Bookseller entrepreneur: Mitchell Kaplan
Mitchell Kaplan, former president of the American Booksellers Association, co-founder of the Miami Book Fair and owner of four Books & Books stores in Florida, will deliver the keynote address...
Shortlists for the ‘Bookseller’ Futurebook Innovation Awards 2013 announced
In the UK, the shortlists for the Bookseller’s Futurebook Innovation Awards have been announced. Award categories include Best Adult Digital Book, Best Children’s Digital Book, Best Digital Marketing Campaign, Best...
UK top trade publishers’ ebook sales doubled in 2012
In the UK, ebook sales at the top trade publishers doubled in 2012, putting the overall book market ‘back in the black’, reports the Bookseller. Six of the largest UK...
Bookshop succession planning
With the retail sector in the doldrums, the mere mention of succession planning can cause a bookshop owner’s brow to furrow. Rebecca Butterworth spoke to several booksellers about their long-term...