BTW Articles

02 Oct

A Preview of ABA Offerings at NAIBA, PNBA Fall Trade Shows

ABA members will find an array of educational opportunities and special offers at the upcoming New Atlantic and Pacific Northwest regional association trade shows.

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26 Sep

How We Sell Backlist: Scuppernong Books

Scuppernong Books’ “Year of the Author” initiative has enabled the Greensboro, North Carolina, store to sell more than 200 copies of James Baldwin’s books in 2017.

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26 Sep

Children’s Book Council Teams With Blue Willow to Send Books to Harvey Victims

Following Hurricane Harvey, Children’s Book Council Executive Director Carl Lennertz has been working with Houston’s Blue Willow Bookshop to send publisher members’ book donations to schools and shelters.

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27 Sep

West Grove Collective to Become The Book Catapult

San Diego residents Seth Marko and Jen Powell have purchased Anne Mery’s West Grove Collective, a book and gift store they are rebranding as The Book Catapult, a general-interest bookstore.

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20 Sep

Bookseller Contributions Surpass Binc’s $5,000 Goal for Matching ABA Donation

The Book Industry Charitable Foundation has received thousands of dollars in donations from booksellers in support of hurricane relief efforts following ABA’s pledge to match up to $5,000 in contributions.

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19 Sep

Indie Running Stores Compete With Amazon Through Curation, Community, and Innovation

Like indie bookstores, indie running retailers are continuing to connect with customers in the age of Amazon by strategies that include product curation, community-building, and innovation on all levels.

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19 Sep

Tubby & Coo’s Doubles Down on Board Game Trend

Tubby & Coo’s owner Candice Huber has introduced a host of board game-related programs in conjunction with the New Orleans store’s third anniversary.

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20 Sep

AAUP Announces 2017 University Press Week Theme: “#LookItUP: Knowledge Matters”

The Association of American University Presses has chosen “#LookItUP: Knowledge Matters” as the theme for this year’s University Press Week, to be held November 6–11.

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15 Aug

The Doylestown Bookshop to Open Second Store: The Lahaska Bookshop

Glenda Childs, owner of The Doylestown Bookshop in Doylestown, Pennsylvania, has plans to open The Lahaska Bookshop, a second store in nearby Lahaska, this September.

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13 Sep

National Book Awards Longlists Revealed This Week

The National Book Foundation is announcing the longlists for the 2017 National Book Awards this week.

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