Bookstore News

• The Bookshop: The story of Australia's oldest LGBTI bookstore
  
  Australia's oldest LGBTI bookshop has been a vital resource and hub in Sydney for four decades.
  BBC News.  Monday, 10 Jun 2019.
• From Opening His Own Bookstore To Running Barnes & Noble, The Incredible Journey Of James Daunt
  
  The news that Waterstones boss James Daunt is also to take the helm at struggling Barnes & Noble can only be good news for the ailing chain. ...
  Forbes.  Saturday, 8 Jun 2019.
• Winner of free comic book store competition announced
  
  Carmelo Chimera held an essay competition to find a new owner for his comic book store in Oak Lawn. Now, more than three months and 700 essays later, he's found one.
  ABC News.  Friday, 10 May 2019.
• How An Airport Bookstore Can Spark The Career Change You're Looking For
  
  You might renew your commitment to what you are doing or gain some clarity on what you might want to change in your work (or your personal life).
  Forbes.  Thursday, 2 May 2019.
• How a Canadian Chain Is Reinventing Book Selling
  
  Indigo is expanding to the United States with its new model for how a big bookstore chain can thrive in the era of online retail.
  New York Times.  Wednesday, 1 May 2019.
• WashPost: White Nationalist Protesters Interrupt DC Book Talk
  
  Nearly a dozen protesters who described themselves as white nationalists interrupted a talk at a Washington, D.C. bookstore Saturday afternoon and chanted "This land is our ...
  Newsmax.  Sunday, 28 Apr 2019.
• Facebook stored millions of Instagram passwords in plain text
  
  Facebook on Thursday revealed that it accidentally stored "millions" of Instagram user passwords in plain text.
  Fox News.  Monday, 22 Apr 2019.
• Book shop apologises for including book on daughter-murderer Rose West in their Mother's Day display
  
  A book store in Eastleigh, Hampshire has been slammed after it put a book about serial killer Rose West, who killed her daughter and step-daughter, in its Mother's Day promotion.
  Daily Mail.  Saturday, 30 Mar 2019.
• Millennial Reading Habits Are Surprisingly Traditional
  
  They may have grown up in a digital world, but Millennial reading habits are traditional: they prefer print books, are keeping bookstores alive, and love visiting libraries.
  Mental Floss.  Wednesday, 27 Mar 2019.
• Facebook Stored Up to 600 Million User Passwords in Plain Text
  
  Facebook engineers built applications that stored unencrypted passwords on internal servers which could be searched by over 20,000 employees.
  Entrepreneur.  Friday, 22 Mar 2019.
• New Stranger Things novel to reveal Chief Hopper's origins - CNET
  
  Darkness on the Edge of Town tie-in novel lands in bookstores on June 4, before Stranger Things season 3 debuts on Netflix in July.
  CNET.  Friday, 8 Feb 2019.
• Millennials talk racial bias in restaurant industry
  
  D.C. area restaurant and bookstore chain Busboys and Poets holds training sessions for employees to discuss how racial bias may affect their work
  CBS News.  Monday, 4 Jun 2018.
• Amazon will open 3 more bookstores, including one in Pacific Palisades
  
  The online retail giant Amazon is continuing its foray into the world of brick-and-mortar bookstores with plans to open three more physical locations in Los Angeles, Bethesda, Md., and Lone Tree, Colo., Yahoo Finance reports. ...
  Los Angeles Times.  Monday, 4 Jun 2018.
• 7 Audacious Startup Ideas That Eventually Became Wildly Successful
  
  Rocketships. An online bookstore. The 'Pet rock.'. What crazy idea do you want to pursue?
  Entrepreneur.  Monday, 4 Jun 2018.
• Books News: Coming Soon to the Bronx, a Long Overdue Book Festival
  
  The literary event and a new general interest bookstore mark a revival in the borough.
  New York Times.  Wednesday, 16 May 2018.

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