Winter Institute 2024: Booksellers Troubleshoot and Innovate

On February 13, WI2024 presenters brainstormed ways to sustain connections with readers, listened to a 'Beyond the Binary' panel on identity, and lined up to have ARCs signed by nearly 80 authors at a bustling evening reception. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-14 05:00:00 UTC ]

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D2C Bookselling Is Not Easy…But Here Are Two Options

Direct-to-consumer bookselling is growing and innovative thinking is helping. Two solutions that are appealing: BitLit ebook bundling and Penguin Hotline. The post D2C Bookselling Is Not Easy…But Here Are Two Options appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookseller McKenna Jordan Joins Minotaur as Consultant

St. Martin's imprint Minotaur Books has hired McKenna Jordan, owner of Murder By the Book in Houston, Tex., as a dedicated outside publishing consultant. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending May 15, 2015

The country's oldest bookstore, the Moravian Book Shop in Bethlehem, Pa., which has been open for 270 years, is adding a second location in Allentown; Pioneer Works in Brooklyn is opening a new bookstore, its first. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers, Librarians Push for Passage of USA Freedom Act

The Campaign for Reader Privacy has pressed for the passage of the bi-partisan USA Freedom Act of 2015, a bill it says will "restore some privacy safeguards to the government’s surveillance activities." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending May 8, 2015

Indie bookstore openings continue to outweigh closings with two new stores slated to open in the D.C. area, and another store in South Carolina prepping to open its doors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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National Book Foundation Announces Innovations in Reading Prize

The National Book Foundation has awarded $10,000 to Reach Incorporated for its annual Innovations in Reading Prize. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Booksellers, 13 Bookstores, Six Days! A Road Trip Photo Essay

Two Massachusetts booksellers take advantage of Children's Institute 3's California location to take a bookstore tour of the California coast. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending May 1, 2015

As indie bookstores get ready to celebrate Saturday’s Independent Bookstore Day—and Authors for Indies Day north of the border in Canada—new stores in NOLA and Berea, Ohio, are preparing to open. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookings deadline for Bookseller Industry Awards

Table and seat bookings for The Bookseller Industry Awards will close in one week’s time (Tuesday 5th May 2015 at 5pm). There are a very few tables and seats left for the event, which takes place at the Hilton Park Lane on May 11th. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending April 24, 2015

This week, U.K. chain Waterstones introduced a watch that consumers can use as a reading device; Vermont mini chain Phoenix Books announced a new store for Rutland; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indie Booksellers Losing Interest in Audio

Since the collapse of Borders, independent booksellers’ role in the sale of print books has increased, but that does not seem to be the case for physical audio. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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VIDEO: India's tough market for booksellers

One of India's most influential publishers tells the BBC that it's 'very hard' to make money in the Indian book industry. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2015-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lots to Do at Children's Institute

Booksellers praised the first full day of programming, which included practical sessions, a tour of Vroman's, and signings with over 50 authors, as "fabulous" and "fantastic." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wimpy Kid 'Bookseller' Opens Enthusiastic CI 3

The sold-out conference featured the country's newest indie bookstore owner Jeff Kinney. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending April 17, 2015

Independent booksellers continue to show their resilience. Jan Saley has recommitted to the bookstore she has operated for the past 38 years and is tripling its space. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors and Illustrators to Meet at CI3: Children's Institute 2015

Below is a list of the most recent books by writers attending the author reception, the Scholastic Meet & Treat party, and/or the opening reception with members of #WeNeedDiverseBooks, cosponsored by PW. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Plenaries and Education: Children's Institute 2015

The success of the second standalone Children’s Institute last year in San Antonio, Tex., paved the way for a third educational conference for children’s booksellers this spring in Pasadena, Calif. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending April 10, 2015

April marks the opening of two stores with a children’s connection: one is a children’s only bookstore, the other showcases indie authors and was launched by a children's book author. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller Marketing & Publicity Conference 2015

Great campaigns aren’t made in a vacuum. They build on what has come before, a combination of innovation and collaboration that delivers something unique to each author, title or brand. With this in mind, the 2015 Marketing & Publicity Conference brings you speakers from within and outside... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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