A Q&A with Dave Lucey, co-owner of North Carolina’s Page 158 Books, on moving a bookstore
Dave and Sue Lucey are members of that dedicated and time-honored lineage known as bookstore owners. Their current shop, Page 158 Books, is in downtown Wake Forest, North Carolina, beside… Read more »
These Viennese teens will crush Amazon using their moxie and bicycles
Look, as a grumpy late-twenty-something, I don’t really like teenagers very much. They really like tablets. Their shoes are cool and make me insecure about my shoes. Their muscles and… Read more »
The first Barnes & Noble of the Future opens in Eastchester, NY
Between losing its new CEO, Ron Boire, after less than a year of employment (and subsequently paying him $4.8 million in severance) and posting a six-point loss for the first… Read more »
Open your mind, child, let me have a look, for I am The Bibliotherapist, and I know what you need… a colorful book about potty training
While there are still some doubts about whether or not reading a book automatically makes you a better person, there’s very little contention over the idea that dipping into a good… Read more »
In California, sell that signed Neil Gaiman at your own risk!
A new California law prohibiting the sales of autographed memorabilia without a certificate of authenticity may have unintended repercussions for booksellers in the state. Rebecca Rego Barry at Fine Books &… Read more »
So you want to be a serious Amazon idea
So, you’ve got this idea. This crazy idea that, you think, is pretty cool. Well, do yourself a favor, kid: before presenting it to the boss-man, Jeff Bezos, have a… Read more »
Otto’s—one of the country’s oldest bookstores—is up for sale
One of the nation’s five oldest bookstores, Otto Bookstore (or as patrons refer to it: Otto’s), is up for sale. Publishers Weekly’s Judith Rosen reports that the announcement comes from Betsy Rider, the… Read more »
Who’s behind Waterstone’s miraculous financial recovery?
The quick and easy answer is an increasingly common one: a Russian oligarch. Last month, we covered Waterstone’s surprisingly profitable turn in 2015, and have previously discussed the company’s restructuring under new… Read more »
British bookstores respond to Black Friday with “Civilised Saturday”
Every year, Black Friday sales remind us that to be American is to love a good deal. (Indeed, here at Melville House, we’ve got our very own Black Friday sale… Read more »
Can Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga save B&N?
Last week, the Wall Street Journal’s Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg reported on a new Barnes & Noble television commercial created by B&N chairman Leonard Riggio, starring Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett.… Read more »