David Adams Richards, one of Canada’s most esteemed and celebrated authors, has been appointed to the Canadian senate. Richards is the only author to have won Canada’s most sought after literary prize, the Governor General’s Award, for both fiction and… Continue Reading
There is a single romance-dedicated bookstore in the United States. Is anyone surprised that the store, called Ripped Bodice, is in LA? From the Los Angeles Times: The high-ceilinged space is located behind an unapologetically pink storefront in downtown Culver… Continue Reading
Though Amazon’s forays into real space bookselling have thus far been modest, their future plans are anything but. From The New York Times: The company is exploring the idea of creating stores to sell furniture and home appliances, like… Continue Reading
Bookstores are better. Book lovers everywhere know that. No matter how much online retailers try to be all things to all people, when it comes to getting up close and personal with their customers, no one does it better than… Continue Reading
Parts of the book business have been hitting hard times of late. There are all kinds of way of fighting back. Amazon, for instance, just released a smaller and sexier Kindle. And Barnes & Nole? They’ve hired an executive chef.… Continue Reading
by Tony Buchsbaum I think of it as book publishing’s running of the bulls. Thousands of people — booksellers, assorted book professionals, and press — gather in quasi-defined lines, crowds really (okay, hordes), hearts aflutter, as the minutes count down to the opening… Continue Reading
While optimism is being phrased cautiously, in many ways, print book sales are back, as reported by publishers weekly in a couple of pieces. Here’s one: The rebounding of print — a number of major publishers have reported that their… Continue Reading
Independent booksellers have taken a beating over the last decade. The mega chains have come (though mostly gone) and then technology swooped in just in time to do the last holdouts in. Or so it seemed. But as a piece… Continue Reading
Early on in this business, I learned to pay attention when multiple copies of a book started rolling in the door. More than one copy of a review book arriving doesn’t necessarily indicate that the book will be good, but… Continue Reading
In an industry too often of late filled with gloomy news, Perseus Books is claiming that this past fiscal year, which ended June 30th, was their best ever. Company CEO David Steinberger sent a letter to employees that outlines this… Continue Reading