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Bookstores
Two years on from BLM protests, business has declined at Black-owned bookstores
by
Matt Levin
Jun 20, 2022
However, it's still better than it was before the protests.
Supply chain snags hit books
Nov 10, 2021
Shipping delays, reduced printing capacity and a paper shortage plague publishers and retailers as holiday shopping gets underway.
Checking in with Black-owned bookstores, 1 year since George Floyd's murder
by
Matt Levin
May 24, 2021
Business is still up, although not quite as much as it was in the six months following George Floyd's death.
Book sales are up, but is that helping independent sellers?
by
Andy Uhler
Dec 30, 2020
Book sales are up almost 8% this year. Mega online stores benefited the most, but some small players are pivoting in hopes of getting ahead.
Bookstores see surge in sales of works about race
by
Erika Beras
Jun 3, 2020
Merchants are reporting a spike in sales of titles like "How To Be an Antiracist."
Indie booksellers innovate to survive the age of Amazon
by
Dan Kraker
Jan 7, 2020
The holiday season is the busiest time of year for many retailers, including the country's 2,500 hundred independent bookstores. Some, despite Amazon's dominance, are flourishing.
Independent bookstores are thriving, but a threat looms
by
Renata Sago
Dec 31, 2018
This isn’t a bad time to be in the independent bookstore business. The American Booksellers Association says there’s been a nearly 31 percent increase in the number of indie bookstores since 2009. The indie renaissance coincides with the collapse of national book chains. One threat to bookstores’ future: rising rents and labor costs. Click the […]
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Cookbooks are still going strong
Nov 26, 2018
For a lot of people, a physical cookbook is a way to escape a screen – and make some memories.