Mr B's Emporium crowdfunds for 'bigger, bolder' shop

Mr B's Emporium in Bath is crowdfunding to expand its premises, with plans for "something that shows kids, and reminds grown-ups, how exciting reading can be and that shows the high street is very much alive and kicking". Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin pop-up shop to be stocked solely by women writers

Penguin is launching a pop-up bookshop stocked solely with titles by female writers for International Women’s Day. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Steve Bannon says #MeToo movement will be bigger than the Tea Party

Steve Bannon, the former White House insider and deposed head of Breitbart News, has high hopes for the #MeToo movement. In an interview published Friday in Bloomberg News, Bannon noted his belief that the movement against sexual misconduct–spearheaded by the #MeToo and Time’s Up organizers–will... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2018-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith Travel to open London Bridge shop in April

WH Smith Travel is to open a new 900 sq ft bookshop at London Bridge station in April. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tales On Moon Lane to open second shop

The owner of Tales on Moon Lane, Tamara Macfarlane, will open a second bookshop in South London in April. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Explosive Michael Wolff book Fire and Fury in NZ shops tomorrow

The publisher of Michael Wolff's tell-all Trump tale Fire and Fury is scrambling to get the book into New Zealand bookstores. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2018-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can Crowdfunding Author Services Power Canada’s Startup PubLaunch?

'A four-month programming project ended up taking two years,' as Iguana Books publisher Greg Ioannou says. Once expected to be a new base of operation for Pubslush, his Toronto-based author services crowdfunding company PubLaunch is to open this month. The post Can Crowdfunding Author Services... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Forty Years at the Forefront for the Children's Book Shop

Over the course of its four decades in business, the tiny Boston-area specialty bookstore has weathered monumental changes in publishing, and had an outsized role in the world of children’s books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones to open five shops before Christmas

Waterstones is to open five new bookshops before Christmas – with three named after the area they are based in the spirit of an independent bookshop. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Little Miss Inventor' joins the Mr Men brand

Egmont and the Mr Men and Little Miss brand owner, Sanrio, have introduced an “ingenious” new character to the universe, Little Miss Inventor. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon to open Black Friday pop-up shop in Soho

Amazon has opened a pop-up shop in London's Soho Square ahead of its Black Friday sale on 24th November. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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John Lewis Christmas ad accused of plagiarism by Mr Underbed author

Chris Riddell points out similarities between Moz the monster and a character from his 1986 picturebookA renowned writer and illustrator of children’s books has suggested John Lewis may have plagiarised one of his stories for its latest Christmas advert, which was launched to great fanfare last... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mr B's persuades Parthian to reprint Hummingbird

Nic Bottomley, owner of Mr B's Emporium in Bath, has purchased half the print run of a title from Welsh indie Parthian. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kindle Oasis Review: Way Better, Way Bigger

Amazon's latest e-reader lets you read underwater, listen to audiobooks with Audible, and download books anywhere over LTE. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2017-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comics Shops Fight Bookstores In the Race to Sell Graphic Novels

At a time when American comics and graphic novels have never been more popular, the way these works are purchased is being transformed by a new wave of consumers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie bookseller Mcfarlane talks Shop with Troika

Tamara Mcfarlane, the owner of award-winning indie bookshop Tales on Moon Lane, has signed a three-book deal with kids’ publisher Troika. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors help crowdfund Cain's book after it received 30 rejections

Authors David Walliams, David Nicholls and S J Watson are among those who have pledged money to crowdfund the publication of journalist Matt Cain’s book after it was rejected more than 30 times by traditional publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Novel rejected as 'too gay' receives flood of crowdfunding support

The Madonna of Bolton by Matt Cain was turned down by mainstream publishers more than 30 times, but has won keen backing from readersA novel that was rejected more than 30 times by publishers for being “too gay” has been inundated with backing from names including David Walliams, Mark Gatiss and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NYCC 2017: As Graphic Novels Grow In Trade, Comics Shops Struggle

At this year's New York Comic Con, ICv2 presented its annual findings on the graphic novel marketplace, which see book format comics growing but periodical sales declining. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-10-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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TV Alert: 'Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library'

Chris Grabenstein's middle grade fantasy caper will premiere on Nickelodeon as an original TV movie on October 9. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Marie Claire, Mastercard Open Pop-Up Shop

Another futuristic store is launching, bringing us ever closer to the pages of a Philip K. Dick novel. Fashion glossy Marie Claire is teaming up with Mastercard to debut The Next Big Thing Concept Shop, a temporary retail store boasting tech innovations like smart mirrors and new ways to pay.... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2017-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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