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Tag Archives: Bookselling
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
Dear Book People
Sincerely Erik, is a moving short film written and directed by Naz Riahi about one bookseller struggling in these plague times. Although it is fictional, it poignantly reflects the reality that many folks in the book trade are experiencing all over … Continue reading
Posted in Books, USA, Writing, Bookstore Tourism, movies
Tagged New York City, Bookselling, indie bookstores, Greenwich Village
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Sometimes You Just Have To Listen To Oprah
I don’t think that I’ve ever actually read O, the Oprah Magazine, but I recently heard about an issue that featured “17 Black-owned bookstores in America that amplify the best in literature.” It also recommended the favorite bookshops of renowned … Continue reading
Virtually Independent Bookstore Day
Tomorrow more than 630 bookstores across North America are planning to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day . Booksellers are promoting a variety of virtual and in person events this year. Kids’ and YA events: 1:00 p.m. ET: Lisa Brown drawing class from Goldfish Ghost 1:30 … Continue reading
Posted in Books, USA, Writing, Bookstore Tourism, ebooks, Tech
Tagged Bookselling, indie bookstores, Europa Editions, Amor Towles, Elena Ferrante
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Yes, Your Books Are Taking Longer To Be Delivered
If you are reading this blog post, there is a better than likely chance that you are a book buyer and that you are getting many, if not most, of your print reading materials through the mail these days due … Continue reading
Posted in Books, USA, Bookstore Tourism
Tagged Bookselling, Abebooks.com, secondhand bookshops, USPS
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Bookstore Movements, or the Mariko Aoki Phenomenon
The first time that I stumbled upon the so-called Mariko Aoki Phenomenon (青木まりこ現象, Aoki Mariko genshō)I laughed it off as a poor attempt at bathroom humor. But the second time that I read about this Japanese bookstore issue I thought that it … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Asia, Tourism, Bookstore Tourism, Libraries
Tagged Japan, Bookselling, Wikipedia, bookstore
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How Book Lovers Can Help
If you are anything like me, these days you are searching for positive things that can be done. One simple, concrete action is to support indie bookstores, and especially those stores owned by people of color. Most of these valuable … Continue reading
The Great American Book Giveaway
Gold Beach Books is the second largest bookstore in Oregon and like most folks in the bookselling biz these days they have been closed due to the pandemic. But the four sisters who own the store came up with a … Continue reading
