Booksellers Blog

I won’t take any of your time editorializing, because I really want you to read, and digest, Mike Shatzkin’s blog post, Digital change: what’s an independent bookseller to do? So please, just go read it. I’m sure he’d love your comments, and I will follow you over there to see what you have to say.

There has been quite a bit of buzz among booksellers lately about Symtio, driven mainly by Bob Miller’s mention of the company at the ABA’s Winter Institute. Symtio is a company that has figured out a way for brick-and-mortar retailers to offer e-books and downloadable audiobooks in their stores. They provide title cards that contain [...]

Imagine spending some time at dinner or at the bar with booksellers after Winter Institute or BEA.  Those great conversations have now broken out online. There has been some fantastic discussion at booksellers’ blogs lately. I’m thrilled to see so many joining in the conversation. Don’t miss these — and don’t neglect to read the [...]

I read a post this morning that floored me.  It was written by someone who is not in the book world, and only a small portion is about books. But it crystallizes one of the biggest problems facing independent bookstores right now. Sally McKenzie, a retail and e-commerce consultant, was browsing for books at Powell’s [...]