BTW Articles

09 Aug

Singing the Praises of Find Waldo Local

Booksellers across the country had high praise for Candlewick’s “Find Waldo Local” campaign, which resulted in increased traffic and sales at participating businesses. The popular month-long campaign left customers asking when the next scavenger hunt would be.

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15 Aug

Renovating With an Eye on the Bottom Line

Whether to improve traffic flow, create more or less space, or simply spruce up, several indie bookstores are undergoing renovations with an eye towards improving the bottom line.

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23 Aug

New Arrangement Proves Beneficial to Wisconsin Booksellers

A Room of One’s Own and Avol’s Books of Madison, Wisconsin, now share a space and a business model that is beneficial to both of them.

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23 Aug

Sales at Bookstores Jump Again in June

June retail sales at bookstores were up 3.8 percent, which marks the third consecutive month of increased sales compared to the same period last year, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.

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30 Aug

Chicago Welcomes City Lit Books

On August 17, Teresa Kirschbraun opened City Lit Books in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois, and in less than two weeks, the store has already made an impression on the community.

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06 Sep

Acorn Takes Over Where Atlantic Left Off

When the closing of Dover, Delaware’s Atlantic Books was announced, Ginny Jewell and Marie Shane, former managers of the chain store, decided to take matters into their own hands. Their new store, Acorn Books, opens next Friday, September 14.

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13 Sep

Mrs. Nelson’s Offers Library Services to Other Indie Bookstores

Patrick Nelson is hoping that other indie bookstores will see the benefit of partnering with Mrs. Nelson’s Library Services to offer book binding, cataloging, processing, and more to their own school and library customers.

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13 Sep

Maria’s to Celebrate Banned Books Week in a Big Way

Maria’s Bookshop in Durango, Colorado, has planned a full schedule of events for Banned Books Week, including a censorship panel featuring ABFFE President Chris Finan.

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20 Sep

Sales at Bookstores Up Again in July

July retail sales at bookstores were up 1.2 percent, which marks the fourth consecutive month of increased sales compared to the same period last year, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.

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20 Sep

My Bookstore: Octavia Books

My Bookstore, a collection of tributes to America’s indie booksellers by more than 80 well-known writers, will be published on November 13. Over the next several weeks, BTW will be featuring excerpts from the collection alongside interviews with featured booksellers. First up is author Michael Tisserand and Octavia Books’ co-owner Tom Lowenburg.

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