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Bookstore Hires Help for Overtaxed Teachers

By Marc Schultz | 08/05/2011 @ 12:00AM

Aiken’s Booklovers Bookstore has hired a former school librarian for their new school liaison position, just in time to help teachers prepare for South Carolina’s new reading time requirement.
On My Nightstand: Kenny Brechner's Nighttime Reading

| 08/04/2011 @ 03:00PM

Kenny Brechner, owner of DDG Booksellers in Farmington, Maine, talks about the books currently on his bedside table.
Edwards and Henry Out at Borders

By Judith Rosen | 08/04/2011 @ 12:00AM

In a filing with the SEC today, Borders announced several management changes, including the termination of company president Mike Edwards and executive v-p and CFO Scott Henry late last week.
B&N, Liberty Talks Continue

By Jim Milliot | 08/04/2011 @ 12:00AM

Barnes & Noble and Liberty Media are still in discussions regarding Liberty's offer to acquire B&N for $17 per share.
Green Apple Books Teams with Nonprofit for Charity Campaign

By Wendy Werris | 08/04/2011 @ 12:00AM

Green Apple Books, the iconic San Francisco indie, has partnered with Books for Asia to solicit book donations for schools in the Asia-Pacific region.
BAM Adds Another Store

| 08/03/2011 @ 12:00AM

For the third time this week, Books-A-Million has announced plans to take over a former Borders location. The new BAM will open in Concord, N. C. at the Carolina Mall, in a spot formerly occupied by Borders. The Concord store, BAM’s 234th store nationwide and 17th in North Carolina, is tentatively scheduled to open on August 25.
Hub City Bookshop Outstrips First Year Expectations

By Marc Schultz | 08/03/2011 @ 12:00AM

Spartanburg, S.C.’s Hub City Bookshop will celebrate its first birthday this month with excellent news, having exceeded sales expectations by 77%.
Books-A-Million Fills Another Borders Store

| 08/02/2011 @ 12:00AM

Books-A-Million will open another store in a former Borders location, this time in Erie, PA. The company had previously announced a new store in a former Borders location in Bridgeport. W.V.
Books-A-Million Fills in Borders Store in W.V.

| 08/01/2011 @ 12:00AM

A former Borders store location was filled in by Books-A-Million in Bridgeport, W.V., the chain's 230th store nationwide.
Borders Intellectual Property on the Block

By Judith Rosen | 08/01/2011 @ 12:00AM

With Borders' going-out-of-business sales underway, the company is getting ready to sell off its next most valuable property, its intellectual assets: trade marks, trade names, logos, Internet domain names, and customer information, including e-mail addresses and purchasing history.
Attracting Borders Customers

By Judith Rosen | 08/01/2011 @ 12:00AM

Stores in areas as disparate as New York City and Scarborough, Maine, are trying to lure Borders customers.
Online Retailers Steam Ahead

By Jim Milliot | 07/29/2011 @ 07:00PM

E-books and online retailers showed strong market share gains in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the first period of 2010, while book clubs and hardcovers had noticeable declines. Those were some of the shifts in trends derived from Bowker's PubTrack Consumer service.
Golden Oldies: Survival Tips from the Country's Ten Oldest Bookstores

By Judith Rosen | 07/29/2011 @ 07:00PM

Despite the difficulties that all booksellers face—from economic woes to succession, real estate costs, and changes in the way people read and shop—there are stores that have successfully made the transition from the 1700s and 1800s to become 21st-century retailers.
Indigo Asks Publishers to Ship Directly to Stores

By Leigh Anne Williams | 07/27/2011 @ 12:00AM

Canadian publishers are adjusting to big changes for their biggest retail client, Indigo Books & Music, including sending books directly to the store and expecting returns sooner if titles are not selling.
Banned Books Week Features YouTube Read-Out

| 07/27/2011 @ 12:00AM

For Banned Books Week (Sept. 24-Oct. 1) this year, booksellers and their customers can proclaim their support for free speech on the Internet by joining a worldwide read-out of banned and challenged books.
Books-A-Million Ends Borders Bid; DJM Cranks Up Lease Sales

| 07/26/2011 @ 12:00AM

Books-A-Million's effort to acquire the leases and inventory of 30 Borders location came to an end last night, while DJM Realty, the company looking for new tenants for Borders stores, stepped up its efforts.
Wisconsin's Brown Street Books to Close

By Claire Kirch | 07/25/2011 @ 12:00AM

Joan Belongia, owner of Brown Street Books in Rhinelander, Wis., is closing the 18-year-old bookstore sometime in August.
Canadian Book Sales Down in Q1

By Leigh Anne Williams | 07/25/2011 @ 12:00AM

Sales of print books in Canada dropped dramatically in the first quarter of 2011 compared to the first quarter of 2010, according to new figures from BookNet Canada.
Borders: From Chapter 11 to Liquidation - All of PW's Coverage in One Place

By Publishers Weekly Staff | 07/25/2011 @ 12:00AM

All our coverage of the Borders saga: the leadup to bankruptcy; the filing; the aftermath, the end.
Bookselling After Borders

By Judith Rosen | 07/22/2011 @ 07:00PM

Because of the company's shaky finances, most publishers began transitioning sales to other outlets long before Borders' bankruptcy filing. Even so, the crippled chain moved a lot of books; it was the nation's #3 bookseller, with 14% of the market last year, according to Bowker.

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