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Tag Archives: Bookselling
Life Lessons From A Bookstore Owner
Ryan Holiday learned some serious life lessons when he decided to open a small town bookshop in rural Texas during a pandemic. A year later, he decided to share his experience in a blog post and a Youtube video (below). … Continue reading
Bookstore Tourism: The End of an Era
A 143 year legacy will soon be coming to an end after it was announced last week that Waterstones has bought Blackwell’s, the UK’s biggest independent bookshop chain. This will mean that Waterstones, Barnes & Noble, Foyles and Blackwell’s will all … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe
Tagged Bookselling, indie bookstores, Oxford, UK
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A Bookstore With A Big Heart
The awardwinning Boulder Bookstore in the beautiful town of Boulder, Colorado has been the cornerstone of the local community for nearly half a century. Once again the store’s family has stepped-up to address an area tragedy in response to the … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA
Tagged Bookselling, Boulder Colorado, climate catastrophe
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Books Saved the Town, Now the Internet Is Killing It
Four decades ago, the little Belgian town of Redu was revitalized by its transformation into the Village Du Livre. The village that had been shrinking fast as farm jobs disappeared and families moved away. But in the mid-1980s, a group of … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, Tourism, Uncategorized
Tagged Belgium, Bookselling, booktowns
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A Perfect Time To Visit The Haunted Bookshop
What better time of the year to visited The Haunted Bookshop than at the Halloween season. Located in Cambridge, England and fittingly found down a dark, spooky alleyway, the diminutive bookstore more than lives up to its name. Packed … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, Europe, History, Tourism
Tagged Antiquarian Books, Bookselling, Cambridge, England, ghosts
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Bookshops of the Future
Posted in Animation, Art, Books, Bookstore Tourism
Tagged Bookselling, Cartoons, Comics
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Goin’ Mobile beep, beep
If you land on TBTP on a regular basis, you know how I feel about bookmobiles, traveling libraries, and itinerant bookstores. So, you won’t be surprised by these two stories about mobile booksellers from opposite sides of the globe. I … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Bookstore Tourism, USA
Tagged Bookmobiles, Bookselling, crowdfunding, New Zealand, NYC
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The Person of the Year
The book trade magazine Publishers Weekly has named the “Book Business Worker” as person of the year. The wonderful graphic above illustrates just some of the multitudes who keep publishing and bookselling going even in the midst of a world-wide pandemic. You … Continue reading
Posted in Animation, Art, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Libraries, USA, Writing
Tagged Bookselling, Bookstores, Publishing
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If M.C. Escher Designed Bookstores
Situated in the southwestern Chinese city of Dujiangyan, in Sichuan province, this extraordinary new bookstore looks like it could have been designed by M.C. Escher himself. The amazing building features mirrored ceilings and extremely tall bookshelves in soaring C-shaped arches. Mirrored … Continue reading
Book Off Japan
Secondhand and used bookstores around the world have been struggling during the Pandemic just like most other retail businesses. But they have the added burden of replenishing their book stocks. Many used booksellers rely on customers bringing in books to … Continue reading