BTW Articles

18 Jul

Libro.fm Offers Digital Audiobook Platform for Bookstores

A new online platform created by the Seattle-based technology company Libro.fm allows independent bookstores to offer digital audiobooks to their customers through cobranded online storefronts.

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12 Jul

Blue Baboon Books Mobile Children’s Bookstore to Launch in Wichita

Sara Ornelas, a substitute teacher and mother of two, will open Blue Baboon Books, a new mobile children’s bookstore in Wichita, Kansas, on Saturday, July 16.

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13 Jul

BookPeople’s Steve Bercu Delivers Keynote at Booksellers New Zealand Conference

Steve Bercu of Austin’s BookPeople delivered the keynote speech at the Booksellers New Zealand annual conference earlier this month, where he talked about why bookstores in the U.S. are thriving despite the challenges they face.

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12 Jul

An Amazing Grace: Julia Alvarez on Becoming a Writer

At the ABC Children’s Institute, Dominican-American author Julia Alvarez inspired booksellers with the story of her transformation from a poor student and reluctant reader to a prolific novelist and humanitarian.

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05 Jul

What’s in a Name?: Oblong Books & Music

Dick Hermans, co-owner of Oblong Books & Music in Millerton and Rhinebeck, New York, explains the store’s geographically inspired name.

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05 Jul

Harry Potter Release Parties Bring Out Booksellers’ Creativity, Nostalgia

Bookstores around the country are hosting release parties on July 30 and 31 to celebrate the publication of the official script book of the stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts I & II.

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06 Jul

“I Don’t Want to Grow Up”: Dave Barry on Writing for Children

Award-winning journalist and bestselling humor author Dave Barry kept booksellers laughing at last month’s ABC Children’s Institute with his keynote speech about the fun of writing for children.

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28 Jun

Ogden, Utah’s Historic 25th Street to Welcome New Bookstore

Former correctional officer Marcy Taylor Rizzi’s new and used bookstore, Booked on 25th, will celebrate its grand opening on July 9 with poetry readings and a lineup of local authors.

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29 Jun

At Ci4, Kate DiCamillo Discusses Power of Stories to Connect

Two-time Newbery Award-winning author Kate DiCamillo moved booksellers to tears at the Children’s Institute with her opening keynote “Owning the Power of Stories, Harnessing the Power of Connection.”

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28 Jun

Brazos Bookstore’s Marketing Manager Publishes Debut Novel

Benjamin Rybeck, the marketing manager at Brazos Bookstore, is the author of The Sadness, a debut novel about failure, film, complicated family ties, and the pitfalls of romantic obsession.

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