Will Indigo change the future of bookselling?

Canadian bookstore giant Indigo hopes to expand into the US. But its stores will be like no other bookstore in the US: part bookstore, part 'cultural department store.' Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]

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How Has the Internet Changed Book Culture?

A PubTechConnect event this week posed this question and more to some of the internet's most influential young books personalities. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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MVB US Promises Booksellers Enhanced Communication with Publishers

MVB US is offering a special promotion to independent booksellers who want to take advantage of the company's Pubeasy and Pubnet services for direct ordering and communication with publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Hamish Hamilton to publish Jonathan Safran Foer’s take on climate change

PRH imprint Hamish Hamilton will publish Jonathan Safran Foer’s "urgent and compelling work" of non-fiction We Are The Weather: Saving The Planet Begins At Breakfast later this year.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-06-08 12:53:45 UTC ]
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How Dr. Seuss Changed Education in America

I-Huei Go on Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss, and how his children’s classics—such as “The Cat in the Hat,” “The Lorax,” and “Horton Hears a Who!”—were part of a revolution in children’s education. Continue reading at New Yorker

[ New Yorker | 2019-06-05 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Changes at Macmillan Field Sales, Operations

Tim Greco has been hired and Holly Ruck and Malati Chavali have been named to new positions at Macmillan, where the sales team has been undergoing an overhaul of late. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-06-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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At BookExpo, publishers ponder the future — and celebrate Grumpy Cat

For Renée Rettig, owner of Books on B in Hayward, Calif., her first visit to Book Expo America was a thrill: "I felt like Cinderella!" Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-03 21:58:57 UTC ]
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At BookExpo, publishers ponder the future — and celebrate Grumpy Cat

For Renée Rettig, owner of Books on B in Hayward, Calif., her first visit to Book Expo America was a thrill: “I felt like Cinderella!” Rettig, whose bookstore is just under 2 years old, was one of 200 store owners brought to BookExpo America under a new grant program to introduce fledgling... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-06-03 21:55:00 UTC ]
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Bookseller Options in the Post-B&T Retail World

If you’re a bookseller, you’re probably looking to figure out the best way to keep books coming in following Baker & Taylor's withdrawal from retail wholesale. Here are your options. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Puffins found starving to death in mass die-off likely linked to climate change, study suggests

Thousands of tufted puffins in the Bering Sea are dead partly because of starvation and stress brought on by changing climate conditions, researchers say. Continue reading at CBC

[ CBC | 2019-05-30 17:00:00 UTC ]
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Indigo Posts Fiscal 2019 Loss

After a record-breaking fiscal 2018, Indigo Books & Music reported a 3% drop in sales in fiscal 2019 and a net loss of C$36.8 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Change UK pays for Facebook ad blitz amid dismal EU poll ratings

Party is comfortably biggest spender on online election ads, as other parties hold backChange UK has run a last-minute Facebook advertising campaign to try to shore up its support amid dismal poll ratings for the European elections, but most other parties have mostly avoided large spending on... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-05-23 05:00:40 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury snaps up climate change history

Bloomsbury imprint Sigma has snapped up Dr Alice Bell's book on the history of climate change. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-20 17:01:46 UTC ]
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Hearst’s Michael Clinton on Retirement, ‘Failing Fast’ and the Future

From start to finish, Michael Clinton’s tenure in media is an unusual one. First off, he started as a business reporter for DNR, the now defunct men’s wear industry paper and a brother publication to WWD under the Fairchild Fashion umbrella. Not a typical training ground for marketing... Continue reading at Publishing Executive

[ Publishing Executive | 2019-05-17 17:29:25 UTC ]
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YA for Changing Times

We asked editors about the ways teen literature is expanding to reflect today’s world, with topical themes, diverse representation, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Online bookseller aims to boost diverse children’s literature

A new online bookshop has launched to promote books, graphic novels and gifts that feature characters from under-represented backgrounds. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Waterstones bookseller stole £11k through loyalty card 'tricks'

A Waterstones bookseller has been given a suspended prison sentence after stealing more than £11,000 from the retail chain by tampering with its loyalty cards. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookseller Improv (shelftalker)

An amusing Facebook exchange between booksellers responds to annoying customer comments in their stores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-06 14:00:47 UTC ]
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Eaves' 'future classic' Murmur wins £30,000 Wellcome Prize

Will Eaves’ Alan Turing-inspired novel Murmur (CB Editions) has scooped the 10th Wellcome Book Prize, worth £30,000. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller's Library of the Year Award returns

The Bookseller's Library of the Year Award is back for a second year, following Liverpool Central Library's win of the inaugural prize in 2018. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NAIBA Booksellers Talk Education, Health Care, and the Bottom Line

New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association members gathered in Baltimore on April 25 for discussions about bookseller education, health care, and finances for independent bookstores across the region. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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