Sentences with phrase «of local booksellers»

In the US this year, the ABA thought e-book purchases was a significant enough factor that they partnered with Google to make e-books available through the websites of local booksellers.

Readers used to discover favorite books and authors by casually browsing the shelves of their local booksellers or reading the review sections of print newspapers.

First, it would be wonderful to envision uniformed men standing guard in front of the plate glass display windows of a local bookseller, protecting the wise old proprietor's livelihood of meaningful tomes.

Not exact matches

OK, I was walking through a local bookstore the other day, not a Christian bookstore, just a run - of - the - mill mainstream bookseller with two - floors and comfy chairs and I ran across a...

You should be able to buy it at your local bookstore of choice in the U.S. and Canada (and holler at us if you can't find it and would like to) and in many stores in the UK and Australia, plus online, from a variety of booksellers.

Thursday, local booksellers Betsy Burton of The King's English, Ken Sanders of Ken Sanders Rare Books, and Catherine Weller of Weller Book Works are stacking our studio with books they say should be on your holiday gift list.

After that came browsing the stacks at my favorite local bookseller, lunch in their cafe with a friend and then home to watch several episodes of Portlandia.

Ask your local bookseller to order a copy of A Child's Grief Journey, available in paperback for $ 8.95, or contact the publisher directly at Marco Products, Inc., 1443 Old York Road, Warminster, PA 18974.

And, says Laura Ayrey, executive director of the Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association, «Independent stores have been challenging e-fairness state - by - state by forming coalitions with other local businesses to amend sales tax legislation, and have had success in a number of states.»

He attributes his recent shift in momentum to the efforts of the American Bookseller Association, and readers realizing that independent bookstores offer a different selection than their larger corporate counterparts — especially when it comes to local authors.

One local bookseller who isn't waiting is Mark Rubbo of Melbourne's Readings Books and Music.

Check in with your local bookseller, sign up for their newsletter and take advantage of their author training.

You could approach your local bookseller and ask their advice or check the price of similar books yourself.

That is obviously a fairly ridiculous example for the purposes of illustrating where industry watchers already fear this precedent could lead, but what is clear is that the tax structure surrounding the entire book industry has been called into question in Europe for some time, largely with the advent of corporations like Amazon having one set of rules, and local booksellers being subjected to another.

Not only is she newsletter editor for the ALCS, she's also non-fiction editor for The Bookseller (the trade paper of the British book trade), chair of literary festival events, book award judge, and a respected author — and she still finds time to volunteer in the local community, choreographing a fabulous Book Week for one lucky primary school in the neighbourhood.

On Monday of last week, I joined my friend Caroline Sanderson, another local author who is also an Associate Editor of The Bookseller magazine, on the lunchtime slot for their new Book Club slot.

(Boston, Massachusetts)-- In a move designed to attract the attention of booksellers and librarians across the country, small publisher Peanut Butter and Jelly Press announced today the «I Love My Independent Bookstore Because...» and «I Love My Local Library Because...» monthly contests.

NAIBA expects every publisher to respect the relationships between the local bookseller and members of their community.

Our team specializes in creating and promoting events with built - in audiences at unique off - site venues or with bookstores if you would be paired with a local author or group panel, or simply going in for a meet - and - greet with booksellers where you sign stock copies of your book.

Amazon is not the only online bookseller in France — there are some very big local players, too, like FNAC, selling a range of goods in addition to books, just like Amazon does — but it is very popular there.

Print directories are 6 months old the moment they hit the shelves of your local bookstore or online bookseller.

Amazon buys 3000 copies of a book your local may only buy 3 copies of — and since Amazon doesn't have a showroom, they don't have the labor cost of a trained, knowledgeable bookseller or the concerns about what to do if they don't sell all of their copies.

«Bookshops are important cultural and community hubs, and make a vital contribution to the health of our high streets and local economies in particular, so it is always disappointing to see them close,» said Tim Godfray, chief executive of the Booksellers Association, in an interview with The Bookseller.

Local grocers, fruit - stands, hardware stores, restaurants and booksellers form the backbone of daily interaction among community members.

We're starting to do collaborations with our work with the ABA (American Booksellers Association) where we're doing local self - publishing nights with the local bookstores, bringing together the local self - publishers and having them run clinics for other aspiring self - published authors or people who are trying to get a handle on what this space is... The catalog keeps growing with new authors all the time, new languages all the time, and even as the total business grows, that percentage of self - published sales remains shockingly consistent.»

«There's a potentially bigger market in English if you did some marketing to engage with the English - language books,» explained Reidy of the process wby which booksellers are realizing their readership doesn't only buy books in the local language; she went on to explain that there are bigger considerations involved in global sales, including how to price books in other markets.

The success of Audible is inuring the ire of the German Booksellers Association who just filed a petition to the European Commission whose primary grief was that Amazon is stiffing local companies from entering the market.

On Saturday, Trisha and I went to our local indie, Davis - Kidd Booksellers in Nashville, to hang out with a bunch of like - minded readers: kids who are obsessed with The Hunger Games.

By giving readers the opportunity to choose to purchase from an indie bookstore, you are showing local booksellers that you are a savvy author and that you actively encourage sales of your book from independent bookstores.

But how can this be reconciled with the need for a commercial industry of publishers, booksellers and others who will have much more to fear from libraries when technology brings the local library to every home and mobile phone.

Indies First / Small Business Saturday Authors of all kinds have opportunities to volunteer at their local booksellers while helping to promote their books themselves on Small Business Saturday (the Saturday after Thanksgiving) when many independent bookstores host a #IndiesFirst events.

Kobo: Not a new player, but one to take notice of now, Kobo recently signed a deal with the Independent Booksellers to make Kobo the preferred platform in your local indie.

And organizations like IndieBound, a community - minded movement organized by the independent booksellers of the American Booksellers Association, give local, independent stores more strength and stabooksellers of the American Booksellers Association, give local, independent stores more strength and staBooksellers Association, give local, independent stores more strength and staying power.

WIN will also enable for patrons who do not want to wait for popular titles to become available the option to immediately shop for it from a list of booksellers that support their local library.»

If you live outside of the U.S.A., please check with your local bookseller or favorite online store for the release dates and editions available in your area.

The other day I asked a local bookseller about the rise of ebooks and they flew into a rage.

Patchett told The Bookseller that authors should become more involved in the industry and take greater responsibility as part of a wider ecosystem, just as book - buyers should think twice about purchasing through the cheapest channel, like Amazon, if it means they might lose their local bookshop.

In addition, the company is working with some of the best local booksellers in Australia, including Booktopia and Dymocks, who are selling eBooks today, with QBD The Bookshop and The Co-op Bookshop coming soon.

I'm planning to ask a local bookseller if I can take them to lunch — never thought of that before.

Socialize your top choices for a book title: get the opinions of others who you trust — readers in your genre, as well as your local booksellers and librarians, are good choices.

According to the American Booksellers Association, local businesses donate to charities at more than twice the rate of national chains.

Manjoo's column, «Don't Support Your Local Bookseller» asserts that killing off indie bookstores might not be such a bad thing because they are, «some of the least efficient, least user - friendly, and most mistakenly mythologized local establishments you can find,» calling them «cultish, moldering institutions.&rLocal Bookseller» asserts that killing off indie bookstores might not be such a bad thing because they are, «some of the least efficient, least user - friendly, and most mistakenly mythologized local establishments you can find,» calling them «cultish, moldering institutions.&rlocal establishments you can find,» calling them «cultish, moldering institutions.»

That's still pretty good value and, of course, ebooks from Amazon currently escape the 12.5 % (soon to be 15 %) sales tax levied here, a tough reality for local booksellers who must charge it.

It's the symptom of a huge corporatist migration, which is incredibly dangerous for many more reasons than just putting local booksellers out of business.

Try visiting your local library, or you could go onto the major bookseller sites to at least read a sampling of the work.

«There is a great deal more in the selling and buying of books than simply making them available; it's a cultural and intellectual experience where relationships and understanding between booksellers and readers are developed over time and are highly valued within local communities,» said Mr Wright.

You have a treasure trove of information, connections, and opportunities with your local librarians and booksellers.

That includes indie booksellers who bring a far richer element of local culture to their community than virtually anyone else.

These days there is a lot of talk about how, though it's great that the Kindle is taking off and eBooks are becoming ubiquitous, it's really a shame that the local bookseller is becoming a dying breed as a result.

Collaborating with them for readings and signings (engage a local bookseller to sell books at the library) can be a great way to spread early news of your book in the community.