Yikes. #Weimer #IndependentBookstores

First he came for Berlin’s film festival. Now it’s books. Wolfram Weimer seems to be on a mission to curb progressive thinking - via @TheGuardian

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/10/why-independent-bookshops-strike-fear-in-the-heart-of-germanys-culture-tsar

Building Bookstore Relationships Through Goodwill: Member Q&A with Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black

In this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi Member Q&A podcast, hosts Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black discuss creative strategies for getting books into independent bookstores, including sending signed copies, bookmarks, and promotional materials to stores that stock your books.
The post Building Bookstore Relationships Through Goodwill: Member Q&A with Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black appeared first on The Self-Publishing Advice Center.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-building-bookstore-relationships/

#Podcast #authorbusiness #bookmarketing #bookstoredistribution #independentbookstores

Building Bookstore Relationships Through Goodwill: Member Q&A with Michael La Ronn and Sacha Black https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-building-bookstore-relationships/ #traditionalversusself-publishing #bookstoredistribution #independentbookstores #podcastmonetization #authorbusiness #bookmarketing #Podcast

Untapped Cities profiles themed independent bookstores throughout New York City. A celebration of NYC's diverse literary landscape and the independent bookstores that keep specialized knowledge accessible.
#NYCBookstores #IndependentBookstores #NewYorkCity #BookCulture #LiteraryNYC #SpecialtyRetail #UntappedCities
https://www.untappedcities.com/themed-independent-bookstores-nyc/

It's been a while since my last post here. Starting off with our reading list for Black History Month.

Check out these along with other curated book lists and support independent book stores https://www.waieplus.com/bookstore

🔥 Black Skin, White Masks by Frantz Fanon

🔥 Dark Matters by Simone Browne

🔥 The Three Mothers by Anna Malaika Tubbs

🔥 Rest Is Resistance by Tricia Hersey

🔥 Marsha by Tourmaline

🔥 Imagination: A Manifesto by Ruha Benjamin

#BlackHistoryMonth #IndependentBookStores

Podcast: Ebooks on Bookshop.org: What Does It Mean for Indie Authors? https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-ebooks-on-bookshop-org/ #independentbookstores #self-publishing #Draft2Digital #Bookshop.org #indieauthors #Podcast #e-books

@brianbilston Nice! 📚 #bookstodon #IndependentBookstores

News Summary: Bookshop.org Expands Ebook Distribution to UK, Supporting Indie Authors and Bookstores

Excellent news to end the week for those who want to sell ebooks while helping independent retailers: Bookshop.org has expanded its ebook distribution to the UK.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/bookshop-org-expands/

#Amazonalternatives #Bookshoporgebooks #Draft2DigitalandIngramSpark #independentbookstores #indieauthordistribution

News Summary: Bookshop.org Expands Ebook Distribution to UK, Supporting Indie Authors and Bookstores https://selfpublishingadvice.org/bookshop-org-expands/ #Draft2DigitalandIngramSpark #indieauthordistribution #independentbookstores #Amazonalternatives #Bookshop.orgebooks #UKbookmarket #News

📢Dear beloved authors all. Please include the ISBNs for your titles on your websites. I regularly request that our library system buy your books & it's a real pain in the backside to have to track down the metadata info for your stuff. Thx! 📚💙 #SupportYourLibrary #IndependentBookstores

Book lovers, this is your treasure map. NYC has incredible hidden bookstores: Albertine (French books in a Fifth Ave mansion), Chartwell (world's only Winston Churchill bookstore), Dashwood (photography books in NoHo basement), plus gems tucked inside bodegas and library basements. Each one has character that big chains can't match.
#Books #NYC #Bookstores #IndependentBookstores #Reading #LiteraryNYC #HiddenGems #BookLovers
https://www.untappedcities.com/hidden-bookstores-nyc/?ref=daily-newsletter

Everyone's favourite Maths Youtuber has gone thru a helluva lot of work to independently publish her own book in exceptionally high quality for the lowest price possible.

See the struggle: https://youtube.com/watch?v=Y53AXT4IBew&si=_sd6-itoIdfWb93t

Buy the book:
https://Tibees.com

#independentbookstores #bookstodon #mathstodon #amazonsucks #selfpublishing #boost4reach

Grateful for the Independent Bookstores that made me: @powells.bsky.social Oregon, Shaman Drum in Ann Arbor, Labyrinth in Princeton, and Books Are Magic & Community Books here in Brooklyn. #independentbookstores today and everyday!

Tomorrow is Indie Bookstore Day. Here's LitHub's guide to 10 of their favorite places to browse. More than 1,600 U.S. stores will be participating in the event. Check out the second link to see where your nearest bookstore is, and what will be happening tomorrow, from signings to sales.

https://flip.it/oPFVju
https://flip.it/2iUL5m

#Books @bookstodon #IndependentBookstores #IndieBookstoreDay #Lifestyle #Culture

The #SacredGround groups at my church have started a book club rather appropriately called #RBG which, in our case, stands for #ReconciliationBookGroup (as well as honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg). In April we are #reading the #FalseWhiteGospel by #JimWallis which is a troubling chronicle of American #Christianity as well as a (wake up) call to action for many Midwestern #Episcopalians who still don’t understand the threat #ChristianNationalism poses to our faith, our communities, & our #Democracy If you are a person of faith or just someone who wants to understand what’s at stake & why the #theocracy model of the current regime is a bad idea for everyone, please read this book. https://bookshop.org/a/13969/9781250291899 (yes, this is an affiliate link, by using it you help support #IndependentBookStores & my reading habit. Thanks in advance!)

@Archimage That's the end game! #BoycottAmazon Support #PublicLibraries Support #IndependentBookstores

Went to our local indie bookstore's mystery section to examine the cover art. Was surprised to see so few "faceouts." When I was a bookseller (years ago!), we did a lot of shelf design to show off the books' covers. This setup today was pretty boring, frankly.

#IndependentBookstores #marketing #BookCovers