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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Pages of Hackney in East London will today hold what is being billed as London’s first ever... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Department of Justice has filed a motion with Judge Denise Cote asking her to approve the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-08-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers will soon be asked to choose their top 10 “surprise Christmas hits” from... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell’s has returned a campus bookshop presence to Queens University Belfast after the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blackwell is to operate a bookshop at the University of Northumbria, following the departure of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Independent Booksellers Week gets into full swing, the Booksellers Association has released... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Erotic book Fifty Shades of Grey has become the fastest adult paperback novel to sell one million print copies, smashing previous records. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2012-06-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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EL James has been revealed as Amazon.co.uk’s bestselling ebook author ever, with her debut... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc. appears to have relented in its refusal to sell subscriptions via its iOS apps, from which Apple takes a 30 percent commission. The Sports Illustrated publisher had resisted the move, forcing people to subscribe to the print edition in order to receive it digitally, but an update has... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2012-06-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James’ Fifty Shades of Grey (Arrow) has become only the fourth paperback novel to sell... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vadim Birstein’s SMERSH: Stalin’s Secret Weapon (Biteback) has won the inaugural St... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Faber has appointed Leah Thaxton to the role of children's publisher, moving from her post of... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Guardian is launching an interactive map of the UK and Ireland’s bookshops in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The University of Exeter and Blackwell's have launched what is being called a "different... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Orion has bought the first adult novel from the Blue Peter award-winning children's author... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite a bill partially designed to stop this effort, the United States Post Service will move forward with its 9-month modified consolidation plan. The first step will consolidate 48 locations this summer, with larger-scale consolidation to follow at the start of 2013. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers must address their "toxic" real estate and band together to compete in an... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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An English-language bookshop in Paris is to close its doors in July after 30 years. The Village... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Surrey County Council's decision to remove paid staff from 10 of its libraries has been... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alexander Mamut, the Blackwell and Pearson families, and Jamie and Jools Oliver are among the... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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