Tag: IndieBound

How to Support Indie Bookstores on Independent Bookstore Day

This Saturday, April 29th, is Independent Bookstore Day. Started in 2013, this year marks the 10th anniversary of Independent Bookstore Day which takes place each year on the last Saturday in April to celebrate and promote independent bookstores. Here at UNC Press, we love indie bookstores. We frequently work with bookstores and authors to coordinate events, our staff takes frequent… Continue Reading How to Support Indie Bookstores on Independent Bookstore Day

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November 26, 2008

What you can do for your community economy, for cheap!: go local, get books

Okay, Thanksgiving is tomorrow. Then comes Black Friday, traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year for retail sales, helping put retailers’ budgets “in the black” at year’s end. This year, however, with the economy in freefall, that post-Turkey Day orgy of consumer consumption is likely to be significantly more modest than in years past. We’re all nervous, we’re all… Continue Reading What you can do for your community economy, for cheap!: go local, get books

Economics/Local Indy Booksellers/The Book Biz

October 8, 2008

Banned Books Week Gallery

National Banned Books Week ended on Saturday, but we’re not done! A few readers took me up on the invitation to send in photos of “getting caught reading a banned book.” I also stumbled upon a few other photos of folks around the country gettin’ down with Banned Books Week. The anonymous, the canine (more from Gus!), and the in-your-face,… Continue Reading Banned Books Week Gallery

Current Events/The Book Biz

Celebrate Your Independents

The community-driven movement of independent booksellers we have come to know and love as “BookSense” is officially changing its name today. Introducing: IndieBound.

The Book Biz