Rather a hundred little ships

Whilst the arrival of Bookshop.org appears to offer independent booksellers an answer to what has been a very difficult question - how do I compete with Amazon? – with an affiliate model which seems painless and hassle-free, from a well-funded and slick organisation, the excitement about its proposition concerns me. I do not think that Bookshop.org is the answer. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-27 13:50:50 UTC ]

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Rather a hundred little ships

Whilst the arrival of Bookshop.org appears to offer independent booksellers an answer to what has been a very difficult question - how do I compete with Amazon? – with an affiliate model which seems painless and hassle-free, from a well-funded and slick organisation, the excitement about its... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-10-27 13:50:50 UTC ]
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‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ Book Club Conversation Space: Main Discussion

Discuss our November book club selection, “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” by Gabriel García Márquez, with the Book Review. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-11-01 18:49:03 UTC ]
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‘One Hundred Years of Solitude’ Book Club Conversation Space: Spoiler Chat

Want to discuss spoilers related to our November book club selection, “One Hundred Years of Solitude,” by Gabriel García Márquez? Post them here. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-11-01 15:16:26 UTC ]
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Top 10 benefits of Amazon Prime: Free shipping is just the start

Amazon Prime built its popularity by offering subscribers faster free shipping, access to streaming movies and TV shows, and exclusive deals (most noticeably during the company’s Prime Day dealfest, coming again July 16 and 17). But Prime membership includes other perks, too: Everything... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2024-07-01 13:28:52 UTC ]
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Why a San Francisco bookstore is shipping queer books to conservative states — for free

Amid growing efforts to censor and ban LGBTQ+ books, one small bookstore in San Francisco is punching back. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2024-06-19 10:00:54 UTC ]
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Books for Africa Hosts Rwandan Ambassador, Raises Funds to Ship Donated Books

Books for Africa celebrated shipping 60 million donated books to all countries on the African continent since 1988 at its annual fundraiser, held May 10. During her presentation, guest speaker Mathilde Mukantabana, Rwanda's ambassador to the U.S., stressed how difficult it still is for many... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hundreds of Small Presses Just Lost Their Distributor. Now What?

A nonprofit that distributed books for many of the country’s small presses has closed, and the fallout could affect the publishing industry in ways both big and small. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2024-04-17 09:03:54 UTC ]
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Hundreds of KidLit authors are calling out the SCBWI for its Gaza silence.

Over 500 members of the KidLit community—including Sabaa Tahir, Angie Thomas, and Jason Reynolds—have signed an open letter to the Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators, calling for the organization to break its silence on the ongoing genocide in Gaza, which has so far claimed the... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2024-03-04 19:00:45 UTC ]
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Soho Press Debuts a Horror Imprint, Hell's Hundred

The Manhattan-based independent press has launched its fourth imprint, which will publish two new horror titles this year, including the latest from Soho Crime stalwart Stuart Neville. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-05 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Who will buy this little Welsh bookshop, which comes complete with hundreds of books?

Attention book lovers yearning to get out of Dodge: a down-on-its-luck bookstore in the Welsh mining town of Blaenavon (population 6,055) is headed to (online) auction next week, with bidding to open at the low low price of £72,000. Sure, it needs some work. But it comes with all the books, and... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2023-03-01 15:27:18 UTC ]
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Hundreds of People Showed Up to the Grand Opening of Octavia’s Bookshelf

The Black, Indigenous, and people of color-focused bookstore in Pasadena, California opened to customers lined up around the block. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2023-02-20 14:38:53 UTC ]
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Ingram Says Shipping Error Was Unintentional

The Ingram Content Group says that a shipping mistake that replaced some orders for a pro-choice book with fundamentalist Christian titles was "completely unintentional" and not the result of a "rogue employee," as some reports had claimed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble is Offering Buy One, Get One 50% Off on Hundreds of Books

Barnes & Noble is currently holding a huge Buy One, Get One 50% Off sale applied to hundreds of titles, both in store and online. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2022-10-13 17:01:37 UTC ]
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One Hundred Years and Counting: Spotlight on Walter Foster

After a century of success and growth—and on PW’s 150th anniversary—the imprint looks to the future by leveraging the latest technology and remaining true to its origin. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Again, a Fantagraphics Graphic Novel Is Stranded On a Ship

The entire 10,000-copy print run of cartoonist Jordan Crane’s new graphic novel, 'Keeping Two,' is on board a container ship that has been mired in the Chesapeake Bay for more than three weeks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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'Hundreds' of Salesforce employees pushback on NFT cloud project

Salesforce wants a piece of the NFT action and "hundreds" of its employees are reportedly not happy about it. More than 400 employees signed an open letter that's being passed around internally, according to Thomson Reuters Foundation News, and is addressed to Salesforce's co-CEOs Marc Benioff... Continue reading at Silicon Valley Business Journal

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2022-02-18 22:58:45 UTC ]
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Star Trek: Discovery’s faster ship travel comes at the expense of its supporting cast

The following contains spoilers for season four, episodes eight and nine of 'Star Trek: Discovery' and season one of 'Star Trek: Prodigy.'In the initial pitch for Star Trek, way back in 1964, the series was described as “Wagon Train to the Stars.” This was mostly in reference to its sense of... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2022-02-17 14:00:43 UTC ]
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Hundreds of books ready for display at new Black Community Library in London, Ont.

An all-new Black library is opening in London, Ont., at the end January. It will feature books written by Black authors from Canada and around the world.   Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2022-01-28 10:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH Offers No Minimum, Two-Day Shipping for Indie Bookstores

Penguin Random House is offering enhanced two-day shipping for independent booksellers starting October 1 and running through March 1, 2022. The company is waiving the minimum-retail-value requirement for orders. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-09-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hundreds step up for program to rescue stranded puffins and petrels

The Puffin & Petrel Patrol is back for its 17th year rescuing birds in the Witless Bay Ecological Reserve and the surrounding communities. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2021-08-10 08:30:00 UTC ]
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