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'
[ Crains New York | 2012-07-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The seemingly endless summer of Condé Nast corporate and executive activity continued on Aug. 21 with the announcement by four-year president Bob Sauerberg that Edward Menicheschi (pictured) was ending eight years as Vanity Fair VP and publisher to become president and chief marketing officer of... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lizz Skelly, formerly of Hachette, is joining Bloomsbury Children’s Books as children... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Liverpool Council has approved plans to close up to 11 libraries. The closure plans were given... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A new web project, CairoBookStop, aims to cull and map information about publishers and bookshops in Cairo that focus on contemporary Arabic literature. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International online boutique bookseller Best Little Bookshop has launched in beta form, with the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a move that had been rumored for some time, LifeWay Christian Resources has suspended sales of Mark Driscoll’s books, pulling them from its website and from the shelves of its 180 Christian bookstores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profile Books has taken on the publication of "micro-imprint" Tuskar Rock, created by... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW has automated the submission process for news about new hires, promotions and departures. Now subscribers can share information about career changes directly with us, though a data entry form on our website. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Louise Braverman has been named director of publicity for Penguin Books and Penguin Classics. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion Children’s is celebrating 10 years of Michelle Paver’s Chronicles of Ancient... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lucy Danziger, most recently editor-in-chief of "SELF" magazine, is joining Ballantine Bantam Dell in the newly created position of editor-at-large. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stephanie Wong has been promoted to lifestyle marketing and publicity manager at Chronicle Books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The second branch of Waterstones' iconic London Hatchards bookstore will open in St Pancras... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With the September release of Storia School Edition, Scholastic will move its digital reading platform to a streaming service. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Yvonne Hunter, former v-p, publicity and marketing at Penguin Group Canada, will be heading up literary, cultural and special events programming at the Toronto Public Library. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Bridgett Paradise has been named senior v-p of human resources and chief people officer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Andy Wright is now publisher at The New York Times Magazine. He was previously senior vice president of advertising at The New York Times. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Abigail Naqvi has joined Bloomsbury as the head of academic marketing for the Americas. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After over nine years years at Penguin, Beth Parker, associate publicity director of Gotham and Avery books, has left the company to start her own company, Beth Parker PR. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At Portfolio, Sentinel, and Current, Jacquelynn Burke and Margot Stamas have been promoted to senior publicist. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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