Industry News

A record 563 independent bookstores across all 50 states celebrated Indies First on Small Business Saturday and many reported bustling stores, enthusiastic customers, and strong sales.

Libro.fm has compiled a list of the top-selling audiobooks at independent bookstores in 2016 as well as images to help booksellers promote them.

A federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas issued a ruling that bars — at least temporarily — the new U.S. Department of Labor overtime rule from going into effect in all 50 states.

Bookstores are embracing their roles as sources of information and self-expression and as a community nexus, providing books, safe spaces, and other resources in the post-election landscape.

Nominations open for London Book Fair’s Bookstore of the Year Award; Barnes & Noble appoints Demos Parneros as COO; James Patterson names school library grant winners; Claudia Rankine named 2016 Zell Fellow

Bound Booksellers is a new general interest bookstore specializing in well-bound books in a comfortable, modern space where customers can connect and find their next great read.

After more than 36 years at the helm, Chuck and Dee Robinson are selling Village Books and Paper Dreams in Bellingham and Lynden, Washington, to three employees.

Several major publishers are once again offering expedited shipping to indie bookstores this holiday season and, in some cases, beyond. 

Chevalier’s Books, which was founded in 1940 as a lending library, continues to serve its Los Angeles neighborhood as a literary haven and community hub. 

Kobo has provided an update on the Kobo Aura ONE, which is currently sold out online at kobo.com and unavailable for order by ABA member stores.

Booksellers at stores that did not have an ABC Children’s Institute scholarship winner in 2015 or 2016 can apply now for a publisher-sponsored scholarship to the 2017 Children’s Institute.

Following last week’s divisive election, independent booksellers are reaching out to remind customers that their bookstores are safe, bipartisan spaces where community members can come together.

To promote Indies First on Small Business Saturday and to drive traffic to ABA member sites, Libro.fm will be offering customers a selection of free digital audiobooks on November 26.

SBA to host Twitter chat on holiday marketing; Miami Book Fair on C-SPAN’s BookTV; Nominations open for Small Business Week awards; New Zealand booksellers recovering after earthquake; Philip Hoffman named PRH chairman; George Gibson to join Grove Atlantic; Diamond Book Distributors names marketing associate; S&S acquires Adams Media; Chronicle kicks off #GiveBooks campaign; PNBA Book Awards shortlist announced

Though legal challenges could possibly delay implementation of the Department of Labor’s new overtime rule, business owners should be prepared for it to go into effect on December 1.