BTW Articles

15 Sep

Stores Reopen After Flooding From Tropical Storm Lee

RiverRead Books in Binghamton, New York, and Farley’s Bookshop in New Hope, Pennsylvania, are both fine structurally, but are operating in cities that were heavily affected by flood damage and had mandatory evacuations last week.

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15 Sep

Three Indies Have Success With Signed Moore Memoir

Michael Moore chose his local indie booksellers — Brilliant Books, McLean & Eakin Booksellers, and Saturn Booksellers — to sell signed first editions of his new memoir, Here Comes Trouble: Stories From My Life.

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22 Sep

Steve Bercu’s Transmissions From Russia

BookPeople’s Steve Bercu recently took part in the Moscow International Book Fair as a member of the Read Russia 2012 Advisory Board. Here are several excerpts from his travel log.

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16 Jun

Gulf Coast Booksellers Brace for Long-Term Effects of BP Oil Spill

As the nation's worst oil spill spreads east along the coast from Louisiana to Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida, some Gulf Coast booksellers are already feeling the impact.

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16 Jun

Retail Bookstore Sales Down in April

April retail sales at bookstores were down by 5.07 percent, compared with April 2009, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.

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17 Jun

Community Support for Giovanni's Room Continues

Last summer, Giovanni’s Room asked customers for help with a large-scale renovation. Not only did the Philadelphia bookstore get overwhelming support from both customers and authors, but their support has also been ongoing.

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22 Jun

The Bookstore Turns 50 and Launches Book Fest

The Bookstore in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, is celebrating its 50th anniversary throughout 2010 and its first book festival June 19.

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24 Jun

Australian Booksellers Association to Adopt IndieBound

IndieBound has now expanded to the Southern Hemisphere. The Australian Booksellers Association (OzBA) is launching an Oz-based IndieBound this July.

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24 Jun

Music Box Films Offers Promotional Materials for The Girl Who Played With Fire

To help booksellers capitalize on film-release buzz for The Girl Who Played With Fire, Music Box Films is offering a multifaceted promotion, including free passes, a free documentary, and, appropriately, free temporary tattoos.

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30 Jun

Howard's Bookstore, 40 Years and a "Million Weird Tales"

The focus at Howard's Bookstore in Bloomington, Indiana, has always been outward – centered on serving the community – and not so much on itself. It's only appropriate, then, that the bookstore's 40th anniversary will be low-key.

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