As writers, it’s good for us to take the temperature of bookstores by doing a health recap. When I first worked in publishing, the health of the publishing industry depended on the health of bookstores. Multiple bookstore chains gave ample …
Books a Million
Trend Spotting
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
As Lauraine Snelling and I traveled last month, visiting bookstores all across the Midwest, trend spotting was unavoidable. In fact we were gobsmacked by one particular trend in the Books A Million store in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. …
What Publishers Do That Authors Can’t
Blogger: Janet Kobobel Grant
How many times have we heard the question: Why should I go with a traditional publisher? They just ask me to do all the heavy lifting with the marketing anyway. New light was shed on that …
Bookstores–Headed for Extinction?
Blogger: Wendy Lawton
Location: Books & Such Central Valley Office, CA
Two months ago our town had two bookstores– a very healthy Borders store and a Main Street Christian bookstore that had been around (and vigorous) for more than two …