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Sep

22

2015

Cheryl Strayed named Official Spokesperson for Indies First

Cheryl Strayed, the bestselling Portland author (Wild, Tiny Beautiful Things, Torch and the Brave Enough [on sale October 27]), has been named the 2015 official spokesperson for IndiesFirst by the American Booksellers Association. The first Indies First, in 2013, was launched by Sherman Alexie. The day is a national campaign on Small Business Saturday (the Saturday after Thanksgiving: November 28 this year) …

Sep

26

2014

Indies Introduce logo

Indies Introduce Debut Books
with PNW Connections

The American Bookseller’s Association recently announced 10 adult titles and 10 children’s/YA titles that have been chosen by panels of booksellers from around the country to be featured as Indies Introduce Debut Authors and New Voices. Barbara Theroux of Fact & Fiction in Missoula, Montana represented our region on the adult panel, and Tegan Tigani …

Apr

29

2014

From Bookselling This Week: “Road Trip! A Tour of the West in Search of Sublime Bookstores”

The American Booksellers Association focused on bookstores in the West this week in an article by David Shapiro, founder and president of Craigmore Creations. Below is an excerpt. The full article can be found here. David Shapiro, the founder and president of Craigmore Creations, traveled from the Willamette Valley to the Grand Canyon to take …

Mar

21

2014

James Crossley

Say Something

Downtown Seattle was chockablock with indie booksellers in late January, as hundreds of them flew in for the American Booksellers Association’s ninth annual Winter Institute, where they got to schmooze with authors, attend educational panels, meet with publishing reps, and best of all, talk to each other. Maybe it was the uncharacteristically fine weather that …

Feb

27

2014

Indies Introduce Program: Author Videos!

A recent email newsletter from Village Books reminded me about a program booksellers around the country are participating in to help showcase debut books: Indies Introduce. The American Booksellers Association has posted videos of debut authors introducing their own books, like actress and author Octavia Spencer, above, introducing her chapter book for kids, Randi Rhodes, Ninja …

Jan

28

2014

University Bookstore Wi9 welcome sign

NW (and National) Booksellers in Seattle for Education

Last week, hundreds of booksellers, authors, and publishers converged on Seattle for the American Booksellers Association’s ninth annual Winter Institute (Wi9), an industry celebration and education opportunity. Was your favorite local bookseller there? Enjoy some photos from the Elliott Bay Book Company-hosted opening ceremonies to get a taste of the spirit of the event.    

Jul

30

2013

Beware—Bookstores Burn Fast

The playing dirty metaphors have graduated to outright war-tinged with the news of Amazon’s discount onslaught of recent days. (See Saturday’s unscheduled [read emergency] News issue from Shelf Awareness.) Whatever you might call it, a Blitzkrieg or scorched earth tactic, it amounts to a force that bricks-and-mortar bookstores—big chains and mom and pops alike—cannot hope …

Jul

2

2013

2

remarks

EBBC 40th party

Where the past and future gathered: Elliott Bay Book Company’s 40th Anniversary

Ten years ago, when we gathered at Elliott Bay Book Company in Pioneer Square in Seattle to toast the store’s 30th anniversary, owner Peter Aaron said he would see us all at the 40th anniversary party. This weekend, at Elliott Bay’s new home on Capitol Hill, hundreds of booksellers, authors, and community supporters gathered for …

Mar

29

2013

2

remarks

Goodreads, Badnews

It was announced yesterday that Amazon has worked out a deal to purchase the online book sharing network Goodreads. That’s right, when Amazon takes the reigns later this year, your Goodreads account email and reading profile belong to them. It was just last year that Goodreads moved to an Ingram database from Amazon because of …

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