BTW Articles

05 May

Around Indies

Green Apple video demonstrates how to buy e-books; Orca Books is a “whale of a bookstore”; Booklovers’ Gourmet showcased in One New England

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12 May

Kona Stories Aims to Extend Its Reach

For the past five years, Kona Stories has been meeting the needs of locals and tourists in Kailuna-Kona, Hawaii. With the recent closing of the local Borders, owners Brenda Eng and Joy Vogelgesang are ramping up efforts to reinforce customers’ sense of involvement and “ownership” of the store as well as plans to make it a “must visit.”

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12 May

Retail Sales at Bookstores Slip in March

March retail sales at bookstores decreased 5.8 percent, compared to March 2010, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.

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16 May

Portrait of a Bookstore: A Tiny Store With a Big Heart

For the past 25 years, Studio City’s Portrait of a Bookstore has cared about its customers and really listened to them. “We carry what they love and, in turn, they support us devotedly,” said General Manager Aida Chaldranyan.

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17 May

A Q&A With Christopher J. Zane

Christopher J. Zane, the founder of Zane’s Cycles and a nationally noted entrepreneur and speaker, is the opening plenary speaker at ABA’s Day of Education, sponsored by the Ingram Content Group. Zane recently spoke to BTW about the customer experience, the recovering economy, and why half-off coupons are not the answer.

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19 May

NYC Bookstores Host Events to Coincide with BEA

From May 21 - 26, several New York City bookstores are hosting in-store events, and they’re hoping booksellers in town for BEA will stop by.

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25 May

Zane Talks Customer Service at ABA Opening Keynote

Christopher J. Zane, the founder of Zane’s Cycles and a nationally noted entrepreneur and speaker, opened ABA’s Day of Education with an engaging keynote that offered his perspective on “the most important part of the retail industry.”

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25 May

Breakfast Speakers See Children’s Literature as “Gateway to Life”

On Tuesday, May 24, hundreds of booksellers, librarians, and publishers attended the Children’s Book & Author Breakfast, an annual highlight of BEA. This year’s breakfast featured a range of bestselling authors who share a love for reading and writing, and above all, a belief in the power of a book in a child’s hands.

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02 Jun

The Buzz on Fall Titles for Adults

Last Monday afternoon at BEA’s Adult Editors Buzz Forum, six publishing executives shared their favorite books for the upcoming season with a roomful of booksellers, journalists, and other show attendees.

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07 Jun

Booksellers Advised to Reach Out to Teens at Day of Education Session

As part of ABA's Day of Education at BEA, a session entitled “The Digital Market and the YA Audience” addressed the reading habits of today's teens, and what bookstores can do to foster their interests.

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