James Patterson, publishing’s own Saint Nick, doles out bonuses to independent booksellers
James Patterson is playing Ol’ Saint Nick this year. The bestselling author, who is known for his philanthropic support for literacy and reading initiatives, has awarded holiday bonuses totaling $250,000 to… Read more »
Leading booksellers and authors’ groups join together to file pro-Apple petition with Supreme Court
New developments in the court case that never ends: As reported in this Shelf Awareness story, the American Booksellers Association (ABA), Authors United (AU), Barnes & Noble and the Authors Guild (AG) joined… Read more »
ABA, Authors Guild, Association of Authors’ Representatives, and Authors United team up to demand Amazon antitrust inquiry
A month after the European Union announced an antitrust investigation into Amazon’s ebook contracts, four powerful groups representing authors and bookstores are uniting to demand that the U.S. government launch a… Read more »
ABA calls for support of #JeSuisCharlie
In the week since the killings at Charlie Hebdo in Paris, the phrase “Je suis Charlie” (“I am Charlie”) has become a rallying cry for free speech. CNN Money reported… Read more »
Handseller takes personalized recommendations taken to the next level
Indie bookstores are fundamental to literary culture. Unfortunately, many are struggling. Morley Horder, Rene Kirkpatrick, and Tim Hunter, of the Bainbridge Island, WA bookstore Eagle Harbor Book Co., have come… Read more »
A solution to showrooming may finally be here
With devices from the new tech startup Estimote already being shipped, bookstores and other retailers finally have a tool to help fight back against showrooming. Showrooming is the practice by… Read more »
Authors are booksellers on Small Business Saturday
In a truly wonderful show of support for independent bookstores, over a thousand authors volunteered to work as booksellers at indie bookstores on Small Business Saturday this year. That’s right: authors,… Read more »
An Open Letter from Jeff Bezos to ABA CEO Oren Teicher
Hey OT! What’s up man! I just saw your letter to me last Tuesday, and thought I’d get back to you. Though you know, buddy, if you want to reach… Read more »
There are exactly zero defensible reasons for authors to link to Amazon
A heated discussion about the lowly book link has burned its way out of The Bookseller this week. Keith Smith, owner of Warwick Books and Kenilworth Books, wrote a post… Read more »
Books & booze at a new Denver store
Last week, Sydney Jarrard wrote on the American Booksellers Association’s Bookselling This Week that Denver will soon have a new literary destination. BookBar, a new store that bills itself as “a book shop for… Read more »