Politics and Prose employees moved to unionize—then the store owners hired an anti-union law firm.

DCist reports that workers at DC’s indie bookstore Politics and Prose have decided to unionize, joining a growing list of bookstores (and other workplaces) that have unionized this year. If they do unionize, they’ll become the only bookstore in DC with a unionized workforce. But Politics and Prose owners Bradley Graham and Lissa Muscatine declined […] Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'

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Hiring the Next Generation Of Booksellers

Thinking about how to give the next generation a step up, four young booksellers started the Emerging Leaders Project in 2006 with the support of the American Booksellers Association. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-11-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Advertising Worldwide hires Victoria Jacob-Luck

Victoria Jacob-Luck has joined Hearst Magazines UK as advertising director for its international sales offering, Hearst Advertising Worldwide UK. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2012-11-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Condon moves to Harlequin

Piatkus senior commissioning editor Donna Condon is moving to Harlequin UK as its new editorial... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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DC Comics brings a veritable justice league of titles to Kindle, iBooks and Nook Stores

Not that there's been any lack of ways to get Batman or Supes on your chosen tablet, between Comixology and the devoted DC app, but if you happened to need on more, the publisher announced today that it will be bringing its entire line to three prominent e-bookstores. Justice League, Batman,... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wordery 'necessary move' for Bertrams

Bertrams' move into online retail with Wordery is necessary, the wholesaler said, although... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dunn moves to Little, Brown

Little, Brown has signed two books by bestselling historical novelist Suzannah Dunn, who was... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harris in Quercus move

Walker Books sales and trade marketing director Jane Harris is to join Quercus as executive... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tough luck, iPad, Android owners read tablet publications more often

More Americans are discovering what I did, after buying the original iPad more than two years ago: Reading ebooks, magazines and newspapers on a tablet is an immersive experience and often much more satisfying than print. Today, comScore says that in August, two out of every five US tablet... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2012-10-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon extending Kindle Owners' Lending Library to the UK, Germany and France this month

Amazon's Kindle Owners' Lending Library has grown considerably since launching in the US, and it looks like the company's finally decided it was time to let some other countries in on the service as well. It announced today that Amazon Prime members in the UK, Germany and France would all have... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WHS to trial BookPlus Heathrow store

WH Smith plans to open a trial store dedicated mainly to books, WHS BooksPlus, as the company... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Quarto board: move against Orbach 'opportunistic'

Quarto shareholders are to vote on 7th November on the potential removal of chairman and c.e.o.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Moving Beyond ‘Pride and Prejudice and Zombies’

It’s been 10 years since David Borgenicht founded Quirk Books, and three years since the Philadelphia publisher released its massive hit, Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, a title that has not only sold more than 1.5 million copies (combined print and digital) but launched the mashup book... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-09-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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First reviewers highlight J K Rowling's politics

Mixed reviews for J K Rowling's The Casual Vacancy (Little, Brown) this morning (27th... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Going Beyond E-Books, Barnes & Noble Nook Launches Digital Video Store

Barnes & Noble Nook is ramping up its digital media offerings with a new video-download and rental service. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2012-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones delays head office move

Waterstones is to delay its head office move from Brentford to its flagship London Piccadilly... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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We Love This Book editor moves to Sphere

Ed Wood, editor of We Love This Book, is to join Sphere as senior editor for men's... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tesco recruits Andy McNab's ebook firm Mobcast to help win the Supermarket content war

Hot on the heels of purchasing Blinkbox and Peter Gabriel's WE7, Tesco has purchased Andy McNab's ebook publishers, Mobcast. It seems clear that the British supermarket heavyweight is currently engaged in a phony war with rival Sainsburys, which snapped up Rovi, Global Media Vault and Anobii for... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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German Cabinet Backs Law That Could Allow News Publishers to Sue Google

The German cabinet gave its backing Wednesday to a draft law extending copyright protection to snippets of news articles republished by search engines, although... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-08-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon launches India Kindle Store, swap rupees for good reads

Indian consumers haven't been cut off from Amazon's world of ebook goodies, but their experience is about to get a lot more native with the launch of a local Kindle Store. The prices of over a million books are now available in rupees, and if you're in need of hardware, the latest bare-bones... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2012-08-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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