ABE Books has published a lovely and poignant letter written by Harper Lee to Oprah in 2006, in which she talks about the role of books in her childhood. Publishers Weekly reports on the Kobo-indie bookstores program (it’s not having much effect on sales yet.)The Wall Street Journal thinks… Read more »
Tag: independent bookstores

News and Notes: 12/01/2012
News and Notes will be replacing the “Recent Articles” feature. I’d like to expand beyond linking to interesting articles; News and Notes will still include links to interesting articles and blog posts, but now I’ll have more freedom to add other stuff: book giveaways on other blogs, bargains or freebies… Read more »

This Week’s (and Last Week’s) Articles — 8/19 to 9/01/2012
Well, once again (for reasons having to do with a much-too-long to-do list), I’m collecting two weeks of articles in one week.This week, Kobo and the ABA announced a new partnership to give independent bookstores a shot at the ebook market. ABA members will be able to sell Kobo ereaders… Read more »

This Week’s Articles (5/13 – 5/19/2012)
I came across a number of interesting articles in the early part of the past week. I’ve been a bit preoccupied during the latter part of the week, trying to plan a family vacation for next month, which kept me from keeping up with the blogs I normally follow, so… Read more »































