![]() "This partnership is a wonderful opportunity," said Kramerbooks events director Sarah Baline. The following night Tayla Burney will interview Jen Chaney, author of As If!. The series begins next Tuesday, September 8, when Martin Austermuhle will interview Jeff Smith, author of Mr. Kramerbooks & Afterwords, Washington, D.C., is partnering with WAMU, the NPR station that produces the Diane Rehm Show and the Kojo Nnamdi Show, among others, for an author event series that will feature WAMU reporters, producers and anchors interviewing authors at Kramerbooks. She is now the buyer for all books and takes her book buying quite seriously and uses Edelweiss wisely." I want to give a special shout-out to Beth Wagner who started as a bookseller and moved on to gift buyer, then children's book buyer. ![]() They also believe in employing as many booksellers as they can and paying them fairly. They worked hard to make their store a destination out in Essex, and then when Burlington had a need for a full-service bookstore, they jumped in. They also believe in independent bookselling. The award will be presented at the NEIBA Awards Banquet on October 6.ĭebra Woodward of Red Wheel/Weiser, the BPRNE member who nominated Phoenix, wrote: "The booksellers at Phoenix Books really believe in community and making good books more widely available to the public. Phoenix Books receives two nights lodging for the NEIBA fall conference in Providence, R.I., October 6-8 and a free ticket to all NEIBA meals for an exceptional bookseller of its choosing who might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend the show. Phoenix Books has won the 2015 Independent Spirit Award, sponsored by Book Publishers Reps of New England to recognize "excellence in a bookstore member of the New England Independent Booksellers Association." Phoenix Books has stores in Essex and Burlington, Vt., and on September 28 will open another store, in Rutland. ![]() We've had 35 wonderful years of sharing the unforgettable memories that reading and books create with you and all the young readers in your life-and we're looking forward to many more!" Owner Peter Glassman wrote: "This is simply the start of what promises to be a momentous and fun-filled 35th Anniversary at Books of Wonder. The bags are now available for order online and in the store. The first two are tote bags designed by Caldecott Medalist Jerry Pinkney and author and artist Nick Bruel. The store is also creating a range of 35th-anniversary products that feature illustrations and stories created by children's book authors and artists. In addition, all in-store and online customers will receive a gift, and the store will have postcards created by children's book artists exclusively for Books of Wonder. The store is offering a 20% discount on all new books, its collection of children's book original artwork and limited edition prints as well as titles in its old and rare book collection 35% on children's book posters and 80% on sidewalk sale items. In 2011, Amazon bought the Book Depository, which had become a strong overseas competitor.Ĭongratulations to Books of Wonder, New York City, which is celebrating its 35th anniversary with a sale that runs through Labor Day. Elakehal co-founded the Book Depository in 2004 and led its IT development and operations until November 2014, the Bookseller noted. Although Elakehal is currently talking to larger publishers and wholesalers to fulfill orders, "We are actually more interested in small presses and hard-to-find titles than those bestsellers that most booksellers already have on offer," he said. The website will begin by selling through third-party marketplaces, including Amazon and eBay, before launching direct-to-consumer later in the year. The company's goal is to be price competitive, focusing initially on Middle East and North African territories where other global sellers "have no or little presence," Elakehal said. Emad Eldeen Elakehal, a co-founder and former chief technology officer at the Book Depository, will launch, a global online bookselling website " selling titles in multiple languages and offering customers the option to pay for titles in a number of different currencies," the Bookseller reported.
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