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Writers Against Trump organizing November 5 bookstore events

Oct 29 2020: Writers Against Trump, an association of American authors and writers working together to oppose Donald Trump and to encourage voter turnout, is planning a series of post-election events on November 5, in partnership with several independent bookstores around the ...

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Little Free Library launches Read in Color diversity initiative

Oct 28 2020: Little Free Library, the nonprofit organization that promotes literacy through unconventional projects, has launched its newest initiative. Working with Colle McVoy, a Minneapolis creative agency, Read in Color will distribute books on racism and social justice, as well...

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New York’s Strand Bookstore asked for help and received 25,000 online orders

Oct 27 2020: One of New York’s oldest bookstores pleaded for help from customers — and help poured in.

Nancy Bass Wyden, owner of the Strand Bookstores, took to Facebook and Twitter on Friday to say the business was “unsustainable.” Sales had slumped 70 percent since 2019 because...

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How bookstores are weathering the pandemic

Oct 26 2020: An article at Vox explores how independent bookstores in the USA are doing everything they can to stay in business:

.... Powell’s and other independent bookstores across the country face an uncertain and undoubtedly difficult future: Government assistance has dried ...

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At this bookstore in Taiwan, visitors shop in the dark

Oct 26 2020: Remember when you used to sneak a flashlight under the covers so you could read a book after bedtime? A bookshop in Taiwan promises you a similar experience. Wuguan Books is located in Kaohsiung's Pier-2 Art Center, a warehouse-turned-creative hub in Taiwan's second-...

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Why lockdown was the plot twist that libraries needed

Oct 26 2020: In an opinion piece in the Guardian, the head of Suffolk Libraries in the East of England explains "why lockdown was the plot twist that libraries needed."

...It is often said librarians suffer from a marketing issue. This is a profession hardwired not to boast about...

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New York's Strand bookstore appeals for help

Oct 24 2020: The Strand Bookstore, a landmark of literary New York, is in serious trouble, appealing for customers to help it stave off closure amid the coronavirus pandemic.

“We’ve survived just about everything for 93 years,” proprietor Nancy Bass-Wyden said in a statement, of ...

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August bookstore sales dropped 31%

Oct 16 2020: Bookstore sales tumbled 30.7% in August compared to one year ago, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales fell to $754 million compared to $1.09 billion in August 2019... This drop was in marked contrast with the entire retail ...

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