To walk into the 5,000-square-foot book room of the Stephen Young showroom in Los Angeles’s Gift Mart is to feel the atmosphere of an old-fashioned library decorated with vintage globes and bird cages, where tables and chairs are arranged to give browsers a chance to sit and relax while deciding what to buy for their stores. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-03-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year, BookExpo is the place for librarians to connect with the books and authors their patrons will be clamoring for. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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If a bookstore takes the name of the city in which it resides, it had better reflect the values and character of its hometown. Boulder Book Store, PW’s 2018 Bookstore of the Year, does just that. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Some publishers complain about monetization on Snapchat, but NBCUniversal said with its Digital Content Lab, it's making real money there. The post How NBCU’s specialized unit makes shows for Snapchat and beyond appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2018-04-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Facebook published a blog post today detailing the changes it has made to how it manages users' data. You can read a broader summary of that report here, but among the new changes is a tweak to how Facebook collects and stores call and text history.... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2018-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The retailer called it "primarily a business decision," but acknowledged pressure from campaigns against the magazine's sexual content. The post Walmart Pulls Cosmopolitan From Store Checkouts appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The innovative Colorado bookstore is the 26th recipient of the PW Bookstore of the Year Award. Among the store's firsts, it is the first store to buy on Edelweiss and one of the first to offer consignment sections by publisher. John Mesjak with Abraham Associates was named this year's PW Sales... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Porter Square Books owners Dina Mardell and David Sandberg are selling half their stake in their Cambridge, Mass., bookstore to their senior staff members. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Over the past three years the new owners of New York City's iconic bookstore have perfected their mix of café, books, and book machine. This summer they will expand the Shakespeare concept to Philadelphia with two more Manhattan locations to open later in the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A man has been arrested on suspicion of arson after a fire ripped through a Waterstones Southampton store yesterday. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-03-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new stores will average about 14,000 sq. ft., making them roughly 12,000 sq. ft. smaller than the chain's current stores. The first prototype location is set to open in New Jersey in late summer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-03-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children’s Books is celebrating a decade of David Walliams’ chart dominance with new editions of his first two novels and two of his “most beloved” titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can independent campus stores survive the onslaught from Follett and B&NE at a time when textbook sales continue to shrink? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Caravan Book Store fills an almost inconspicuous niche on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles. With Starbucks on one side and the Biltmore on the other, it has straddled the city’s past and present, offering bibliophiles refuge and solace in its well-curated selection of antiquarian books. For... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2018-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google Play has launched a dedicated audiobook store to take advantage of the recent growth in downloads. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While hardly a shock that Google Play has started selling audiobooks, it's a moment to look at aspects of the format's sales-building prominence: the other way of 'reading.' The post Google Play Store Now Selling Audiobooks and Boosting Content on Voice-Activated Devices appeared first on... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of the retailer's anchor locations, in an open air shopping mall in Michigan's capital city, will close next month. The chain's co-owner cited issues with the mall's management as the driving force behind the decision. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The announcement that Amazon is getting closer to opening physical stores in Germany has put a dampener on the Christmas spirit among many booksellers and retailers in general. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One week after it found itself running out of stock of 'Obama: An Intimate Portrait,' Little, Brown says many chain stores and independents now have stock. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The World’s Only Curious George Store will be included in the redevelopment of its current Cambridge, Mass. location, and will not have to move. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dame Jacqueline Wilson has won the Special Award for her “outstanding contribution to children’s media” at the British Academy Children’s Awards. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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