The letter of gratitude Salman Rushdie wrote to independent bookstores has been made into a poster that will be hung in some stores. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Customers will be encouraged to invest more time in trialling e-readers with WH Smith's new... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A London book market founded by independent booksellers is to launch in Hackney, selling new and... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The iPad has not really taken off as a platform for ebooks yet. Thus far the screen resolution has been high, but still no match for the various e-ink screens available on dedicated ereaders. All this could well change with the release of the new iPad, tomorrow, thanks to its high-resolution... Continue reading at Betanews
[ Betanews | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Did you take umbrage with Barnes & Noble's efforts to hoard all your Nook Tablet storage for its own content? Well, the book seller has made good on its promise to reassign a portion of your 16GB hard drive, opening up 8GB for personal content and leaving 5.5GB for Nook Shop content. As we... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Espresso Book Machine means that booksellers can publish and sell an enormous number of titles. But can they make the finances work? Continue reading at The Atlantic
[ The Atlantic | 2012-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new study by Book Industry Study Group says ebook consumers are buying more books – both print and electronic – but they’re buying mostly online and via in-app purchasing. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore sales fell 0.8% in 2011, the slowest rate of decline since bookstore sales peaked at $17.18 billion in 2007, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Since 2007, bookstore sales declined a total of 9.6%. The modest drop in 2011 comes with one big caveat—December... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tomorrow, Saturday 4th February, is National Libraries Day. It's a day on which everyone can... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A planned videolink appearance by Salman Rushdie at the Jaipur Literature Festival today (24th... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Salman Rushdie has expressed his "outrage" following a report in The Hindu that... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In business for a total of 122 years, four well-known African-American–owned bookstores—Eso Won (22 years); Hue-Man (10 years); Marcus Book Stores (52 years); and the Shrine of the Black Madonna Cultural Center & Bookstore (37 years)—are no strangers to economic ups and downs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Members of six organisations have announced they will gather to lobby parliament on cuts to... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent Booksellers Week is to take place over the first week of July, with the Booksellers... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Customer sentiment towards the high street helped independent bookshops in the final weeks of the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first category of this year's Bookseller Industry Awards opens next week, with... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Beginning January 1, HarperCollins will be using Ingram Publisher Services/Spring Arbor as its exclusive distributor to the Christian market. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Late deliveries via courier Yodel have concerned independent booksellers who say they fear for... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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W H Smith has backed rival retailer Asda's move to join WHS in selling Kobo e-readers. The... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-12-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Publishers Association has spoken out in support of Penguin UK's move to withhold the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Mon, 24/10/2011 - 09:25 Educational publishers have been accused of not providing enough support to help independent bookshops stay on the high street, as owners call for more discounts. read more Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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