Independent bookstores can only sell what is on the physical shelves. Hardly any bookstore has a website where customers can place orders and have them shipped out. Digital books are easy to buy, but if you don't want to deal with Amazon, Google, or Kobo, there aren't many alternatives. Bookshop.org has just launched an e-book section of their website, and their entire business … [Read more...] about Bookshop.org launches e-book store in the US to monetize indie bookstores
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Bookshop.Org To Save Indie Bookstores
A 2009 American Booksellers Association study found that between 1990 and 2008, independent bookstores in the US plummeted by a page-turning 68%. But even as Amazon has continued to dominate – with 50% of trade book sales happening online in 2020 – indie bookstores have been making a comeback. There are, in fact, 500 more of them today than there were in 2009. Andy Hunter … [Read more...] about Bookshop.Org To Save Indie Bookstores
Bookshop.org Generates £3m in Profit For Indie Bookstores
Image credit: redital Popular online book marketplace, Bookshop.org has recently made an announcement that it has generated a £3m profit for the 570 independent bookshops using the same. They are also aiming to increase online sales for indie bookshops nearly five times by the year 2028, according to The Bookseller. The managing director of the platform, Nicole … [Read more...] about Bookshop.org Generates £3m in Profit For Indie Bookstores