BTW Articles

05 Jun

Booksellers Welcome Campaign to Promote Diverse Books

The recent call for an increase in the number of children’s literature titles that feature diverse, non-majority narratives is not a new one for booksellers.

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22 May

Bookstores Celebrate Indies First Storytime Day

On Saturday, May 17, authors and bookstores across the country participated in Indies First Storytime Day: a celebration of stories and the independent bookstores that put them into the hands of readers.

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15 May

Indies First Storytime Day: Share Your Stories and Photos

With the May 17 celebration of Indies First Storytime Day just days away, ABA is encouraging the many booksellers who are hosting events to share their experiences via e-mail and social media.

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15 May

Around Indies

St. Mark’s finds new space; Jack & Allie’s opens in Connecticut; Feminist bookstores featured

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15 May

Baker & Taylor Adds Vinyl LPs to the Mix

This month, Baker & Taylor started carrying vinyl LPs to help retailers meet the growing demand among consumers, many of whom grew up on CDs.

 

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14 May

Retail Sales at Bookstores Down in March

Retail sales at bookstores were down by 7.6 percent in March 2014 compared to March 2013, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.

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15 May

Children’s Choice Book Award Winners Announced

The winners of the 2014 Children’s and Teen Choice Book Awards were announced on Wednesday night at the seventh Children’s Book Week Gala in New York.

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08 May

Children’s Institute Addresses Strategies to Sell Picture Books

A session at last month’s ABC Children’s Institute addressed strategies for selling picture books in the wake of age compression.

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08 May

IndieCommerce BEA Sessions to Provide Drupal 7 Upgrade Details

IndieCommerce staff will be conducting mini-sessions on different aspects of the Drupal platform upgrade in the ABA Indie Booksellers Lounge at BEA. Staff will also be available for one-on-one sessions with booksellers.

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30 Apr

A Q&A With Anthony Doerr, Author of May’s #1 Indie Next List Pick

Author Anthony Doerr recently spoke to BTW about the process of writing All The Light We Cannot See, the #1 Indie Next List Pick for May.

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