Bookstore re-openings promise to be tortuous as these examples from Germany and USA show
In various parts of the world lockdown is slowly being eased, and as a low-risk business,...
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Author: Mark Williams
“Just. &%$*@. Stop.” Kobo’s Michael Tamblyn tells the coronavirus book scammers where they can stuff their “snake-oil quackery, conspiracy theories, and raw disinformation”
When it comes to book scams, digital makes it easy for pretty much anyone anywhere to get in on...
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As the Bologna Children’s Book Fair prepares to go online, Frankfurt’s future is in question. The Buchmesse is dead. Long live the Buchmesse!
It all seemed so unlikely back as February began, with the coronavirus crisis still seemingly a...
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Ireland’s postal service offers lifeline to print books during the pandemic with a promo delivery deal to ship up to 10 kg (22 lb) of books
Set aside for a moment the moral dilemma of whether it is okay to shut bookstores to keep people...
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Publishers Weekly launches #BooksAreEssential social media campaign to support the industry. But essential to who?
In times of crisis we often have to make difficult choices, redefine our priorities, and make...
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