A look at the major developments in the Australian book marketing in 2011 in a report by Booksellers NZ
The one thing a great comics book store must do -- unlike a bookstore -- is ensure you never forget your in a comic book store.
'People don’t revere the old comics enough,' says Manuel Morin, owner of Paris' BD Spirit, which offers 50-80,000 titles, many of them collectors items.
For a westerner, Moscow's bookstores can feel like returning to a lost world and, with a new Russian owner, Waterstones might benefit from their example.
Waterstones is to launch a Russian bookshop within its flagship store in London’s Piccadilly, offering 5,000 Russian language titles and translations.
France's FNAC will focus on families and children, while Germany's Thalia will work on e-commerce efforts, ways to boost sales amid increased competition.
So, Waterstones dropped the apostrophe from its name. Well, you’ve got to feel sorry for them--and for those little bits of type: they’re battered on all fonts.
The number bookstores in Tehran rose from 858 to 895 in 2010, according to the Iran Book News Agency. Overall, 198 new bookstores opened in Iran last year.
In 2011 self-publishing and e-books turned the industry on its head. But Barnes & Noble, Amazon and Harry Potter still made headlines.
E-books are breaking down territories by allowing English-speakers the world over to buy books from anywhere and vice-versa. But have you partaken?
