Snakes in the Stock Room (shelftalker)

The pressure of the 4th quarter can be the source of bad dreams for booksellers. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-08 13:00:27 UTC ]

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The Importance of Looking Up (shelftalker)

Anticipating the Apollo 11 anniversary, a bookseller appreciates the power of a great book about space for kids. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-21 12:00:33 UTC ]
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A Second Field Trip! (shelftalker)

The Mt. Blue Middle School Alternative Learning Class makes a fun trip down to DDG. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-20 12:00:34 UTC ]
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Salsa and Sympathy (shelftalker)

Children’s booksellers “out in public” encounter their young customers everywhere. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-19 12:00:26 UTC ]
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Austin Teens Report on Best / Worst of BookCon 2019 (shelftalker)

Talking top titles, new trends, and chaotic lines with two enthusiastic show veterans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-14 12:00:57 UTC ]
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The Sequel Audit (shelftalker)

Did the four new series we promoted most to our customers deliver on the promise of book one? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-13 12:43:24 UTC ]
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Are You Book ‘Poly’? (shelftalker)

Some readers love more than one book at a time, while others are serial monogamists. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-11 12:09:00 UTC ]
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A Field Trip to Remember (shelftalker)

48 kindergartners make an exodus from a book desert in a pair of yellow school buses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-06 12:00:45 UTC ]
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Gap stock falls the most since 2016 after weakness extends to Old Navy

Gap Inc. tumbled as much as 16 percent—the most since 2016—after the clothing retailer reported a slump in sales at both its namesake line and Old Navy, threatening the potential appeal for a spinoff of the discount chain. Same-store sales, a key measure of a retailer’s performance, fell 4... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-05-31 15:50:27 UTC ]
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The Best Events Involve Partners (shelftalker)

Bringing together families, college students, state organizations, books, and Head Start creates a grand party. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-28 11:37:51 UTC ]
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The Remarkable Now of Shana Youngdahl (shelftalker)

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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Overheard in the Aisles (shelftalker)

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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Building a Literary Village (shelftalker)

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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Warrior Girls (shelftalker)

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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Bookseller Improv (shelftalker)

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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Orion to take Incident Room to Harrogate

Orion's immersive events space The Incident Room will run in tandem with the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival's main programme to deliver exclusive events with some of the publisher's authors, including Ian Rankin and Steve Cavanagh.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Stocks: February Performances

With the stock prices of nine of the 11 companies on the Publishers Weekly Stock Index rising in February, the PWSI managed to eke out a 0.9% increase. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Stocks Took a Big Hit in 2018

Last year was a bad one for stocks...and it was particularly tough for the 11 companies that make up the Publishers Weekly Stock Index. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors Newman and Coe urge readers to turn to high street after stock delays at 'Scrooge' Amazon

Authors Cathy Newman and Jonathan Coe have urged customers to take their business to the high street this Christmas season after suffering stock shortages of their titles on Amazon.co.uk. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pro tip: Do not drag J.K. Rowling and her writing room

"A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction," Virginia Woolf wrote in a famous 1929 essay. British businessman Arron Banks apparently disagrees, and he incurred the wrath of fans of "Harry Potter" creator J.K. Rowling after mocking the author on Twitter for having... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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