Sentences with phrase «small bookstores»

It wasn't that long ago that everyone was predicting the end of print and the demise of small bookstores.

Many small bookstores do not have the staff or resources to build their own e-book platforms.

Note: There are other smaller bookstores out there that allow indie authors to upload their ebooks as well.

I love small bookstores, but there has never been one in my area.

I'd love to see how small bookstores are doing now.

With even the higher - volume indies unable to compete, small bookstores across the nation were forced to close their doors.

And I don't want small bookstores feeling frustrated by incremental note taking and cutting a check that's barely worth more than the paper it's printed on.

Because there are still too few smaller bookstores out there.

I love this bookstore and hope small bookstores can keep going.

Then there was Kobo, an upstart spun out of a Canadian bookseller (Indigo), with the backing of a lot of smaller bookstores in the US, like the now defunct Borders.

I don't want to feel swindled by small bookstores with too many authors to manage.

Nor should they forget that the real problems for small bookstores came with the influx of the big box bookstores like B&N.

As smaller bookstores hone in on specialized niche markets, Amazon may feel threatened and wants to dominate this market, too.

So in that respect, I don't say I disapprove of it but I'm a little disappointed that it may prevent other smaller bookstores from succeeding,» she said.

Putting books in small bookstores on consignment will become your full - time job, and it won't really help sell books.

One of the arguments for small bookstores came from Dr. Torsten Casimir, Publishing Director for mvb, who raised the interesting point that when books are legislatively priced the same across the board, bookstores have to offer their customers more in terms of benefits in order to keep them.

Now, Google has cancelled an undisclosed number of affiliates programs with small bookstores based on their low sales figures.

In the meantime, Google will take the energy it used to spend on letting small bookstores sell ebooks and transfer that to trying to build Google Play into the ebook powerhouse it had hoped to become when it first launched the affiliates reseller program.

They could easily either just give small bookstores the same discounts or even just Stop Selling To Amazon.

The foundation's building — a repurposed Masonic temple — also features one of the best small bookstores in town.

Hundreds of smaller bookstores all over the US have also refused to do business with them.

One of the problems I keep seeing with big publishing is you guys stick to current models and don't look at down the road or how something could help smaller bookstores (think a POD in an indie bookstore) or with books that aren't ordered as frequently.

In Germany there are laws in place that protect small bookstores from bigger companies deeply discounting books.

Big bookstores like Borders, and many small bookstores too, were closing and Amazon's Kindle E-reader was a breakout product.

Smaller bookstores offer the local events (as I mentioned), personalized help finding that next big read, and if local they help support your area.

They are exceptionally inviting, far more than any other major brand in the US, and far more than most small bookstores.

«Will the Quebec Government Step In to Try to Save Small Bookstores?»

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One advantage Kobo does have is that it is partnered with the American Booksellers Association, which means that thousands of small bookstores post Kobo ebooks on their websites.

While Amazon works to corner the selling market, drive small bookstores out of business, hold publishers up for a larger percentage of sales, they remain untouched.

Riggio continued to expand his number of college bookstores and his bookstores modeled on the Sales Annex, as he also acquired small bookstores and bookstore chains, including B. Dalton.

While I'm by no means jumping up and down and saying Amazon is evil, I do hate losing small bookstores.

A lot like small bookstores.

The book retail scene in Singapore is at its lowest point ever now, with the only large chain left being Kinokuniya, and small bookstores with deliberately curated and stimulating selections are simply non-existent.

Also, Hogwild Poppers and Pocket Disc round off the best recommendations for small bookstores.

Indie companies often are relegated to the timeless «Zine» format that is a fixture at many small bookstores.

What gets me more is her long tirade about how small bookstores are tired of having to deal with questions their customers bring them based on Amazon.

We have only a couple of small bookstores in this area (the Monterey Peninsula in California) that seem to be succeeding.

«I'm a former librarian so I've always been a book reader and I've always been in favour of small bookstores.

It is a logical and efficient way for a small bookstore to expand its footprint, especially as big chains have shuttered locations, leaving a vacuum for enterprising independent stores to fill.

Perhaps it was memories of that night that inspired my tears the other day, when I found myself crying in the café of a small bookstore that I ducked into out of the Edinburgh rain.

A width of 30.75» is slim for a double stroller, however, this stroller is still wider than a single stroller and it may be difficult to use in tight spaces like a subway or small bookstore.

His family owned a small bookstore throughout his early childhood, and he would spend weekends flipping through book after book, always sure to read the ones that looked the most interesting.

Wes Anderson's feature debut, an affectionate shaggy dog story of middle class kids who plan an elaborate heist of a small bookstore with the help of the local «criminal mastermind» (James Caan), also marks the debut of actors Owen Wilson (who co-wrote the film with Anderson) and Luke Wilson.