Attendees at all eight regional bookseller association conferences this fall were optimistic, due in part to the fact that some regions saw the same level of membership increases as the ABA. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to highlight the massive and devastating inequality in the US, the work of socially progressive publishers is more important than ever. With the goal of supporting one another during the uncertainty of the pandemic, a group of left-wing independent... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-30 16:27:42 UTC ]
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The COVID-19 pandemic has meant sudden disruption for trade show and conference organizers, and its impacts are likely to persist long after the country reopens for business. Based on a survey of 164 executives, new data from the Center for Exhibition Industry Research sheds some light on how... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-30 04:58:00 UTC ]
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Wish you could visit your favorite indie bookstore right now? For the next best thing (sort of), Lookout Books has partnered with a handful of beloved indie bookstores to bring you, Zoom users (as we all are now), free virtual backgrounds of their stores. The purpose of these backgrounds can be... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-29 15:24:21 UTC ]
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The Radical Publishers Alliance is an international group of left-wing independent publishers who have joined together with the goal of supporting each other during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Taking a look at how the indie boom happened in the age of multi-floor bookstore chains and Amazon’s 2-day shipping. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2020-04-27 10:34:51 UTC ]
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For the past six years, Independent Bookstore Day—billed as a “one-day national party that takes place at indie bookstores across the country”—has taken place on the last Saturday of April. (That’s tomorrow!) It’s usually a fun, light-hearted, occasionally raucous spring day where book lovers go... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2020-04-24 11:00:00 UTC ]
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Unlike most mass-market magazine publishers, whose print books generally depend far more on subscriptions and advertising revenue than single-copy sales, the closures of newsstands, bookstores and other retail outlets stemming from shelter-in-place orders have robbed many independent, niche... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2020-04-23 16:55:51 UTC ]
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Souvankham Thammavongsa’s debut collection investigates how work shapes the immigrant identity and how erasure and invisibility lead to isolation. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2020-04-23 05:40:55 UTC ]
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As small businesses around the country await funds from the landmark “Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act,” indie publishers and booksellers are having mixed experiences trying to secure this financial lifeline. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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An hour’s drive away from my sleepy college town, there is a magical place. It is the place my friends and I would run away to whenever we were having a rough go of it, or quite frankly, whenever we just didn’t feel like going to class. (If any of my professors are reading this… […] Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-17 19:16:30 UTC ]
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Bluemoose Books founder Kevin Duffy has called on the publishing industry to rally behind its smaller presses at this time of crisis and to establish a fund to help independent publishers survive what Duffy said had been a 90% reduction in revenue as a result of the lockdown. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-14 17:49:26 UTC ]
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Several indie bookstores that launched GoFundMe campaigns in March are reporting that the funds raised on that platform are not being disbursed to them as promised, despite repeated inquiries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The best-selling author and co-owner of Books Are Magic discusses how her store is weathering the crisis while supporting writers, staff, and other bookstores. For years, independent bookstores fought to stay in business in the face of big box stores and Amazon’s unstoppable growth. Now, they... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2020-04-10 10:30:03 UTC ]
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Flyleaf Books’ owner reflects on running an "essential" business during a crisis. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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You may be stuck at home, but you can still expand your your horizons. It's a golden age for small, independent presses working to cultivate great writers and to push our literary boundaries. PW rounds up some of the best new and forthcoming books published by a range of standout small presses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The publishing landscape is rapidly changing—as is the way self-published authors are viewed. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-10 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Four independent bookshops have pooled their knowledge and resources to organise a series of virtual events. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-09 02:25:23 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has announced a strategy to support independent bookshops during the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-08 07:54:28 UTC ]
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The Times Literary Supplement is offering free advertising to independent bookshops in the light of the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-08 04:53:42 UTC ]
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Independent publishers are reinvigorating book subscriptions and launching new services, amid disruption to normal distribution. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-06 10:18:40 UTC ]
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