The pandemic’s effects on bookselling have been mingled with those of Brexit, as booksellers from Sweden and Ireland explain.
The UK’s Goldsboro Books Names ‘Glass Bell’ Award Longlist
The Goldsboro ‘Glass Bell’ award is selected by the booksellers of one of London’s most prominent independent retailers.
US Book Industry Charitable Foundation Raises $1 Million for Bookstores
Ingram Content Group seeds Binc’s ‘Survive to Thrive’ bookstore grant program, with additional major support from publishers and Bookshop.org.
France’s Intermarché Offers Bookstores Its E-Commerce Network
French booksellers get digital help from Intermarché, as they struggle without an ‘essential business’ exemption during the pandemic.
US S&S Partners With Bookshop.org; UK ‘Bag’ Campaign Has Mackesy Designs
In the States, S&S is working with Bookshop.org, and in Britain and Ireland, the Books Are My Bag program has Charlie Mackesy’s artwork.
British Book Awards Program Names Nine Bookshop Shortlists
The Independent Bookshop of the Year category of the 2019 Nibbies has a 48-store shortlist and is broken into nine regions in its initial round.
Russian Booksellers Say Online Retail Competition Is Gaining Fast
The share of online sales of books could be as high as 35 percent in the Russian market within five years, according to one executive.
Russian Officials Pledge 2019 Support for Independent Booksellers
In Russia, a government plan to provide lower-cost retail sites to independent booksellers at state cultural facilities may help smaller bookstores survive.
Despite the Odds, a New Independent Bookstore Opens in Paris: ‘ICI’
The co-owners of Paris’ newest independent bookstore Ici say they’re convinced they can make a go of it, even as France’s market evolves.
Russian Independent Booksellers and Publishers Say Big Players’ Partnerships Hurt Business
Small publishers in Russia see a book market unfairly dominated by large publishing groups and their control over the country’s major bookselling chains.