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20 Ways to Help Authors in 2021
by, Jill Swenson
January 12, 2021

Pre-order. You might be surprised to learn that pre-ordering a book is critical to the launch of a book. Publishers may make decisions about how much marketing support to provide a new release based on the volume of pre-orders. Some even determine the size of a first print run using those numbers. If a book has strong pre-order sales, reviewers are more likely to review it,… [Read More]

Filed Under: Amazon, GoodReads, independent bookstore, Little Free Libraries, shop local, Social Media, Support Authors, support indie
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Indies Over Amazon
by, Audrey Arnold
December 10, 2019

As gift-giving season draws closer, publishers look to retailers to stock up for the holidays, but this season, one of the largest retailers, Amazon, decided to drastically cut book orders to publishers. The cuts are due to space issues in Amazon’s warehouses as they make room for “bigger-ticket items for Black Friday and Cyber Monday,” Publisher’s Weekly suggests. This choice to cut orders has a… [Read More]

Filed Under: Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Book Industry, book publishing, brick-and-mortar, Independent Book Publishers Association, independent bookstore, indie bookstore, publisher''s weekly, support indie, Walmart
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A New Chapter – Reader’s Loft Closing, Lion’s Mouth Opening
by, Audrey Arnold
September 10, 2019

For 26 years, the Reader’s Loft bookstore in Green Bay has served the community, but on August 31, the store closed its doors. This comes following store owner Virginia Kress’s announcement of her retirement on the Reader’s Loft website and Facebook page. “These past 26 years have brought so much joy I don’t even know how to properly express it,” she writes, “Not just the… [Read More]

Filed Under: Amy Mazzariello, book culture, Book Festival, Brown County Library, CityDeck, Downtown Green Bay, Fox River Trail, independent bookstore, Kickstarter, Lion's Mouth, Margaret Atwood, Meyer Theater, R. L. Stine, Readers Loft, Roxanne Gay, Susan Orlean, UntitledTown, UntitledTown Book and Author Festival, Virginia Kress, Walter Mosley
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The Importance of Independent Bookstores
by, Audrey Arnold
July 23, 2019

When thinking about your local bookstore, what comes to mind? Is it a familiar friendly face greeting you as you walk in? Is it a sense of comfort and calm? There is a simple magic to independent bookstores, and they’re a refuge for many in the neighborhoods they serve, playing an important role in benefitting the community. Local independent bookstores are vital pillars in the… [Read More]

Filed Under: #indiethursday, American Booksellers Association, bookstore, brick-and-mortar storefront, Community, Favorite Bookstores, FCBF, Fox Cities Book Festival, independent bookstore, indie bookstore, IndieBound, local bookstores, Readers Loft, shop indie, shop local, UntitledTown, UntitledTown Book and Author Festival, Writer's Digest
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In the Land of Coffee, a Bookstore Reunion
by, Danielle Sherwood
October 4, 2011

  A few months back, in April, Seattle’s Elliott Bay Book Company moved to Capitol Hill, a trendy LGBT-friendly neighborhood east of downtown. I heard about the change from the Seattle Times and asked friends about it but no one had visited yet. The move was a surprise – Elliott Bay is a local staple, its location nearly as sacrosanct as Starbuck’s original café in… [Read More]

Filed Under: bookstore, Capitol Hill, consumer interests, convenience vs community, EBC cafe, Elliot Bay Book Company, handselling, independent bookstore, new location, Pacific Northwest business, Pioneer Square, Seattle
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