Bookstore News
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Buenos Aires -
Occupying a large hall that maintains every detail of its elegant past as a theater and cinema venue, "El Ateneo" of Buenos Aires, one of the most beautiful bookstores in the world, delights customers with a huge variety of books, CDs and DVDs.
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Toronto -
Nicholas Hoare, an iconic Toronto independent bookstore, will soon be closing its doors, jamming another nail in the coffin for book-lover havens. I, for one, will miss the character and warmth of Hoare.
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Online bookstore Akademos has launched its new Adoption Tool, a virtual site where faculty can go to choose their adopted texts for class.
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E-readers such as the Amazon Kindle are hot. Users can carry all the books from their home library right in the palm of their hand. Literally. Amazon's chief executive says this is the way of the future without the need for bookstores. Is he right?
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Large chains pushed out independent bookstores. Bookstore chains pushed each other out. Barnes & Noble, the last remaining bookstore chain, now stands alone. As eBooks replace print books, can Barnes & Noble survive Amazon.com in an online, digital world?
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Borders is closing one-third of its stores, including a superstore in Rogers, Arkansas. But there are independent bookstores in the area that were here before it opened and store owners plan to be selling books long after Borders shutters its doors.
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The UK’s only queer-friendly bookshop, Gay’s the Word, has been told its rent is going up by 25 percent, meaning it faces an uncertain future.
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The largest bookstore in the U.S. has posted a $2.7 million first quarter loss.Though it has surpassed market expectations, the recession and fierce competition from rivals like Amazon has taken its toll on the company.
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December 21 was the start in Toronto and Montreal for the Launch of a boycott Chapters and Indigo Bookstores.
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"El Ateneo" Bookstore, Buenos Aires. The stage retains the old velvet burgundy curtains to enclose a charming cafe with live piano music.
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Screenshot from The Joy of Books
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Dickson Street Bookshop. Fayetteville, Ark. Feb. 18, 2010
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Nightbird Books. Fayetteville, Ark. Feb. 18, 2011
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This bookstore has a fine collection of books from the history of La Grande, Oregon and surrounding area.
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Trolley Line Bookshop. Rogers, Ark. Feb. 18, 2011
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"El Ateneo Grand Splendid" Bookstore, Buenos Aires.
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The end of Barnes & Noble could mean the end of bookstore browsing and print publications if Amazon.com continues to dominate the industry.
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Don Choffel, co-owner of Dickson Street Bookshop, in the new area of the store. Fayetteville, Ark. Feb. 18, 2010
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Customers read children's books at Trolley Line Bookshop. Rogers, Ark. Feb. 18, 2011
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Dickson Street Bookshop. Fayetteville, Ark. Feb. 18, 2011
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"El Ateneo" Bookstore, Buenos Aires.
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Entrance to "El Ateneo Grand Splendid" Bookstore, Buenos Aires.
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Books come to life at Type Bookstore in Toronto in a stop-motion animated video.
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Pat and Myra Moran, owners of Trolley Line Bookshop. Rogers, Ark. Feb. 18, 2011
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A reading inside Nicholas Hoare, a bookstore in Toronto
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"El Ateneo Grand Spleendid" Bookstore, Buenos Aires.
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Lisa Sharp, owner of Nightbird Books. Fayetteville, Ark. Feb. 18, 2010
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