Direct sales return through IngramSpark
While the functionality is welcome, it basically replaces what Ingram took away in January 2023 when it shut down Aerio.
While the functionality is welcome, it basically replaces what Ingram took away in January 2023 when it shut down Aerio.
Barnes & Noble ended 2023 with 609 stores, or an annual increase of 10 stores. CEO James Daunt’s goal for this year is 50 additional stores.
The initiative was announced by outgoing CEO Michael Pietsch as part of his annual letter to authors.
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After Indigo’s recent board upheaval and sad earnings report, the CEO is returning to bookselling after a costly detour into lifestyle retail.
Fran Littlewood’s Amazing Grace Adams has two different ISBNs: one for a cover showing a full middle finger;, and one with a quote burst.
Bookshop, the online retailer that competes against Amazon for print book sales, will begin beta testing ebook sales in November 2023.
The change is prompted by demands from some booksellers and online retailers that purchase through Ingram’s wholesale distribution network.
Big publishers find it hard to change long-held processes for bringing books to market.
One of them said she was resigning because she had lost confidence in board leadership.