Celeste Ng, the author of three novels beloved by indie booksellers, was named the American Booksellers Association's inaugural bookstore ambassador, deputized to champion indies throughout the year. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#celeste ng
#indie booksellers
#bookstore
When David Shelley, publisher of Little, Brown U.K., arrived at a lunch to meet a potential new author named Robert Galbraith, he instead found a blonde woman sitting next to agent Neil Blair. "When she turned round I had the surprise of my life. She said, ‘I'm Jo.'" Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#david shelley
In mid-September, James Patterson caught booksellers’ attention with something other than his latest bestseller, when he appeared on CBS This Morning and announced that he would give $1 million directly to independent bookstores in the form of grants. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#latest bestseller
#independent bookstores
The shortlist for the £30,000 Dylan Thomas Prize has been announced, with all of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Brian Casey has been named president and CEO of the Center for Exhibition Industry Research (CEIR). Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#named president
Warsan Shire has been appointed the first young poet laureate for London. The 24-year-old will... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#warsan shire
The search to fill the top leadership spot at ABM has ended with SIIA naming Mike Marchesano as the business media division's new managing director. Marchesano's first official day will be October 14th. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#official day
CILIP, the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals, has voted to retain its... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#chartered institute
#information professionals
In the new book retail environment, bigger, in many cases, is not better. Having the right-sized store for a community and stocking the appropriate inventory, even if that means adding nonbook items, are keys to success today. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
The USA's IndieBound initiative to promote book purchases from local independent bookstores has prompted similar campaigns in the UK, Germany, and Holland. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Sherman Alexie is encouraging authors to spend a day working in a bookstore handselling their own books, but some authors already feel overstretched. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#indie booksellers
#sherman alexie
#day working
Cairo's Lehnert & Landrock, a 65-year-old German bookstore and art gallery near Tahrir Square, may be forced to close as a result of the fall off in tourists to Egypt. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#art gallery
#tahrir square
Looking into Microsoft's ID@Xbox program for independent developers? You'll be happy to hear that the company won't be placing any restrictions on your desired distribution model. Speaking to Joystiq at PAX Prime, Microsoft portfolio director for digital games Chris Charla explained that... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2013-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#growing popularity
Almost exactly one year ago, the American Booksellers Association announced that it would replace its ebook partnership with Google for one with Kobo, in time for the 2012 holiday season. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ebook partnership
Amazon opened its Kindle ebookstore in Mexico with 70,000 Spanish-language titles and is selling devices through the Librerías Gandhi bookstore chain. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#amazon opened
#kindle ebookstore
Colin Dickerman, formerly executive editor at The Penguin Press, has been named as editorial... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#penguin press
Hearings begin in Quebec to consider the regulation of book prices that would favor small bookstores. One economist argues that this will ultimately hurt the book industry. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#book prices
#book industry
It’s hard to imagine someone more out of place at Comic-Con than a politician. But Congressman and civil rights icon John Lewis took the pop culture and comic convention by storm with an autobiographical graphic novel and a new arena to deliver his message of tolerance and acceptance. It... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#pop culture
#john lewis
#march book
Microsoft is to give away free Xbox One development kits to encourage independent developers to self-publish games for its forthcoming console. Continue reading at BBC World
[ BBC World | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
President Obama made headlines when he steered clear of the Vineyard Haven bookstore Bunch of Grapes during his recent visit to the island. Maybe his absence wasn't a political statement – it could be that he just wanted to keep his reading preferences quiet. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#recent visit
So you’re heading back to school and you need a new laptop—but you didn’t manage your finances over the summer. Your bank account is nearly tapped out, and you still need to buy text books and lay in enough ramen noodles to last through the winter. Yeah, we’ve all been there. Fortunately,... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2013-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#battery life
#haswell family