en-us http://www.publishersweekly.com/community/Retailing/47145.html?nid=3322 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its http://www.publishersweekly.com/info/337409.html Terms of Use. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:29:42 MST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6706059.html?nid=3322 Mon, 09 Nov 2009 08:27:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705963.html?nid=3322 Madison, Ct.'s RJ Julia Booksellers has begun the soft launch for the online version of its gift book program. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 07:15:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6706045.html?nid=3322 Skylight Books of Los Angeles held a wine and cheese reception that brought together many of the areas independent bookseller who shared stories of the art of bookselling. Diesel Books said National Bookstore Day turned into National Reader Appreciation Day. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:39:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6705002.html?nid=3322 Borders has started a new holiday program under which it will ship for free any item listed on Borders.com that is not in-stock in a store where a customer is shopping. Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:41:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704695.html?nid=3322 Amazon has named Colum McCann’s Let the Great World Spin as its best book of 2009. Published by Random House, Amazon called Spin “a gorgeous and moving story.” Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:26:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704614.html?nid=3322 Try as it might, Barnes & Noble has had a hard time convincing investors and analysts that, as reading moves more and more to e-books, there is a place for retailers that derive most their revenue—and profits—from the sale of print books. In a 90-minute presentation October 27, B&N's management team did its best to persuade analysts that the company's dominant position in th... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704283.html?nid=3322 There's been some talk recently about the future of the fall regional association trade shows: GLiBA, MBA, MPIBA, NAIBA, NEIBA, NCIBA, PNBA, SCIBA and SIBA. Every August and September, I curse these shows. Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704498.html?nid=3322 The big box retailers are limiting the number of copies customers can buy of their deep discounted titles. Some booksellers had hoped to buy large quantities of the books to benefit from the price war. Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:52:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704288.html?nid=3322 Kristen McLean, executive director of the Association of Booksellers for Children, presented a detailed outline of the technological challenges facing the teen book market at the fall meeting of the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association on October 24. After commenting on the proliferation of teen Web sites, blogs, and social networks and how they are transforming the way books are read... Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:10:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704292.html?nid=3322 Phaidon Press is opening a “pop-up” store in Soho, New York City, next week. The 2,500-square-foot store, at 100 Wooster Street, will be open from November 2 through January 2010. Store hours will be 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m., Monday through Saturday, and 9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Sunday. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:07:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704293.html?nid=3322 The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance has launched a new banner ad campaign under which the associaiton will coordinate the promotion of one title across participating stores Web sites. Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:55:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704164.html?nid=3322 B&N executives believe the retailer will benefit from store consolidation among its competitors. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:45:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704157.html?nid=3322 The Nook has become the fastest selling single item at Barnes & Noble since the retailer introduced the e-reader October 20. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 09:30:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6704014.html?nid=3322 Sales rose slightly, but earnings were off at Canada's largest bookseller. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 08:41:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6703991.html?nid=3322 The country's largest bookseller is well positioned to grow as it plans to leverage its traditional bookstores, online presence and growing digital footprint to boost results, executives said. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 07:27:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6703525.html?nid=3322 The American Booksellers Association sent a letter to the Department of Justice asking the government to investigate what it believes is the illegal predatory pricing practices of Amazon, Wal-Mart, and Target in selling hardcovers for as low as $8.98. The ABA said it believes the big box retailers are trying to "win control of the market for hardcover bestsellers." Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:30:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6703179.html?nid=3322 Turns out those mysterious photos released last week of a rumored Barnes & Noble-sponsored digital reader were the real deal. B&N CEO Steve Riggio along with B&N.com president William Lynch were on hand to show off the new device—called the Nook—at a packed press conference on the west side of Manhattan Tuesday afternoon. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:22:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6702373.html?nid=3322 Amazon has fired a shot in the pricing war with Wal-Mart that broke out Thursday, by introducing same-day delivery in seven major cities and expanding its Saturday delivery options. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 07:55:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6702101.html?nid=3322 At a breakfast that was more stand-up comedy than standard presentation, authors James Dashner (l.), Nancy Farmer and Berkeley Breathed charmed the sold-out crowd gathered for the Children’s Author Breakfast at the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association annual trade show in Oakland on October 10. Award-winning YA author Nancy Farmer began her talk with a humorous, detailed description of her recent eye surgery... Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:15:00 EST http://www.publishersweekly.com/article/CA6701964.html?nid=3322 Children's books shared the stage with adult titles at the New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association conference earlier this month. Longtime Baltimore institution The Children's Bookstore was one of several stops on a DIY bookstore tour that preceded the official opening of the conference, which began with a dinner with children's author Laurie Halse Anderson and adult author Paul Rudnick. Sporting a blue IndieBound T-shirt, Anderson thanked booksellers for fighting the good fight for shopping local. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 12:05:00 EST