Tag: indie bookstores

The recently launched AuthorsBookstore is an e-commerce platform designed to give authors the opportunity to sell books directly to readers. Indie authors especially may want to take note, as it […]

By Gretchen Thomas With numbers trending in the right direction, we thought this was a good time to check in with our friends in the literary ecosystem to hear how […]

Our reasons for encouraging members to shop at independent bookstores are well-documented: there’s a reason we link to a book’s purchase page on Indiebound.org, whenever possible. Now, a new documentary […]

The decision by Dr. Seuss Enterprises earlier this month to cease the sale of six classic Dr. Seuss titles has sparked debate about and accusations of censorship. It may be […]

A new bookstore / coffeeshop plans to soon open its doors in the Triangle: Rofhiwa Book Café, a Black-owned business positioned in Old East Durham. According to a recent write-up […]

Following the House Antitrust Subcommittee’s capstone digital markets hearing, “Online Platforms and Market Power, Part 6: Examining the Dominance of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google,” three groups representing thousands of […]

Last week we put out a call for authors who have or who are publishing books in 2020. We got quite a response! By no means is our Pandemic Publications […]

While everyone is suffering in their own private way during this pandemic, our hearts go out to those authors who have or who are scheduled to publish books this year. […]

By Deonna Kelli Sayed As the state gradually reopens, independent bookstores across North Carolina are experimenting with modified retail models to ensure that staff and customers remain safe. The shutdown […]

By Deonna Kelli Sayed Imagine: the book that you worked on for years is released right before a global pandemic. This sounds like a plot one might read in a […]