Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Atlanta Airport
Condition:Smiling Big
We’re done. Another ICRS under our belts. What a great show it turned out to be. I’m writing my blog on an iPad, typing slowly with one finger. (Why couldn’t I have …
Bookstores
Book Show: Preparation
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: From ICRS, Atlanta
This is my week to blog but it’s also my busiest week of the whole year– The International Christian Retail Show. It’s the primary book trade show for the Christian book industry. I …
Publishing’s Brave New World, Right?
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
Location: Books & Such main office, Santa Rosa, Calif.
Last Friday, on my FB page, I asked for suggestions on blog topics. The ideas were wide-ranging, to say the least. I’ve decided that this week I’ll …
News from Conferences: Opportunities
Blogger: Mary Keeley
Location: Books & Such Midwest Office, IL
As you would expect, while I attended conferences this month, I heard lots of buzz about what Amazon, “the largest retailer in the U.S.,” is up to now and speculation …
Broken Things: The Bookstore
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: New York City
I don’t think it’s news to anyone that the brick and mortar bookstore is in trouble. We’ve seen the writing on the wall for several years as we identified the parallels between the