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Photo Essay: Midwest Booksellers Adapt to the Age of Covid-19
As the Covid-19 pandemic enters its second month, these images capture booksellers continuing to adapt to a shifting retailing landscape. Some states are relaxing restrictions on business, while others remain locked down.
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Most BAM Stores Are Now Open
Books-A-Million CEO Terry Finley said most BAM stores are now open for in-store visits in addition to curbside pickup.
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Lookout Books Partners with Indie Bookstores to Provide Virtual Backgrounds
Lookout Books, a teaching press housed at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, is partnering with indies to provide students and others with virtual bookstore backgrounds to maintain confidentiality during video calls.
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Some California Bookstores Prepare to Reopen
As part of "Phase 2" of California's four-step plan to restart its economy, bookstores can reopen on May 8 as long as they follow the state’s guidelines to reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission. Stores will be able to offer curbside pickup and home delivery.
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Elliott Advisors Buys Wordery, U.K. Online Retailer
Elliott Advisors, owner of Waterstones and Barnes & Noble, has bought Wordery, the online bookselling division of U.K. wholesaler Bertrams. Aurelius, which owns Bertrams, said it was "reviewing its strategic options" for the wholesaler.
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Print Unit Sales Flat in Late April
A huge gain in the juvenile nonfiction category helped offset a decline in adult nonfiction to keep unit sales of print books in the week ended Apr. 25, 2020, nearly even with sales in the similar week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Booksellers Face Difficult Decisions When Reopening Stores
As states relax their provisions to cope with the spread of Covid-19, bookstores will begin to reopen—and the issues they will face are numerous.
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This Week's Bestsellers: May 4, 2020
Stephen King takes to his couch to read from ‘If It Bleeds,’ the #2 book in the country. Plus Glennon Doyle talks up new books by Jen Hatmaker and Sue Monk Kidd, and 2004’s ‘The Great Influenza’ makes a comeback.
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U.K. Booksellers Call for Government Help
With sales at some bookstores down by as much as 80% since the outbreak of the coronavirus, the U.K. Booksellers Association has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer outlining steps the government can take to support the industry.
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MIBA Cancels Spring Forum, GLIBA Donates to #SaveIndieBookstores
The Midwest Independent Booksellers Association has officially canceled its spring forum road trip to Bayfield, Wisc., on June 1-2, while the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association has donated $5,000 to #SaveIndieBookstores.
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Two Used Book Chains Start to Reopen
Gottwals Books reopened two stores in Georgia yesterday, while Half Price Books is planning to reopen some stores this weekend. In both instances, reopening has resulted in difficult discussions between employees and management.
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As Bookshop Booms, Questions Arise
The independent bookstore e-commerce site Bookshop.org has seen a 2,000% increase in sales in the last month and has become a lifeline for many stores that have been temporarily closed by the Covid-19 pandemic. Yet despite its apparent success, the site has skeptics.
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The Pandemic Is Changing Book-Buying Patterns
The Covid-19 outbreak is altering what books consumers buy and where they buy them.
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This Week's Bestsellers: April 27, 2020
‘The Step-by-Step Instant Pot Cookbook,’ the debut from Pressure Luck Cooking vlogger Jeffrey Eisner, is the #1 book in the country. Plus Abby Jimenez launches ‘The Happy Ever After Playlist’ from her living room, and ornithologist David Allen Sibley explains ‘What It’s Like to Be a Bird.’
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Indies Launch GoFundMe Campaigns to Survive Coronavirus Shutdown
Several indies have launched, with varying degrees of success, GoFundMe fundraising campaigns to help them raise funds to pay bills and employees during a national shutdown that may last for months.
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Publishing Organizations Urge Public to Support Bookstores
In a joint statement released to mark World Book Day, leaders of three organizations serving the publishing industry issued a cry to support the country’s booksellers as they struggle to survive the Covid-19 pandemic.
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South Carolina Bookstore Shares Story of Reopening
Fiction Addiction in Greenville, S.C., has re-opened after the state government gave permission; shoppers are limited to four at a time. "My concern was less for my own health than the health of the store," said owner Jill Hendrix.
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Ingram Debuts Book Recommendation Technology
Ingram Content Group is launching Bookfinity, an online site designed to generate personalized book recommendations and drive book sales using technology.
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Indie Publishers, Booksellers Waiting for CARES Act Relief
As small businesses around the country await funds from the landmark Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, indie publishers and booksellers are having mixed experiences trying to secure this financial lifeline.
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