Something of a debate is underway in the Russian market, where some see online retail as a key to future sales growth, while major chains are also showing good numbers in physical stores. Editor’s note: Following our pre-Frankfurt interview with Eksmo CEO Evgney Kapyev, reports from Moscow are of strong sales in online bookselling. But brick-and-mortar proponents continue to forecast …
Interview: Bookseller Marina Kameneva’s Outlook on Russian Publishing
Marina Kameneva, head of Russia’s largest bookstore chain, Moscow Books, on the number of bookstores, book sales, and readers in Russia today.
Barnes & Noble’s Former CEO, Demos Parneros, Launches Lawsuit Against Bookseller
A late-summer standoff has flared with the US publishing industry’s largest–and longest-struggling–brick-and-mortar retail chain. Its former CEO is suing for defamation. The company, in response, alleges sexual harassment.
Mexican Booksellers and Digital Sales Infrastructure: Managing Metadata
Encouraged to ‘exchange opinions, push yourself to create a network,’ Mexico’s booksellers at the CONTEC conference were challenged to adopt digital sales systems’ support for retail.
German Book Market in 2017: Stable Sales But in Need of More Book Buyers
The latest book market statistics from Germany show that flat book sales are being generated by fewer overall book buyers. The Börsenverein calls for a focus on potential readers.
Świat Książki Closes in on Second Place Among Polish Bookstore Chains
As other companies have done, Świat Książki has gained traction in part by taking over some locations of the distressed Matras chain in Poland’s bookstore marketplace.
Five-Day Poetry Fest Will Launch London’s New Second Home Bookstore
The way to open a new poetry bookstore at a communal office, says the UK’s Second Home, is to hold a poetry festival on the premises. The company’s Holland Park facility is the venue in June.
Romancing the Readers in Poland: BookBook and the Bookstore Battles
The shakeout continues in Polish book retail, as the closure of bookstore chain Matras opens chances for competitors BookBook, Mole Mole, and Świat Książki to expand.
UK Independent Booksellers Discuss an Alliance, With Cautious Optimism
The idea of negotiating as a group for better discounts, more author appearances, and more has excited a group of independent booksellers in the UK.
A UNESCO Honor Today in Havana and a Francophone Bookshop in Bucharest
Named for Mexican novelist and diplomat Jaime Torres Bodet, UNESCO’s honor recognizes a Cuban institution’s presence in literature and the arts; and in Bucharest, a French bookselling success.