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'

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E-Book App Oyster Is Closing Shop As Google Hires Its Cofounders

Oyster, an ebook subscription service inspired by Netflix and Spotify, is shuttering—and Google has scooped up its top execs.Oyster, the ebook subscription service and would-be Amazon competitor, is calling it quits. In a blog post published Monday, the Oyster team announced that, in the coming... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Calliope Gifts to open third retail shop

Calliope Gifts, the gift shop brand founded by former Borders bookshops c.e.o. Philip Downer and head of buying Andy Adamson, has announced the opening of a third retail shop, in the Orchards Shopping Centre at Haywards Heath. The 1,120 sq ft shop will open on October 10th 2015, and will... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two more titles lined up for Mr B’s imprint

Mr B’s Emporium of Reading Delights is to publish more titles after the successful release of its first two books. The award-winning independent based in Bath founded a publishing arm called Fox, Finch & Tepper last October and is set to release two new titles at the end of October this year. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Leading writers hope to shift refugee debate with crowdfunded anthology

Monica Ali, William Boyd and Marina Lewycka among the authors recruited with aim of shifting public perspectivesMajor authors including Monica Ali, William Boyd and Marina Lewycka are lining up to contribute writing to a new crowdfunded anthology which aims to counter the anti-refugee rhetoric... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philly Comics Shop Locust Moon Inks Museum Publishing Deal

Locust Moon Press teams with the Philadelphia Museum of Art to publish a comics anthology based on the museum’s upcoming exhibition. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How Facebook M Will Hook Us On Shopping At Facebook

A new personal assistant called Facebook M allows you to buy things by chatting with a Faceless assistant in Messenger.In March, Facebook quietly revealed a major play. Their Messenger platform, with 700 million users, would be updated to allow you to buy things right in the chat window. Looking... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2015-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Story Behind (and Tips From) the Most Successful Crowdfunding Campaign in the History of Journalism

A simple WordPress blog named #NoHaceFaltaPapel didn’t exist a year ago. Well now it’s a publishing company whose El Español is responsible for the largest crowdfunding campaign for journalism to date. ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones to open three storey shop on Tottenham Court Road

Waterstones is set to open a new three storey bookshop on London’s Tottenham Court Road in October. At 7,000 sq foot, the shop will be the largest Waterstones to open in the capital since the Oxford Street Plaza branch in 2009 and will stock the largest selection of new fiction titles in London... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook, Email Most Effective for Crowdfunding Books on Inkshares

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mr Singh's fiery cookbook to Pavilion

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Please ban our books too, Mr Mayor: it’s all or none of us | Andrea Valente

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[ The Guardian | 2015-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith Corp. Bought an Ad-Tech Company to Make Grocery Shopping Easier

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[ AdWeek | 2015-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Meredith and Reader’s Digest Tap Into Mobile Shopping

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[ Folio Magazine | 2015-07-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Gojimo hits £500k crowdfunding target

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pushkin Press Opens Pop-up Shop in New Cinema

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Publishing Startup Wants To Crowdfund Books For Indie Bookstores

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[ Fast Company | 2015-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Busy day' for shops as Christian Grey arrives

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[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Battling bias on the shop floor: how bookstores can support diversity

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[ The Guardian | 2015-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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