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Tag Archives: Bookselling
High on Books
Europe’s highest bookstore opened last summer on Mount Blanc at an altitude of 3,466 meters. The Feltrinelli bookshop is situated inside the Punta Helbronner station on the third floor of the Skyway Monte Biancodi Funivie Montebianco . The stunning shop … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Tourism, Writing
Tagged Alps, Bookselling, France, Italy
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A winning combination
I don’t imagine that any of us will be traveling to China any time soon, however, wouldn’t the new Capsule Hotel & Bookstore in Qinglongwu, Zhejiang province, China, be the ideal getaway.
Posted in Architecture, Asia, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Hotels, Tourism
Tagged Bookselling, China, literary hotels
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Bookmobile with an Italian accent
UNA NUOVA INIZIATIVA PER LA DIFFUSIONE DEL LIBRO proclaims the title at the top of the photo, or, in English, A New Initiative for Distributing Books. The early 1920s bookmobile was actually publisher’s method of selling books to the public, not … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Europe, History
Tagged Bookmobiles, Bookselling, Firenze, Florence, Italy
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How to help indie bookshops survive
The new coronavirus presents a real challenge to bookstores. Here are some ways you can help keep your local bookstore open—during the pandemic and after—without leaving home. 1. Pre-Order Books Online It’s likely that you know a book you want is … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, ebooks
Tagged audiobooks, Bookselling, indie bookstores
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Bookstore Tourism: Istanbul
The recently opened Kitap Koala bookstore in Istanbul’s Şişli district offers 30,000 books to its customers with the commitment to give all of its profits to animal shelters and cover the medical needs of stray animals all over Turkey. The … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Tourism
Tagged Animal rights, animal welfare, Bookselling, Istanbul, Turkey
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Coming to a bookstore near you
These days most of us are all to familiar with autonomous robots. Whether it’s the helpful little vacuum cleaner scurrying underfoot or the creepy robotic towers wandering and beeping around the supermarket doing what nobody seems to know, robots are … Continue reading
Welcome to Bookshop!
Last week, a new online book retailer model launched the beta version of its innovative site.Indeed, Bookshop.org has gone live with the mission to “financially support independent bookstores and give back to the book community.” Founded by the publisher and entrepreneur … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA
Tagged Amazon, Bookselling, Bookstores, indie bookstores
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Better News From Iran
Before the U.S. media begins flooding the airwaves with propaganda about the Iranian “enemy”, I thought it would be a good time to share this story. Mahdieh Ahmadi is a 23 year-old woman from the city of Arak in the … Continue reading
George RR Martin’s Beastly Books
On November 30th, the legendary author George R.R. Martin officially launched his own bricks and mortar bookshop in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Beastly Books—named for Beauty and the Beast—is located nextdoor to the cinema that Martin purchased and rehabilitated in 2013. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA, Writing
Tagged Bookselling, George R. R. Martin, Santa Fe
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Chalk it up to books
Some one should compile a book or website devoted to the clever chalkboard signs that booksellers in North America use to entice book buyers into shops for a browse.
