Booksellers

Overshadowed But Still Awesome: Indie Booksellers Shine A Light On Four Great Reads

John Mesjak | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books


John Mesjak

I asked some of the independent booksellers that I work with to choose a book that, for whatever reason, is overshadowed but still awesome.

Brooklyn Bookstore Celebrates 10 Year Anniversary

The New York Times | CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY | Posted 11.11.2009 | Books


Spoonbill & Sugartown Booksellers observed its 10th anniversary Tuesday morning with a ceremony on the sidewalk in front of the shop, on Bedford Avenu...

Indie Bookstores Reject Bestseller Price Wars

The Cleveland Plain Dealer | Janet Cho | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books


Independent booksellers say they have no intention of joining the fight among the bigger chain stores over the $9 prices of 10 highly anticipated best...

Fire Sale on Bestselling Books? Not Quite.

Geoffrey Jennings | Posted 10.21.2009 | Books


Geoffrey Jennings

For major online retailers the entire category of books is a loss leader. They want to sell you anything and everything; their lure is cheap books.

Consequences For Our Actions

Kenneth Kales | Posted 10.16.2009 | Books


Kenneth Kales

If you don't love the book, how can you sell it? My passion for each and every book is in part why I am told by others how successful I am at garnering so much media attention for Kales' publications.

Why I Bought a Bookstore

Jeff Mayersohn | Posted 10.14.2009 | Books


Jeff Mayersohn

In October of 2008, as the financial world was crumbling, my wife and I bought a bookstore. This might strike some as slightly crazier than buying up the world's supply of phone booths or carbon paper.

Chicago Bookstore Doing Things Differently

Publishers Weekly | Claire Kirch | Posted 10.13.2009 | Books


Considering that in 1967 Don Barliant bought a four-year-old Chicago bookstore largely to provide some "diversion" from his day job as a practicing at...

I Sell Books. More Specifically, I Sell Time.

Geoffrey Jennings | Posted 10.09.2009 | Books


Geoffrey Jennings

The number of independent booksellers is growing, and the explanation is very simple. Independent booksellers sell books.

Why I Held My Book Launch Party in a Hair Salon

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 10.05.2009 | Entertainment


Dr. Irene S. Levine

Although many people were surprised before I explained why, deciding to have my launch party at Donna Hair Design in Chappaqua was a no-brainer

Touring the Ozarks, One Crime at a Time

Daniel Krotz | Posted 09.29.2009 | Books


Daniel Krotz

"I enjoy spending time with characters who learn, grow, and change through challenges, and who present human strengths of value to us all," Radine said.

All Literature is Gossip

Daniel Krotz | Posted 09.06.2009 | Entertainment


Daniel Krotz

The modern world does not wear its heart on its sleeve," John said, to no one in particular, apropos of nothing. He sipped a cup of coffee and stared off into space. "It wears it up its sleeve like a card shark."