BTW Articles

01 Nov

Publishing Insights From the Nielsen Children’s Book Summit

Industry experts and executives discussed important issues in children’s publishing at the annual Nielsen Children’s Book Summit on October 27.

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01 Nov

Print: A Bookstore Gets Finishing Touches for November Opening

Print, a new general-interest bookstore owned by Emily Russo and Josh Christie, will open in Portland, Maine, in mid-November.

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01 Nov

Small Business Saturday Kit Offers Easy-to-Use Marketing Tools

To help businesses celebrate Small Business Saturday, American Express has created a toolkit of downloadable marketing materials as well as an incentive for customers to shop at small retailers.

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25 Oct

Resources Available From AmEx to Promote Small Business Saturday

The new Shop Small Studio from American Express features customizable and ready-to-use marketing materials to promote Small Business Saturday, November 26.

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26 Oct

Wi12 Advanced Education to Focus on Management and Store Culture

Registration opens November 1 for Winter Institute 12’s two Advanced Education Sessions for store owners and managers: “Understanding and Fostering Your Store Culture” and “Managing Managers.”

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26 Oct

The Sellout by Paul Beatty Wins the Man Booker Prize

The Sellout by Paul Beatty was named the winner of the 2016 Man Booker Prize for Fiction on October 25. Beatty is the first American author to win the prize in its 48-year history.

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26 Oct

July–September 2016: ABA Member Stores Opening/Sold

The third quarter of 2016 saw 16 ABA member store openings and three sales of existing businesses to new owners.

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14 Oct

Retail Sales at Bookstores Up in August

Retail sales at bookstores were up by 2 percent in August 2016 compared to August 2015, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.

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19 Oct

Three San Francisco Bookstores Awarded Legacy Business Status

The Booksmith, Green Apple Books, and Dog Eared Books have been granted Legacy Business status as part of a program addressing San Francisco’s challenging real estate market.

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18 Oct

Alice Hoffman on Faithful, November’s #1 Indie Next List Pick

Here, bestselling author Alice Hoffman talks about balancing heartbreak and hope in her new novel, Faithful, as well as the theme of survival and its new significance in her life.

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