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Italy gives bookshops permission to reopen

Apr 14 2020: Italy is allowing bookshops to reopen along with stationery and children's clothes stores, but the country's wider quarantine and travel restrictions will remain in place until 3rd May.

Italy culture minister Dario Franceschini has welcomed the move also, saying it ...

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2020 Guggenheim fellowships announced

Apr 13 2020: On April 8, 2020, the Board of Trustees of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation approved the awarding of Guggenheim Fellowships to a diverse group of 175 scholars, artists, and writers, including Garth Greenwell, Celeste Ng, and Sigrid Nunez. Appointed on the ...

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Indie bookstores report problems with GoFundMe disbursements

Apr 13 2020: Growing numbers of indie bookstores in the U.S. are turning to GoFundMe to raise funds to pay expenses like payroll, rent, and utilities to stay afloat in the absence of customers this spring. But some bookstores are having problems actually accessing those funds.

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LSC Communications, USA's largest book printer, files for Chapter 11

Apr 13 2020: After weeks of speculation and reporting, LSC Communications announced clarity around its reorganization plans, which includes filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy with the Southern District of New York.

According to a company statement, it has “sufficient liquidity to ...

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Bookshop.org sales up 2,000% in a month

Apr 09 2020: Sales at Bookshop.org continue to grow. Founder Andy Hunter said that the site is selling about 8,000 books a day and has more than 450 bookstores on the platform. Sales have risen 2,000% in a month, and Bookshop has raised more than $400,000 for distribution to ...

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Ebook sales rocket at ABA Marketplace partner, Hummingbird Digital Media

Apr 09 2020: At Hummingbird Digital Media, an American Booksellers Association Marketplace partner for e-books and downloadable audio, sales in the last four weeks have risen 1,315% over the previous four weeks.

According to president and chief visionary officer Stephen Black ...

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Indie bookstores continue to innovate, but are still suffering heavy financial losses

Apr 09 2020: Over these past weeks, indie bookstores across the USA have pivoted their businesses in myriad ways including web fulfillment, local delivery and curbside pickup. They are offering online storytime sessions, virtual author events, digital book clubs, live-streamed book ...

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B&N renovating stores during COVID-19 closures

Apr 06 2020: Most of Barnes & Noble's 627 stores are closed to the public, and the remainder are likely to close soon, but they continue to offer BOPIS (buy onine, pick up in store) via curbside pick-up where permitted. As a result B&N has laid off staff with less than six months of...

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