Sentences with phrase «known as a bookstore»

Saraiva is mainly known as a bookstore that specializes in educational material.

When someone mentions B&N to you, you have this image of a store that is known as a bookstore.

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When speaking about starting Amazon, Bezos explained that he did not know he was ready to leave his job as a software developer on Wall Street when he came up with concept of an online bookstore.

He is part of a national marketing campaign on behalf of 1,200 independent bookstores that is centered on a recommended - reading list known as the Book Sense 76 — in honor of 1776.

In that moment in the bookstore, I recognized that man's words as indicative that he was deprived of the love that I had so often encountered; something inside of me knew instinctively how to lead him there.

Whether it's something major like the fight for something as basic as an education for girls in the developing world or something seemingly minor like major Christian bookstores who won't stock my book, people want to know, aren't you discouraged by this?

In South India, where I teach as often as possible, the racks at the front of the bookstores are no longer filled, as they were a scant decade ago, with volumes dedicated to the preservation of village life, or to the intellectual, cultural or social history of South Asia, or to the writings of spiritual and political leaders calling the people to overcome imperialism and colonialism.

As one reader posted on the on «line bookstore, Amazon.com, «Ms. Walker is truly one of the most daring writers of the twentieth century... [but] I found the details of the lesbian lovemaking to be more than I ever wanted to know about lesbian relationships» and the assumption that my dead relatives spy on me in my bed quite revolting.

Uniquely yours: Yes, it's known as one of the largest feminist bookstores in the country, but as the name implies, kids do come first.

As you do a quick search online or browse the shelves at your local bookstore, you come to realize that there are a ton of books out there and it is hard to know which one to choose.

For me Planet Books is the best bookstore I know, I have bought shelves of very heavy but beautiful art, fashion, design and photography books, as well as most recently a host of David Sedaris novels.

The German - Spanish actor Daniel Bruhl is outstanding as Bose, an idealistic and relatively naïve bookstore operator who makes the cardinal mistake of getting to know some of the hostages, further weakening his already bending commitment to his cause.

At its heart is Jenny Slate's bookstore clerk - cum - comedienne Donna, a twentysomething dealing with an accidental pregnancy, a difficult career and a kinda - sorta boyfriend who is known to fart in her face (though it's nowhere near as crude as that sounds).

As a project it could be part of a larger discussion between local writers and community bookstores about mutual interests, and who knows what other projects might come from that.

Translation is getting new wind under its wings, and print as well as digital is always available, Gunter likes to remind us: «You know Amazon has a physical bookstore now.»

As an avid reader, lover of books, and independent bookstore champion, I really don't know the answers to any of these questions.

That would mark your book as available for return in their catalog and bookstores would know that when they order the book.

While the online bookstore has taken over the brick - and - mortar store in popularity, there are still places (such as the library) where your book might benefit from being near other well - known authors.

One of the more apparent reasons as to why book reviews are important in getting your book known is that the more reviews — preferably on the positive end, of course — it gets, the higher its chances of being displayed prominently in bookstores.

So, as they steadily lose ground, no matter how hard they try, in digital sales, it's no surprise that AAP members are doubling down where indie e-book authors can't compete: in bookstores.

A bookstore sell sheet (also known as one sheet) presents vital book data bookstores need to order your book and are a great promo tool.

I would never sign with another publisher unless they offered either a huge advance or something I wouldn't have access to as an indie, such as a promotional budget or shelf space in big bookstores, translation deal or a film deal, etc (I know film isn't handled via the publisher, but that's the kind of thing I mean — something I can't do on my own).

Considering I average 1 — 2 books a week (minimum — that gets as high as five some weeks), not having to carry around books, no longer forgetting to bring a book when I'm in a hurry, no visiting bookstores or libraries every week (only visit when I want to, about once per month or so), no return deadlines or late fees, and having access to any book I want even at 2 a.m. in the morning is AWESOME!

As Hugh no doubt saw over the years he spent at bookstores, there were frequent instances in which the books shipped bore little relation to what was selling or likely to sell in that store.

We know that some authors have strong feelings about some bookstores, as do consumers, and publishers.

You know, as a relatively newcomer to the bookstore business — I mean, my wife and I only acquired Politics & Prose about a year ago.

Once you are satisfied that this book looks like what you want on bookstore shelves and other readers are used to seeing... go ahead and pick your book's birthday (also known as a publication date) and celebrate.

As you may know, bookstores have survived for the past few decades on credit.

No matter where you take the print book, no matter what room you read it in, it will remain in the same form and have the same affordances as it did on the day it was first stacked in the bookstorNo matter where you take the print book, no matter what room you read it in, it will remain in the same form and have the same affordances as it did on the day it was first stacked in the bookstorno matter what room you read it in, it will remain in the same form and have the same affordances as it did on the day it was first stacked in the bookstore.

Christine — As a bookstore manager, you probably know more about what titles actually sell than that robot does, so don't take it too seriously.

But that is a far cry from saying print is being abandoned — and as for the unlikelihood of finding more than the odd graphic novel in the bookstore, I don't know what to make of that.

So I don't know, I kind of see the kobo people as the good guys, because of their partnership with the independent bookstore, rational price... I don't like the super aggressive attitude of amazon, but again Amazon gives you the feeling that if you don't find it in Amazon, you can not find it anywhere else, which is probably true, and that is a good feeling and add to that their books are the cheapest.

I don't know if many bookstores in BA have closed as they have in New York City, with the advent of e-books.

Book packagers, also known as book producers, are behind many of the «complex» books you'll see in bookstores, such as coffee table books, pop - up books, heavily illustrated books and how to books - in other words pretty much any book that requires a team of people to create the initial concept.

The bookstore, as we know it, is on the ropes and will see a dramatic scaling back in new stores opening.

And you know, I want a little bit of both: I want to be published sooner rather than later and more royalties, but I'd love to be in bookstores as well.

Your book should come up in conversation more with the bookstore owner, who already knows you, as opposed to you pitching the book to them.

I did a lot of research about self - publishing and saw that, though it may not matter as much now, a year or two ago it seemed important that authors NOT be limited to Kindle with their work, or, in print, to a CreateSpace imprint that would be a no - go for libraries and bookstores with antipathy toward Amazon.

Is the lesson of: «Price your books cheaply» that we have learned from Amazon, going to contribute to the further demise of bookstores as we know them?W

It is rare for industry pundits to all agree on anything, but in this case, Mike Shatzkin, Seth Godin, and Joe Esposito all agree that the bookstore as we know it is doomed.

Barnes and Noble, known all over the world as giants in the bookstore fraternity, popped a pleasant surprise by releasing the Nook on the 30th of November 2009.

I can imagine a day when your glasses will customized features for bookstore shopping, such as reviews that float over a book with the GoodReads API framework and clicking on a virtual review will give you everything you need to know.

Said James Patterson in a New York Times interview, «The reality is that women buy most books... The reality is that it's easier, and a really good habit, to start to get parents when they walk into a bookstore to say, «You know, I should buy a book for my kid as well.»»

This town, known as the town of books, has a population of 1,500 but boasts nearly 30 bookstores.

When Locke struck a sweetheart distribution deal with Simon and Schuster, his books appeared in bookstores, but few owners and shoppers knew who he was; as a result, his books languished in the lower rent area on shelves at the back of stores.

You go to a bookstore and someone there recommends it, known as «handselling».

I know as many eBooks as I purchase on my various devices, nothing beats spending an hour in my favorite bookstore.

As one well - known PoD company puts it: «Your book will be listed in the Xlibris on - line bookstore and major on - line stores, including Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com, Borders.com, Buy.com, Chapters.ca, and many more.

No, AS, solve the bookstore - placement problem and you will have done something.

I live hear AS, and I know most of the bookstores (Indie) grumble about them.