Bookstore in Taiwan really wants you to focus on the books

Posted on 10/19/2020 at 01:14 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Are we drawn to this story because it’s about an unusual bookstore or because it’s set in a warm locale?...

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Tagged As: Bookstore, Literary Hub, Literary tourism

Barnes & Noble tells customers that it was hacked

Posted on 10/15/2020 at 09:53 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Barnes & Noble has confirmed that it was was hacked and that customer information was stolen. The Digital Reader shares...

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Tagged As: Barnes & Noble / Nook, Bookstore, The Digital Reader

The Maldives -- and their bookstore in a luxury resort -- are reopening

Posted on 09/24/2020 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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The Maldives are reopening to international visitors, and the bookstore on one of its island resorts is ready for its...

Tagged As: Bookstore, Literary tourism

Long-ago creativity pays off for the owner of the Book Bus

Posted on 09/05/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’re fond of saying that hindsight is 20/20. In the case of bookstore owner Melanie Moore, though, foresight is 20/20....

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Tagged As: Bookstore, Just for fun

NY bookstores are adding reading material to children's lunchboxes

Posted on 07/30/2020 at 04:21 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The COVID-19 pandemic has hit all of us in some way, and has been particularly brutal on certain segments of...

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Tagged As: Bookstore, coronavirus / COVID-19, Reading

Publishers Weekly: Bolton's book isn't flying off all bookshelves

Posted on 06/24/2020 at 11:13 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Whether you were among those eagerly anticipating the book or those criticizing its author, you weren’t surprised to learn that...

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Tagged As: Bookstore, Memoir, Politics, Publishers Weekly

Harry Hoffman, president of Waldenbooks for 12 years, has died

Posted on 06/08/2020 at 03:19 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The man responsible for our fondest mall memories has passed away. The New York Times reports that Harry Hoffman, who...

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Tagged As: Bookstore, Obituary, The New York Times

Trade group criticizes Amazon's donation to bookstore charity

Posted on 04/27/2020 at 01:03 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Maybe there was a reason Amazon didn’t seek public acknowledgment of its donation to a bookstore charity. A day after...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Bookstore, Charity, The Bookseller

Bookstore charity identifies big donor as Amazon

Posted on 04/24/2020 at 11:47 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

No country’s bookstores have been immune to the financial pressures of the coronavirus outbreak. So Britain’s shops weren’t alone in...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Bookstore, Charity, coronavirus / COVID-19, The Bookseller

City Lights Bookstore blows past GoFundMe campaign goal

Posted on 04/14/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Even the most famous and beloved bookstores are struggling during the coronavirus pandemic. But fortunately, City Lights Bookstore’s supporters rose...

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Tagged As: Bookstore, Charity