Independent booksellers may have dreaded Borders's arrival in New York City in 1996, but it was Barnes & Noble that tried to keep its longtime rival out by leasing every available 40,000-sq.-ft. space on its home turf. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
News tagged with:
#york state
#independent booksellers
#barnes noble
#longtime rival
#home turf
The founder of Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, N.C., who helped launch North Carolina's literary revival, died yesterday. She was 75 years old. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Three months after he disappeared from his home in Hong Kong, bookseller and publisher Lee Bo has returned from China, the Hong Kong government has said in a statement. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#hong kong
The concept of micropayments for news is gaining appeal as publishers face a new threat to their ad revenue with the rise of ad blocking. On March 23, the concept will get a big endorsement when vendor Blendle launches in beta in the U.S. with big-name publishers including The New York Times,... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#publishers face
#ad revenue
#ad blocking
#publishers including
Booksellers should have the power to price books themselves, as removing the r.r.p. gives retailers more flexibility, Irish booksellers have testified. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#irish booksellers
Bob Johnston, owner of The Gutter Bookshop, has won The O'Brien Press Bookseller of the Year Award in Ireland for his “immense” commitment to bookselling. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Three Hong Kong booksellers being held in China will be released “within days”, according to news reports. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#news reports
Forty years after leaving her native Cuba, Miami bookseller Raquel Roque visits Havana and the bookstore her father owned. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#forty years
Seven new booksellers discuss the triumphs and challenges that come with opening a new store or taking over an established business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#booksellers discuss
#learning curve
Balraj Bahri Malhotra, owner of Delhi’s legendary Bahrisons Booksellers has died at the age of 87, amid fond remembrances of his work. The post On the Death of India’s Bookseller Balraj Bahri Malhotra appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
Although revenue at Barnes & Noble fell 1.8% in the third quarter, net income increased 11.2%. While delivering its latest earnings report, the retailer also said it is planning to open four new concept stores by April 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#concept stores
A flurry of new bookstores are opening; Minneapolis’s Once Upon a Crime is changing hands; and two Seattle stores, once projected to close, are keeping the lights on. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#changing hands
The bookseller will sell limited-edition, exclusive versions of graphic novels with variant covers at its stores around the world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#boost sales
#book covers
#graphic novels
#variant covers
After years of declines, sales climbed in 2015, and the number of stores increased for the fourth year running. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#bright spot
New stores are opening in Tulsa and Cleveland, while a store in Rhode Island is celebrating its fifth anniversary as an indie after converting from a Waldenbooks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#rhode island
Feeling the Facebook rush, New York Media is investing more toward video production in 2016, starting with hiring Business Insider and TV vet Matt Johnston as its first executive producer of video. The publisher will focus on creating news-driven video -- instead of recurring series -- for... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#video production
#facebook appeared
#york magazine
#york media
#executive producer
#social platforms
#top priority
Napa Bookmine adds a second store and Califon Book Shop celebrates its new owner this week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this |
This week sees a flurry of store openings, with new indies cropping up in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, St. Paul, and Prescott Valley, Ariz. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#week sees
#store openings
"A rising tide raises all boats" is the new distribution strategy for many publishers. While many sites have inked cross-promotion deals to get their content on other publishers' Facebook page, millennial news site Ozy is targeting partners' inboxes. With its co-branded emails, Ozy is... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2016-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#distribution strategy
#facebook algorithm
#distribution channels
Gallic Books is to publish a "skilfully woven state-of-the-nation novel" by Antoine Laurain called French Rhapsody. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#gallic books
New bookstores are opening within the next two months in Gainesville, Fl., and Chicago. And one hightly curated shop, which displays only ten titles, is thriving north of the border in Toronto, Canada. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
More news stories like this | News stories tagged with:
#ten titles