Industry News

Bestselling author James Patterson, who has been a strong advocate of both children’s literacy and independent bookstores, has announced a new addition to his successful Book Bucks program: the First Annual Winter Book Bucks.

On Friday, December 13, a U.S. district court judge gave final approval to the $7.25 billion swipe fee settlement reached last year in a class-action lawsuit brought against Visa, MasterCard, and a group of card-issuing banks.

The Kids’ Right to Read Project has been confronting an unusually high number of challenges to titles in libraries and classrooms around the country in 2013. In November alone, KRRP investigated three times the average number of incidents.

The Women’s National Book Association has announced January 10 as the new deadline for customers, sales reps, store personnel, or anyone else who is impressed with the work of a particular children’s specialty or general interest independent bookstore to submit nominations for the 2014 WNBA Pannell Award.

October retail sales at bookstores were down by one percent compared to October 2012, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.

Here’s a look at some of the ways that the Book Industry Charitable Foundation can help booksellers who have suffered a loss of household income due to a death in the family, disability, divorce or separation, or a partner’s or spouse’s job loss.

ABA has negotiated a special rate available to all member stores currently using PayPal as well as businesses that sign up now.

As the year comes to an end and bookstores are at their busiest, it is crucially important that booksellers continue to report to the Indie Bestseller Lists to demonstrate the power of independents to the industry as a whole.

The New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association is inviting bookstores from all regions of the country to take advantage of a new program that aims to make booksellers’ weekly ordering more efficient and profitable.

Kobo has launched a Daily Deal campaign that offers customers a deep discount on a new title each day. Since the link to the Daily Deal will remain the same every day, there’s not a lot of work involved for booksellers.

Print books still preferred by readers; Court rejects booksellers’ DRM suit against Amazon, publishers; Oprah’s Book Club 2.0 selects The Invention of Wings; Amazon to collect sales tax in Tennessee and Nevada; Charles Taylor Prize renamed, award added; Changes in Ingram Publisher Services’ leadership

Phoenix Books hosts rapid reviews, a visit from the Grinch; Tattered Cover opens in airport; St. John’s College Bookstore recognized; Flying Pig owner’s book receives starred review; Housing Works to host marathon holiday reading

The lists of Winter Institute presenters, participating authors, and advance galleys available to Wi9 registrants continue to grow.

The school district superintendent in Driggs, Idaho, has apologized for banning Rudolfo Anaya’s Bless Me, Ultima from the 10th grade English curriculum.

Williams College in Williamstown, Massachusetts, is asking independent bookstores to offer their visions for a bookstore/campus store associated with the college.