Showing posts with label independent bookstores. Show all posts
Showing posts with label independent bookstores. Show all posts
Thursday, January 12, 2012

Don't be an iPhoney, buy where you shop!

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Here's Harvard Bookstore's reply to Amazon's evil app (thanks to GalleyCat for the link): Yours, Raz @ Eco-Libris Eco-Libris: ...
Friday, October 7, 2011

How green is the Kindle Fire - part 4: Can the new tablet actually benefit independent bookstores?

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Today we continue with our Amazon week. After discussing if the new Kindle Fire and other new Kindles will contribute to making e-reading g...
Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Is Amazon killing independent bookstores by not collecting sales tax? Not really..

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After reading on David Streitfeld's article on the New York Times on Amazon's efforts to avoid collecting sales tax in California...
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Monday, August 8, 2011

Independent bookstores find ways to compete in the digital age, but will it save them?

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Yesterday I read an interesting article on JSOnline (" Independent bookstores find ways to compete in the digital age ") describin...
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Boneshaker Books, a great new bookstore in Minneapolis, is joining Eco-Libris program!

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We are happy to update you on a new bookstore, Boneshaker Books of Minneapolis, MN that has joined our bookstore program . The store was op...
Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Five ideas that can help Powell's Books avoid bankruptcy

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Powell's Books, a nearly 40-year-old book retailer with six stores in the Portland area, including the 68,000-square-foot flagship, Pow...
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Saturday, January 29, 2011

Where consumers REALLY buy ebooks?

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" Nearly 81% of eReader Owners Would ‘Likely’ Buy eBooks Online from Indie Bookstores " - this was the headline of an article I re...
Monday, January 24, 2011

The future of Independent bookstores (or: 5 comments on 'Small Bookstores Struggle for Niche in Shifting Times')

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Julie Bosman wrote an interesting article ( Small Bookstores Struggle for Niche in Shifting Times ) on today's New York Times, on the se...
Wednesday, December 15, 2010

We love Greenlight Books but think they might be wrong about the future of independent bookstores

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Fact 1 : I love Greenlight Bookstore . I visited the store, located in the Ft. Greene section of Brooklyn, couple of weeks ago on Saturday ...
Thursday, December 2, 2010

5 reasons why independent bookstores shouldn't count too much on Google Editions

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Wall Street Journal reported yesterday that Google "is in the final stages of launching its long-awaited e-book retailing venture, G...
Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Borders is closing stores, adding Google tools and teaming with MeetUp - Is this a winning strategy? Probably not..

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I read yesterday on GalleyCat that Borders Group plans to close 17 Borders superstores nationwide after the holidays including one in Michi...
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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

The future of bookstores - business as unusual, local solutions and positioning for success

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Three articles I read in the last couple of days reflected three different perspectives on the present situation and the future of Independe...
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Monday, August 2, 2010

Doom and gloom for independent bookstores? Not in New York!

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Last Thursday we were all doom and gloom about Independent stores and called them to prepare a war plan. Well, it looks like there's ...
Thursday, July 29, 2010

Independent bookstores need a war plan and they need it now!

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The news in the last 48 hours on the closing of two independent bookstores, Tree House Books (Holland, MI) and Rodney's Bookstore (Cam...
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Friday, June 11, 2010

What's the connection between 18 miles of books, Julie and Julia, Robert Pattinson and Eco-Libris?

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In one word: Strand . Yes, we just wanted to remind you that if you happen to be in New York and you look for a good bookstore, then Strand ...