BTW Articles

12 Aug

Durango Residents Pull Together Following River Contamination

The community of Durango, Colorado, is coping with the recent spill that contaminated the Animas River. “Our usual natural disasters are forest fires, avalanches, and flooding,” said Peter Schertz of Maria’s Bookshop. “This manmade disaster is difficult for us to put in perspective.”

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11 Aug

Rainbow Boxes Campaign Seeks to Deliver Diverse YA Reads to All 50 States

Inspired by the We Need Diverse Books initiative, Young Adult authors Cori McCarthy and Amy Rose Capetta have launched the Rainbow Boxes campaign to bring LGBTQIA titles to young readers in each state by way of homeless youth shelters, gay-straight alliances, and community libraries.

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13 Aug

Retail Sales at Bookstores Up in June

Retail sales at bookstores were up by 3.9 percent in June 2015 compared to June 2014, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.
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05 Aug

NCIBA Names New Executive Director

This fall, longtime bookseller Calvin Crosby will succeed Hut Landon as executive director of the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association. Crosby will formally begin his new role during the NCIBA Discovery Show in October.

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05 Aug

All-New Marketing Designs Unveiled for Banned Books Week

Booksellers planning celebrations for Banned Books Week, which takes place this year from September 27 to October 3, can enhance their displays with a variety of all-new, downloadable Banned Books Week-themed designs for use on posters, bookmarks, T-shirts, and more. 

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05 Aug

Ordering Opens for ABC Best Books for Young Readers Catalog

ABA member stores can place their orders for this year’s ABC Best Books for Young Readers Catalog from now until September 1 via an online order form on BookWeb.org.

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16 Jul

Douglas Preston: Authors United Appeal to DOJ Met With Overwhelming Industry Support

In a Q&A with Bookselling This Week, author Douglas Preston, talks about the reasons behind Authors United’s call this week for the Department of Justice to investigate the business practices of Amazon and the support the group has received to date from others in the book industry.

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22 Jul

Chuck Robinson’s Cross-Country Bike Tour Comes to an Unexpected End

Village Books co-owner Chuck Robinson, who set out in mid-June on a 2,400-mile bicycling tour for charity, has cut his trip short after taking a spill and earning himself several broken ribs.

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21 Jul

PW Star Watch Seeks to Honor Top Industry Talent

Through July 31, Publishers Weekly is accepting nominations for PW Star Watch, a program designed to recognize exceptional emerging talent in the U.S. book trade. Candidates may come from any segment of the industry, including publishing, bookselling, and libraries, as long as they are based in the U.S.

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22 Jul

Online Forums Offer Opportunities for Bookseller Interaction, Idea Sharing

Changing Hands co-owner Bob Sommer has found BookWeb’s discussion forums to be a prime way to share ideas and network with his bookselling colleagues when in-person meetings are not possible.

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