The embattled St. Mark's Bookshop has a new defender. Lucky Ant, a year-old, hyper-local crowd-funding platform, is helping the 35-year-old East Village literary landmark raise the money it needs to move to a cheaper location. The online campaign, at Luckyant.com, launched Wednesday at midnight, with the goal of raising $23,000 in 25 days in small donations from the store's supporters. They'll receive what Lucky Ant calls "returns" on their "investment": a $10 gift certificate for a $10 donation, for example, or 15% off all bookstore purchases for a year, for a $500 donation. The economic downturn, online book buying, the rise of ebooks and increases in the store's rent have all taken a toll on the St. Mark's Bookshop, once a hangout for such storied literary figures as Susan Sontag and William S. Burroughs. It won a reprieve last fall, when its landlord, Cooper Union, agreed to a temporary $2,500 rent reduction following a petition drive by supporters that brought in more than 40,000 signatures. That reduction runs out in November, and subsequent hikes will bring the total to nearly $23,000 as of Jan. 1, according to a Cooper Union spokeswoman. The store says it pays around $18,700 per month. "It's in our interest to move as soon as possible, but we need to raise the capital to do that," said Bob Contant, co-owner of the store. He and co-owner Terry McCoy are looking to stay in the East Village and downsize to around 2,000 square feet from 2,700—and pay about half the... Continue reading at 'Crains New York'
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Celebrity chef Rick Stein is set to open a bookshop with his wife Sarah and Cornish bookseller Ron Johns next month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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The subscriber list and review archive for mail-order book business the Good Book Guide has been acquired by book review and recommendation site Lovereading, following a “turbulent” decade for the Guide. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sourcebooks is awarding Anderson's Bookshop $3,000 after booklovers voted it their favorite indie bookstore in a six-week campaign sponsored by the press. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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During a keynote at Barcelona's Mobile World Congress, Zuckerberg also pledged his support for Apple in its battle with the government.As expected, Mark Zuckerberg was quick to support Apple in its ongoing standoff with the FBI during his keynote address Monday at the Mobile World Congress in... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2016-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Russian government has embarked on a plan to merge the collections of the St. Petersburg and Moscow State Libraries. The post Digitization First: Russia’s Moscow and St. Petersburg Libraries appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Weekly and Combined Book Exhibit signed a memorandum of understanding with the Cuban Book Institute calling for the parties to continue to promote "cooperation and understanding" between the U.S. and Cuban publishing industries. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Pan Macmillan has bought world rights for food writer and campaigner Jack Monroe’s third book Cooking on a Bootstrap. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The people behind Camden Lock Books have opened a new independent bookshop in Hackney, east London. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The world’s biggest online retailer wants to invade the high street. What’s in it for them?In December, Amazon US released its 2015 in-house all-format all-category bestseller list, and then the newspaper USA Today came out with its own industry-wide all-sources version. What was the difference?... Continue reading at The Guardian
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Jessica Woollard, previously primary agent at the Marsh Agency, has joined David Higham Associates. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Oxford University Press author Naomi S. Baron of American University talks about findings from her survey of students' fondness for print books. The post Researching Students’ Preference for Print: Cost and Smell. appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Germany will soon finalize fixed prices for ebooks, but questions remain about how this will affect various sales models and ebook adoption rates. The post Fixed Prices for Ebooks in Germany: At What Cost? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers should not get distracted by consumer data, but focus on getting to know their customers in person, Waterstones managing director has told a meeting of international book magazines, hosted by The Bookseller last week. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Philip Jones explores the reshaped landscape for book sales, from “non-traditional" retail outlets to revitalised "traditional" booksellers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Educational publishers in South Africa are meeting with the National Department of Basic Education this week in a bid to allay fears over a potential move towards state publishing that trade figures believe would “totally decimate” the industry. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profiling an Internet phenomenon and its quirky creator, a few months into its existence.Facebook turned 12 today. It's been part of everyday life for long enough that an infinite number of articles have been published about its phenomenal success and the vision of its inventor and CEO, Mark... Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While the Amazon-owned online retailer’s first major step into Australia means more competition, it’s not all doom and gloom for independent booksellersHead down Brunswick Street in Fitzroy and walk towards the neon lights until you see the words “Totally Weird Shit” on an awning. Walk through... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Encino Crespi improved to 21-1 overall and 7-0 in the Mission League after a 69-32 road victory over St. Francis on Monday night. Mitch Mykhaylov scored 16 points for the Celts, who face Harvard-Westlake on Wednesday. In the Western League, Fairfax defeated Palisades, 95-54. Babacar Thiombane had... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The co-founder and chairman of Weidenfeld & Nicolson, who died this week, had unique status as both brand and editorLast year, Lord Weidenfeld joined his Hachette colleagues in moving to a shiny new HQ overlooking the Thames. Still regularly putting in office shifts, the nonagenarian... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Adult magazine Penthouse will expand its website to include daily updates and more interactive content as traditional print publications continue to pivot to growing online readership. ------------FOR THE RECORD4:25 p.m.: An earlier version of this story said Penthouse would close its print... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
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