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16 Feb

Retail Sales at Bookstores Up in December

Retail sales at bookstores were up by 9.6 percent in December 2015 compared to December 2014, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.
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08 Feb

Booksy Galore Triples Size, Sales

Four months after a relocation that tripled its footprint, Booksy Galore in Pound Ridge, New York, has seen many new faces and an incredible growth in sales.

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08 Feb

Hundreds of Stores Sign On for Independent Bookstore Day

A total of 430 stores have ordered exclusive literary-themed items to sell during this year’s celebration of Independent Bookstore Day on April 30.

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01 Feb

Indie Bookstore Nominations Roll in for Sourcebooks Sweepstakes

Sourcebooks Landmark is accepting customers’ nominations for the Readers, Recommend Your Bookstore sweepstakes through February 19. Top nominees currently include Anderson’s Bookshop, Page & Palette, and Left Bank Books, among others.

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03 Feb

Kobo to Offer Valentine’s Day Special on Glo HD eReader

Kobo is launching a new Valentine’s Day special on February 5 that offers $20 off the price of the Kobo Glo HD eReader.

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03 Feb

Booksellers Share Tips on How to Start Working With Title I Schools

At Winter Institute 11, a panel of booksellers discussed strategies for connecting with Title I coordinators in their local schools and making use of federal funding to provide a robust education for underserved students.

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03 Feb

Rumors Swirl About Amazon’s Brick-and-Mortar Growth

Amazon’s plans to open new physical bookstore locations throughout the U.S. are “modest,” according to the New York Times, despite earlier media reports that Amazon was looking to open up to 400 bricks-and-mortar storefronts.

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02 Feb

IndieBound Refresher Pack to Arrive In Stores This Month

The IndieBound Refresher pack, which was created at the request of booksellers looking to re-familiarize themselves with the IndieBound program, contains bookmarks, decals, rally cards, and pins that promote the power of shopping local.

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26 Jan

Independent Bookstore Day Author Ambassador Revealed, Order Deadline Approaches

This week, Independent Bookstore Day announced that author Lauren Groff will serve as the 2016 Author Ambassador for the April 30 event. Merchandise orders for booksellers planning to participate are due February 1.

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26 Jan

Wi11: Kwame Alexander on Finding Success by Saying Yes

Award-winning author and literacy advocate Kwame Alexander delivered an enthusiastic and inspiring breakfast keynote on his life as a writer, bookseller, and publisher on the final day of Winter Institute 2016.

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