Search Results by tag: bookselling

Controversial bookstore seeks like-minded buyer

A Vancouver bookstore with a long history of pricey court battles is seeking a buyer. According to Xtra West, Little Sister's Book and Art Emporium owners Jim Deva and Bruce Smyth are looking to move ... Read More »

January 22, 2008 | Filed under: Book news

China is here

By Scott MacDonald

In response to all the recent talk about the 21st-century being the Chinese century, The Guardian has put together a fascinating two-part piece about the Chinese publishing industry. The Chinese literary world is like a ... Read More »

January 18, 2008 | Filed under: Industry news

Bookstore beauties

By Scott MacDonald

The Guardian has put together a list of the 10 prettiest looking bookstores in the world, and though not all of their selections are eye-poppers, they've certainly found some doozies. The first two, in particular ... Read More »

January 11, 2008 | Filed under: Bookselling

Bookmarks – Paddington the Bear in jail, comic books in Kandahar, bibles in China, and more

By Nathan Whitlock

Some book-related links: Paddington the Bear arrested on immigration charges on 50th anniversary (CBC.ca) Comic books handed out in Kandahar to teach kids about human rights (The Canadian Press) Speaking of human rights, China to ... Read More »

December 10, 2007 | Filed under: Book links

Dealing with the loonie surge, continued

By Leigh Anne Williams

As the pricing crisis keeps reverberating throughout the book industry, more booksellers are unilaterally lowering their prices. In Waterloo, Ontario, Words Worth Books is now offering a 15% discount on all dual-priced books. According to ... Read More »

November 8, 2007 | Filed under: Book news

Gadget Watch, Part 2: Tamblyn's Sony Reader experiment

By Q&Q Staff

BookNet Canada CEO Michael Tamblyn spoke at a Saturday morning seminar on "Digitization and the Future of Canadian Bookselling," which focused on e-readers. In order to assess the viability of the medium, Tamblyn himself tried ... Read More »

June 9, 2007 | Filed under: Bookselling, Events

Misery loves company

By Alison Jones

As reported in an article from the Independent, "misery literature" is gaining in popularity, especially in the form of memoirs. Last year, the bestselling memoir in the UK, Behind Closed Doors by Jenny Tomlin, which ... Read More »

March 6, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Just say no to publicly funded marketing: Bachmann

By Leigh Anne Williams

Prominent indie bookseller Richard Bachmann has spoken out about the More Canada initiative, in which several Canadian publishers are seeking funding to subsidize display placement for their titles in Indigo and indie bookstores. In a ... Read More »

January 18, 2007 | Filed under: Book news, Bookselling, Opinion

Book-Writing Idol II: Electric Boogaloo

By Leigh Anne Williams

Remember that Lit Idol contest in the U.K. back in 2004? Unpublished novelists submitted their work for a chance to win representation from a British power agent, and a Canadian, Paul Cavanagh, beat out everyone. ... Read More »

January 11, 2007 | Filed under: Industry news

Australian booksellers get their numbers crunched to mixed reviews

By Cassandra Drudi

While getting one's jollies from poring over accurate sales data only recently became a favourite activity among Canadian bookfolk, Australia six-year-old book industry sales data program, according to an Australian article, is like many a ... Read More »

July 25, 2006 | Filed under: Book news

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