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13 Apr

Give Me Summer! Give Me Books! Returns With Bingo Game

This year, the national summer reading program Give Me Summer! Give Me Books! challenges young readers to pick up a 24-space Bingo card from their local independent bookstore and check off boxes for each book they read.

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13 Apr

Retail Sales at Bookstores Up in February

Retail sales at bookstores were up by 7.2 percent in February 2016 compared to February 2015, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.
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13 Apr

Booksellers Gear Up for Independent Bookstore Day Celebrations

Hundreds of bookstores across the nation will participate in Independent Bookstore Day on April 30 with all-day celebrations featuring book-themed refreshments, poetry on demand, animal adoptions, and more.

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06 Apr

Mrs. Dalloway’s Celebrates Poetry Month With Pocket Poems

For the ninth year in a row, Mrs. Dalloway’s Literary & Garden Arts is sharing “pocket poems” with customers in celebration of National Poetry Month and Poem in Your Pocket Day.

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06 Apr

Kate DiCamillo to Speak at Children’s Institute on the Power of Books and Booksellers

Award-winning author Kate DiCamillo will present the opening keynote “Owning the Power of Stories, Harnessing the Power of Connection” at the ABC Children’s Institute in June. Here, DiCamillo talks about the influence of books and bookstores throughout her life.

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06 Apr

Looking Inside Indie Bookstores With Google Business View

Since the 2010 launch of Google’s Business View, a number of indie booksellers have opted to have the interiors of their stores photographed to produce virtual tours that allow anyone to visit their businesses from the comfort of their own homes. 

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06 Apr

Kobo to Launch eBook Gift Card Program

Booksellers using Givex for their in-store gift card program will be able to offer and redeem physical Kobo gift cards for eBooks beginning this summer.

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30 Mar

Martin Lindstrom Consultation Inspires Changes at Avid Bookshop

Following a Skype consultation with author and brand-building expert Martin Lindstrom, the staff at Avid Bookshop made changes in the interior and exterior of the store that have resulted in a boost in sales and many compliments from customers. 

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30 Mar

Savoy Bookshop & Café Opens for Business

Savoy Bookshop & Café, the sister store to Mystic, Connecticut’s Bank Square Books, officially opened on March 29 in downtown Westerly, Rhode Island.

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29 Mar

Independent Bookstore Day: Get the Word Out

With just weeks to go before the kickoff of Independent Bookstore Day celebrations on April 30, new materials, including teasers, shelf-talkers, and a video from Kate DiCamillo, are available to help bookstores promote the event.

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