BTW Articles

02 Jul

Contest Gives Small Businesses Chance to Win Big

“Big Break for Small Business,” the second annual contest sponsored by American Express OPEN and Facebook, will award five winning businesses both $25,000 to grow their businesses and a one-on-one strategy session. The entry period ends July 13.

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03 Jul

Magers & Quinn Celebrates Partnership With Self-Published Authors

Magers & Quinn is serving as the sole local distributor of bulk sales to area nonprofits for Living Proof: Telling Your Story to Make a Difference, a self-published title by John Capecci and Timothy Cage.

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03 Jul

Find Waldo Local” Scavenger Hunts Underway

Find Waldo Local, Candlewick’s scavenger hunt-style campaign spearheaded by indie booksellers in communities nationwide, began on Sunday, July 1. This week, and in the days leading up to the event, bookstores that rallied their neighboring independent businesses to participate gained recognition in their local media.

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12 Jul

Find Waldo Local: A Fun Time for All

It’s not just kids who are having fun with Candlewick’s month-long Find Waldo Local campaign — parents and local business owners are in the spirit, too.

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12 Jul

Small Demons Gives Booksellers a New Reference Tool

For booksellers and librarians who were among the first users of Small Demons, the new web resource has proved valuable in helping them respond to patrons seeking a title, or a list of titles, in which a particular person, place, or thing is mentioned.

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18 Jul

Bookstore Sales Up Again in May

For the second month in a row, retail sales at bookstores outpaced 2011. May retail sales at bookstores increased by 5.7 percent compared to May 2011, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.

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19 Jul

Community Event Has Long-Term Positive Effects

This past weekend, Staunton, Virginia, the home of Pufferbellies Toys and Books, held its third annual Kids’ Night Out. Sponsored by the local downtown development association, the event featured children’s activities in shops and on sidewalks community-wide.

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25 Jul

Finding Opportunity in New State Education Standards

As schools across the country adopt initiatives to better prepare children for the future, booksellers are facing new challenges as well as opportunities to work more closely with teachers and school librarians.

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26 Jul

Final Stretch for Bookshop’s Fundraising

Chris and Gina Jones have less than a week left to reach their goal of $10,000 in funding to open Monte Cristo Bookshop in New London, Connecticut. 

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02 Aug

New Bo Books Opens in Unique Arrangement With Prairie Lights

On July 7, New Bo Books opened in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, as a division of Iowa City’s Prairie Lights. The arrangement allows the stores to collaborate in ways to better serve customers.

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