You Searched For "independent bookstores" and got 20 results
Sort By:
2 mins read
Independent bookstores once considered Barnes & Noble the enemy, but its CEO loves small bookstores so much, he owns 9 of his own
Barnes & Noble's CEO opened his first Daunt Books in 1990 and he still owns the chain today, despit…
Avery Hartmans
2 mins read
Iconic American bookstore Powell's ditches Amazon, and says quitting the tech giant is like kicking a smoking habit
Powell's CEO Emily Powell said Amazon's business has had a "detrimental impact" on booksellers and …
Madeline Stone
2 mins read
Millennial and Gen Z nostalgia is bringing back book sales, indie bookstores, and Barnes & Noble
Nostalgia is a powerful force for spending — especially for young adults, who miss the chain …
Hillary Hoffower
3 mins read
A struggling bookstore owner tweeted that business was so slow she couldn't pay her bills. Within days, followers came together to keep her afloat.
A post appealing to #BookTwitter for their support was viewed over 6.1 million times, as users orde…
Andrew Lloyd
2 mins read
At one of New York's most popular bookstores, virtual events offered a pandemic lifeline - but they also lacked the same thrill as in-person events
As New York City reopens, Sabir Sultan, events director at Strand Bookstore, discussed the highs an…
Kevin Shalvey
5 mins read
Independent bookstores across the US are laying off employees and scrambling to stay afloat after closing their doors to prevent spread of the coronavirus
Ralston echoed Lovely and said the indie bookstores in Baltimore cultivated friendships long before…
Bethany Biron
3 mins read
We spoke to employees of NYC's beloved 93-year-old Strand Book Store who say its millionaire owner's attempts to save the struggling business are making it harder than ever to run the store
The skeleton crew that remains say they're overworked and undermined. "We miss our friends. We miss…
Jennifer Ortakales,Bartie Sco…
3 mins read
Independent bookstores are becoming centers of political resistance
Indie bookstores in the United States have rebounded substantially since the financial crisis, incr…
Eliza Relman
3 mins read
Amazon's bookstores are pulling straight from the playbook of independent booksellers
Most of the Amazon bookstores are also launching in community neighborhoods, instead of commercial …
Eugene Kim
3 mins read
Barack Obama's record-setting memoir, 'A Promised Land', is causing headaches for indie bookstores that are struggling to fulfill orders
Barack Obama's memoir "A Promised Land" sold almost 900,000 copies in the U.S. and Canada in its fi…
Kevin Shalvey
3 mins read
5 ways you can buy your favorite books and support local bookstores while in lockdown
Some local bookstores are taking orders online or via the phone for curbside pickup or delivery.
Frank Olito
3 mins read
Amazon's bookstores are generating almost no revenue - and there's an obvious reason why
That means the stores are just another benefit that Amazon has tacked on to its Prime benefits. The…
Dennis Green
3 mins read
A bookstore begged shoppers in a viral tweet to stop coming in and taking pictures of books to buy on Amazon
The number of independent bookstores in the US grew by 35% between 2009 and 2015, according to the …
Dennis Green
2 mins read
Amazon is finally opening a bookstore in the San Francisco Bay Area
Most of Amazon's bookstores are launching in community neighborhoods, instead of commercial shoppin…
Eugene Kim
2 mins read
A bookstore owner called the cops on a woman who confronted Steve Bannon and called him a 'piece of trash'
Bannon, who founded the right-wing website Breitbart, left President Donald Trump's administration …
Matthew Michaels
6 mins read
18 Bookstores Every Book Lover Must Visit At Least Once
"Tending to more books than anyone could read in a lifetime - from international bestsellers to a r…
6 mins read
18 Bookstores Every Book Lover Must Visit At Least Once
"Tending to more books than anyone could read in a lifetime - from international bestsellers to a r…
Ashley Lutz
5 mins read
Amazon Has A Plan To Get Indie Bookstores To Kill Themselves
"This is a natural fit. Amazon and University of Puget Sound both offer educational resources to st…
6 mins read
From solitary confinement in China to self-exile in Taiwan: Inside a Hong Kong bookshop owner's fight to keep the free press alive
Lam Wing-kee's Causeway Bay Books moves to a new location in Taipei, striving to offer books critic…
Huileng Tan
3 mins read
I skip the Hamptons and head to a coastal town in Connecticut instead. It's less crowded and wonderful year-round.
Madison, Connecticut, is easy to get to from New York City and has as much beauty and things to do …