize among them. The post National Book Foundation Opens Its 2018 Award Submissions and Names Judging... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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According to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, bookstore sales fell 9.1% in January 2018 compared to the first month of 2017. It was the sixth month in a row store sales fell compared to the previous year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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While there are only a handful of feminist bookstores in the U.S., several of them report that the perfect storm of Donald Trump’s 2016 election and the subsequent #MeToo movement have reinvigorated their businesses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A middle grade title called 'The Best Man' has sparked tensions in Athens, Ga., after complaints from parents led to the book's removal from an indie bookstore's display at a school book fair. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Berkeley's Revolution Books has been a favorite target of conservative activists and on March 3 a group threatened to burn down the bookstore. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With one bookstore reporting a 36-percent increase in business in 2017, almost 40 retailers are put into contention for the Independent Bookstore of the Year prize at the British Book Awards, the Nibbies. The post Independent Bookstores Vie for British Book Award Honors in Eight Regions appeared... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Activists have interrupted Francisco Cantú's tour for his buzzed-about new book 'The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border,' after descending upon a reading the author did in San Francisco. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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I’m books editor Carolyn Kellogg; welcome to this week’s newsletter. THE BIG STORY Akwaeke Emezi’s dazzling debut novel, “Freshwater,” is about a shattered self, a college-age human whose turmoils are driven by spirits and gods. Emezi, a Nigerian American who has written about having... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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A federal judge from New York ruled that embedding a tweet containing an image in a webpage could be considered copyright infringement. Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2018-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With its official grand opening on February 3, owner Jaime Harker’s dream has become a reality: the small town of Water Valley, Miss. has its first (and only) Queer/Feminist bookstore – Violet Valley Bookstore. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A slump in the second half of 2017 resulted in bookstore sales falling to $10.73 billion last year, down from $11.14 billion in 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Publishers have signed a letter urging the Man Booker Prize organisers to reverse their decision to allow US authors to enter, citing concerns it is creating a "homogenised literary future". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ex-soldier and novelist Jan Morris CBE has been recognised for her outsanding contribution to travel writing by The Edward Stanford Travel Writing Awards, while Kapka Kassabova was honoured with the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year for Border (Granta). Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With roughly 25 awards on the list, the British Book Awards–the 'Nibbies'–are selected by a sizable group of industry players who serve as jurors. The deadline for entries in this year's competition is February 9. The post British Book Award Judges Announced as the ‘Nibbies’ Entry Deadline... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Authors Adele Parks, Barney Norris and Kit de Waal will help to judge The British Book Awards 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Beneath a surge in interest for books about the Trump administration, booksellers see something more: Readers seeking to connect and make sense of a tumultuous time. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
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