Industry News

The ABA Board is urging member stores to submit their 2015 financial data to the ABACUS-15 survey by the July 1 deadline. The data booksellers will receive in return is “incomparable,” the Board said.

Binc Foundation names new development director; Amazon to open third brick-and-mortar bookstore; Patricia Hespanha appointed executive director of HarperCollins Brasil; Scholastic to publish new edition of Rowling’s Fantastic Beasts; Fodor’s Travel sold to Internet Brands 

Queens Bookshop reaches fundraising goal; Bethany Beach Books celebrates 25th anniversary; Moon Palace Books expands

Suzanne Harouff, who owns Books Unlimited, a new and used general interest bookstore in Franklin, North Carolina, will open her second store, Unlimited Books for Kids, on July 1.

Tattered Cover co-owner Len Vlahos shared his confidence in the future of independent bookselling in an opening keynote at last month’s Australian Booksellers Association Annual Conference.

This week’s edition of IndieCommunication includes a caution about scams, information on the next training webinar, and reminders about updating store contacts and admin accounts.

Citing concerns about free speech, Rhode Island Gov. Gina M. Raimondo has vetoed a bill that would have made booksellers, newspapers, and other media criminally liable for the distribution of nude images without the affirmative consent of the people pictured.

John Evans, owner of Lemuria Books in Jackson, Mississippi, explains the origins of the store’s name.

In response to last week’s tragedy in Orlando, ABA has compiled a list of titles suggested by booksellers on LGBTQ issues, acceptance, and grief. The list is available to everyone as an Excel file on BookWeb.org.

Kobo is offering a special price on the Glo HD eReader from June 30 through July 17, 2016.

ABA, AAP, and ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom have praised a Hong Kong bookseller for revealing details of his illegal imprisonment by Chinese authorities and for refusing to identify customers in China who purchased books critical of Chinese officials.

We Need Diverse Books announces 2016 internship grant winners; BookCon expands to New York Comic Con; Salvador, Brazil, indie raising funds to remain open; Perseus moves Seal Press from Avalon to Da Capo Press; Hastings Entertainment files for bankruptcy; Finalists announced for Mark Twain American Voice in Literature Award

ABA has released a statement about the tragedy at the Pulse nightclub, as well as information about resources aimed at both helping the Orlando community and addressing the needs of customers looking for a greater understanding of LGBTQ issues, grief, and tolerance.

South Bronx native Noelle Santos is planning to open a bookstore/wine bar that will bring literary culture to the northernmost borough of New York City.

This July, 250 independent bookstores will participate in the fifth anniversary year of Find Waldo Local, a shop local challenge co-sponsored by Candlewick Press and ABA.