Minimum wage, selling used books, a better search engine, financing for new booksellers, and an ongoing conversation on race and class were among booksellers' concerns. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A Chinese writer tells the BBC he published a provocative book about President Xi Jinping, linked to five missing Hong Kong booksellers, as a challenge to China. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is it finally the end for NYC’s St. Mark’s Bookshop? Inside the new Prescott, Ariz., bookstore, the Purple Cat. And more details about the new stores coming to Milwaukee and Washington, D.C. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While the mall operator who said on Tuesday that Amazon intends to open up to 400 bookstores is backtracking, the tech giant has posted job openings for several bookstore positions in the San Diego/La Jolla area. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why the publisher is releasing vegetarian-only cookbooks for the first time in 10 years. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A children’s bookstore in Bluffton, S.C., changes hands; stores in Newport Beach, Calif., and Springfield, Oh., expand; and a bookstore in Portland, Ore., reopens. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What will independent booksellers be handselling this season? We spoke with 12 booksellers throughout North America who are looking forward to pushing everything from buzzed-about debuts and under-the-radar experimental novels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an unpredictable and somewhat paradoxical print performance in 2015, the trio of publishing behemoths all posted respectable growth; yet the ‘Big Three’ collectively claimed their second-lowest share of the market as mid-sized outfits thrived. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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#1000BlackGirlBooks is a project headed by an 11-year-old in Philadelphia who wants to promote diversity in children's books. The post ‘Sick of Reading about White Boys and Dogs,’ 11-Year-Old Launches #1000BlackGirlBooks appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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For the second time in its history, the Costa Awards has chosen a children's book as its book of the year: The Lie Tree by Francis Hardinge. The post Hardinge’s ‘Lie Tree’ Wins Costa’s Second Big Nod to Children’s Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tech and culture journalist Molly Flatt will join The Bookseller as associate editor of FutureBook. She succeeds Porter Anderson, who has moved to Publishing Perspectives as editor in chief. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Vina Castillo, Natalie Noboa, and Holly Nikodem worked at the Forest Hills store, they often joked about opening a bookstore. Now that B&N has closed all three Queens stores, they're moving forward with their plans. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian chain Indigo goes small; a Tustin, Calif., bookstore prepares to shutter; Amazon gets taxed in Colorado; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Tim Godfray, chief executive of The Booksellers Association, has written to the foreign secretary, asking that the government "thoroughly investigates all the facts" relating to the disappearances of missing Hong Kong booksellers, who include British passport-holder Lee Bo. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Chinese government has broken its silence on the disappearance of five Hong Kong booksellers widely suspected of being detained by the authorities over the publication of controversial books critical of China's elite. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From the Guardian's top fiction picks for 2016 to Istanbul's diverse and growing literary festival, we bring you some of the top publishing links from PP and around the web. The post Top Publishing Links of the Week: January 11-15, 2016 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller has expanded its industry awards, with the 2016 ceremony to celebrate the books of the year as well as the wider trade. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Securing access to ebooks was an important step for libraries. But establishing a sustainable ebook service that works for everyone is the next step. And it’s a big one. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New bookstores are coming soon to Claremont, Calif., Ankeny, Iowa, and Philadelphia. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-Book lending is on the rise in libraries, but is the current market sustainable? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Read it before you see it: here are six religion book-to-film adaptations slated to hit theaters in 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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