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Sandi Torkildson, owner of A Room of One's Own
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In 1990, Augie Alesky surveyed the residents of Illinois' Oak Park and River Forest communities about their reading and book-buying habits.
Toadstool Bookshops owner Willard Williams recently found out what more than 400 of his customers think about e-books and e-readers.
Williams received more than 400 responses to an online survey sent to customers of his three New Hampshire bookstores. Among the key findings: Ten percent of the survey respondents own e-readers. In addition to asking customers whether they own e-readers, the survey also asked questions about e-books, the store's e-commerce site, and the physical bookstores.
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Nicola Rooney with author Randy Wayne White at a recent store signing for Deep Shadow (Putnam).
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Back Pages Books Publishes Two Titles
As part of its fifth-anniversary celebration, Back Pages Books is publishing two new books through its Back Pages Publishers division. "The books…reflect our commitment to the idea that bookstores had things right a few hundred years back when they were also local printers," store owner Alex Green wrote in an e-mail.
In 2009, 40 ABA member stores opened across the U.S. Bookselling This Week recently checked in with six of those new stores for a report on their first year.
San Francisco's City Lights Bookstore, founded by Lawrence Ferlinghetti, has been chosen as Publishers Weekly's Bookseller of the Year for 2010.
Some bookstores are learning that it takes a village -- or at least an online community -- to make advertising effective.
Common Good Books and Green Apple Books have tried online group coupon services in recent weeks, and both consider the experiments a success. "I think we will try it again," said Common Good Books manager Sue Zumberge. "It worked out really well."
Books Inc. to Open New Airport Store
Northern California's Books Inc. has announced plans to open a new store in February 2011 in San Francisco International Airport's renovated Terminal 2. Books Inc. has operated stores at the airport since 1995, and currently runs two other stores there.
The new store will share the Compass Books name with two other Books Inc. locations, one at the airport and one at Disneyland in Anaheim, California.
Clinton Book Shop Connects With Customers
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About ABA
American Booksellers Association is a national trade association that supports and advocates for the success of independent bookstores. We provide members with education, networking opportunities, advocacy, resources, and technology. In turn our members support local schools through book fairs, donations and author visits; promote literacy; provide inclusive community centers; connect readers and books; add character to neighborhoods; champion and center diverse and new voices; and contribute to the local economy. We feel honored to support them in their work.
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"Word-for-word a well-crafted shelf talker can be the most effective means of recommending a book to an avid reader," said Joe Drabyak of 