About Bookstores

That Bookstore in Blytheville for sale; MainStreet BookEnds creates new events space; Phoenix Books and BookHampton to open new locations; Parnassus’ Patchett on The Colbert Report

Joseph-Beth Booksellers, which has four locations in Kentucky and Ohio, has turned to paid advertising on Facebook as a way to promote its many events to a wide range of people with similar interests.

A true group effort involving 12 area authors, bookstore staff members, customers, and community friends brought Naked Came the Leaf Peeper to print to commemorate the 30^th anniversary of Malaprop’s Bookstore & Café in Asheville, North Carolina.

Booklovers’ Gourmet Thrives; Mystery Lovers Bookshop for Sale

More than 900 children and teens — aka Nerdfighters — participated in a recent event featuring John Green (The Fault in Our Stars, Dutton Juvenile) and his brother, Hank Green, that was hosted by Washington, D.C.’s Politics and Prose.

The owners of Rainy Day Books love Alex George’s A Good American so much that they’ve issued a handselling challenge to ABA member stores. The Fairway, Kansas, indie will award a scholarship to Winter Institute 8 to the bookstore that sells the most copies of the novel between now and next fall.

Curious George & Friends to reopen; R.J. Julia up for sale; The Book Stall celebrates 30 years; Mysterious Galaxy Redondo Beach welcomes local coffee shop

Weller Book Works recently placed hundreds of free books for people to find throughout Salt Lake City in a guerrilla marketing campaign aimed at promoting both the store’s new location in Trolley Square and “the concept of the book.”

Book Passage owner recounts Winter Institute optimism; Wisconsin booksellers discuss World Book Night on public radio; Kepler’s prepares for the future; RiverRun sets reopening date; Duck’s Cottage to open branch in Manteo

In an economy where it can be difficult for small business owners to secure loans from traditional sources, an increasing number of start-ups are finding alternative sources of funding via social media and community outreach. “Is Alternative Financing an Option?” was the question explored at last month’s Winter Institute.

Bookstore owners among most powerful people in D.C.; A new location for Newtonville Books; Idlewild expands to Brooklyn

Due to a database error, the story on ABA member store openings in 2011, which appeared in the January 12 edition of BTW, omitted four member stores. Forty-one ABA member stores opened in 2011.

Changes in the offing for Kepler’s; Weller Book Works executes book drop; Book Stall at Chestnut Court to mark 30 years; New Connecticut indie focuses on book culture

*Forty-one ABA member bookstores opened in 2011, including seven branches of existing businesses and eight that sell primarily used books.

Village Books launches 12/12/12; Malaprop’s marks 30^th anniversary; Spellbound on the move; RiverRun starts move with help of a brigade; Bookstores recognized for becoming publishers