BTW Articles

23 Feb

March 1 Deadline for “Find Waldo Local”

Next Thursday, March 1, is the last day for indie booksellers to sign up for the July celebration of “Find Waldo Local,” a community-wide Shop Local promotion, co-sponsored by Candlewick Press and ABA.

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05 Apr

Upcoming and Ongoing E-Book Promotions

The IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page currently features seven active promotions.

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18 Oct

ABC Best Books for Children Catalog on its Way

This year’s full-color, 20-page ABC Best Books for Children Catalog featuring more than 200 fully vetted frontlist and backlist titles is slated to arrive at all ABA member stores by next week.

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08 Dec

Around Indies

Common Good Books to move to Macalester College; The Galaxy Bookshop heads to Main Street; Former story-hour kids return as river’s end booksellers; 4 Kids holds successful Take Your Child to a Bookstore Day; Accent on Books thanks customers; The Clintons shop (and sign) local; Boswell’s Stacie Michelle Williams rocks

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01 Mar

Tech Talk: E-Readers

This week, BTW’s new technology feature provides an overview of common e-reader devices and their compatibility with Google eBooks.

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12 Apr

Tech Talk: Keeping Your Website Up to Date

Christine Onorati of WORD and Kelly Justice of Fountain Bookstore offer tips to increase online sales and to ensure your customers know that your website is always open for business.

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20 Oct

Giovanni’s Room Honored With Historical Marker

Giovanni’s Room, the oldest gay and lesbian bookstore in the country, has had its place in history officially recognized by the state of Pennsylvania.

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14 Dec

Richard Russo Takes on Amazon App in New York Times Op-Ed

On Monday, the New York Times ran an op-ed by Richard Russo, who, along with several other bestselling authors, criticized Amazon’s new price check app.

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01 Mar

New and Ongoing E-Book Promos

The IndieCommerce Publisher Promotions page features four active promotions.

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20 Oct

Promoting E-Book Sales: One Bookseller’s Strategies

Matt Norcross, the co-owner of Petoskey, Michigan’s McLean & Eakin Booksellers, recently talked to Bookselling This Week about his store’s strategies for e-book and online sales promotions — some successful, and others that needed a little tweaking.

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