TweetSomeone came up to one of our children’s specialists the other day and asked if anyone had ever retrieved the $200 Harry Potter boxed set that had been accidentally knocked into the hollow column next to the Harry Potter section during our storewide inventory in July. Since no one had thought to mention this to […] Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-13 13:00:27 UTC ]
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An interview with the author of the sensational YA debut, ‘As Many Nows As I Can Get.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-23 10:00:18 UTC ]
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Hamish Hamilton will publish “a lost classic of children's nature writing”, The House Without Windows, from 1927, to be introduced and illustrated by Jackie Morris. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-21 21:56:21 UTC ]
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Sankofa Video and Books has been a fixture in Washington, D.C., for over two decades, but a $30,000 property tax assessment could force the black-owned bookstore to close. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Scholastic is the latest publisher offering special terms for independent booksellers who want to transition to direct ordering in the wake of the news that Baker & Taylor's is exiting the retail wholesale business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Listening in on some of the best conversations at the bookstore between customers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-20 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Talking about family, identity, and the power of tears with Mitali Perkins and the Anti-Defamation League Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-17 12:00:58 UTC ]
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A bookseller reflects on the new crop of weapon-wielding heroines on book jackets. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-14 12:13:52 UTC ]
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Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris have begun "an even more ambitious and necessary project” than the publishing phenomenon The Lost Words for Hamish Hamilton, entitled The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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It takes a village to raise a child—and to create a successful bookstore, if the experience of booksellers Hilary and Mike Gustafson is any indication. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In response to Baker & Taylor closing its retail wholesale business, Penguin Random House has launched the "Indies Express Program" to transition B&T indie bookstore accounts to direct sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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An amusing Facebook exchange between booksellers responds to annoying customer comments in their stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-06 14:00:47 UTC ]
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For months, Huawei Technologies Co. has faced U.S. allegations that it flouted sanctions on Iran, attempted to steal trade secrets from a business partner and threatened to enable Chinese spying through the telecom networks it has built across the West. Now Vodafone Group has acknowledged to... Continue reading at Baltimore Sun
[ Baltimore Sun | 2019-04-30 22:20:00 UTC ]
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White supremacists briefly took over a reading by author Jonathan Metzl at the flagship location for Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., on Saturday, shouting “this land is our land” and marching through the store yelling the name of a group that helped to organize the 2017... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A total of 580 bookstores participated in the fifth annual Independent Bookstore Day, hosting special events, author readings and parties. Here are some photos from the day from our PW team and other contributors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With a record number of stores participating, independent booksellers held a wide range of events to attract customers to April 27's Independent Bookstore Day. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-28 04:00:00 UTC ]
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The sequel to A Clockwork Orange has been unearthed in the archives of its author, Anthony Burgess. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The fifth annual Independent Bookstore Day takes place on Saturday, April 27, with 580 stores participating, up from 507 last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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North London-based children’s bookshop Pickled Pepper Books is looking to franchise its brand, with owner Urmi Merchant saying he made the decision after a Waterstones branch opened in the area. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As independent bookstores continue to deepen their ties with romance readers, a group of enthusiast booksellers has announced the first Bookstore Romance Day to be held on August 17, 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Microsoft has shuttered its ebook bookstore, yet another move by the company away from selling traditional consumer goods and services, with the exception of its Xbox console.Microsoft made its decision without fanfare on Tuesday, simply posting a notice in the corner of the Microsoft Store app... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2019-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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