Book Stores

Why Aren't Indie Books In Bookstores?

| Posted 04.13.2012

Written by Terri Giuliano for Indiereader.com Just a few years ago, readers paid little attention to books published by independent (indie) authors...

Who's Snooping Around Bookstores? Lots of People

William Petrocelli | Posted 03.04.2012

William Petrocelli

Browsing in a bookstore is one of the world's greatest forms of entertainment. But when does browsing become a bit abusive?

WATCH: Neil Gaiman On The Simpsons

Posted 12.06.2011

Available free to watch online for one week (click above), the new episode of The Simpsons, called "The Book Job", features Neil Gaiman ("The British ...

Borders Begins Fire Sale Of All Its Remaining Products

AP | Posted 09.21.2011

NEW YORK -- Borders Group begins liquidation sales at all of its 399 stores as the 40-year-old chain winds down operations. A liquidation company tha...

Borders Bidding Deadline Passes With No Offers

Posted 09.17.2011

Borders Group Inc inched closer to liquidation on Sunday after a bidding deadline passed without offers, the Wall Street Journal said, citing peop...

Big Sales At Borders Hurts Barnes & Noble's Profits

Posted 08.21.2011

NEW YORK (Phil Wahba) - Barnes & Noble Inc (BKS.N), the largest U.S. bookstore chain, reported a deeper quarterly loss on Tuesday as sales came un...

Barnes & Noble Likely To End Up WIthout Buyer?

Businessweek | Jeffrey McCracken, Matthew Townsend and Jonathan Keehner | Posted 05.25.2011

Barnes & Noble Inc., the largest U.S. bookstore chain, is likely to end its months-long search for a buyer without a sale of the company, said five pe...

More Bad News For Borders Books Parent Company

Sydney Morning Herald | Chris Zappone | Posted 05.25.2011

Administrators for Borders and Angus & Robertson have announced new lay-offs and warned that more bookshops could close. The loss of 26 positions fro...

Should Authors Avoid Bookstores?

Lev Raphael | Posted 05.25.2011

Lev Raphael

When it comes to promotion, it's not enough to have crafted a great book. You need to figure out what your target audiences might be, where to find them, and how to reach them.

Indie Bookseller Lauches Anti-Amazon Blog

GalleyCat | Jason Boog | Posted 05.25.2011

Jeff Waxman from Chicago's indie bookstore, 57th Street Books, has launched a Tumblr account called Against Amazon. MobyLives has more details: "[It ...

The Demise of the Bookstore

Grant Cardone | Posted 05.25.2011

Grant Cardone

Are traditional bookstores headed for the same demise as Blockbuster? If the traditional brick and mortar book stores cease to exist, it will be blame...

Harvard Book Store Launches Bicycle Delivery Program

GalleyCat | Jason Boog | Posted 05.25.2011

Harvard Book Store will now deliver all local orders for as little as $5, six days a week, using emissions-free vehicles. And all in-stock orders plac...

Borders Second Quarter Loss Widens

Yahoo! Finance | Mae Anderson, AP Retail Writer | Posted 05.25.2011

The company is also closing underperforming stores and introducing a paid loyalty program as it continues to battle tough competition from online reta...

Getting a Head Start on Holiday Sales

Penny C. Sansevieri | Posted 05.25.2011

Penny C. Sansevieri

The key to successful holiday promotion is planning along with enough advanced marketing so that you're not spinning your wheels in the fall wondering why you're not making any traction.

How the Book Industry Can Save $3 Billion Dollars and 12 Million Trees

Jennifer Havenner | Posted 05.25.2011

Jennifer Havenner

On average, 40% of all books are returned to the publisher and then recycled or destroyed. That means over 1.5 billion books produced each year never reach the hands of a book buyer.

Borders Book Stores May Be Sold

AP | DAVID RUNK | Posted 05.25.2011

DETROIT — Borders, the nation's second-largest bookseller, said Thursday it may put itself up for sale and that it has lined up $42.5 million in...