The one-trick clown at the #WhiteHouse lurching from #tariff to tariff is now impacting #books, #booksellers, and #authors. https://cabinradio.ca/230952/news/yellowknife/what-tariffs-could-do-to-yellowknifes-only-bookstore/
#Shanghai #books , #bookshops , #booksellers +
customers like #LuXun +#GeorgeHatem
#Zeitgeist #propaganda
Der Zeitgeist Buchladen in Shanghai und die Buchhändlerinnen Irene, Isa und Ursula
https://www.zo.uni-heidelberg.de/sinologie/shan/nl-archiv/2010_NL46.html#3
https://www.zo.uni-heidelberg.de/sinologie/shan/nl-archiv/2019_NL99_4.html
List of Bookstores in London last updated November 2024.
A lot of small independent booksellers here.
https://www.972mag.com/educational-bookshop-east-jerusalem-raid-arrests/
The day #ApartheidIsrael Came for the #Booksellers
by #OrenZiv 11 February 2025
So apart from Typewronger and Shakespear and company which other #booksellers offer you a stamp on your book?
Recommended online book seller for those of us who are not super knowledgeable in all the technology we encounter and grapple with in our daily lives. @bookstodon - https://www.takecontrolbooks.com #TakeControlBooks #books #IndependentMedia #IndependentPublishers #BookSellers #OnlineBooks #ePubBooks #ePub
@AndrewShields @StillIRise1963
worldcat.org lets you find books at libraries; sometimes your local library will have it!
Some public library systems offer interlibrary loan, where they can borrow a book (or get a copy of an article) from another library for you. (Academic libraries do this as a rule.)
Worldcat also links to a few online booksellers, including Better World Books, VitalSource, AbeBooks, and Am*z*n.
“This was an attempt to ‘#ThoughtPolice,’ & this victory over #totalitarianism is a testament to the courage of #librarians, #booksellers & #readers who refused to bow to #intimidation,” said Holly Dickson, the exec director of the #ACLU of #Arkansas.
Gov #SarahHuckabeeSanders, a #Republican, said in a statement that “#schools & #libraries shouldn’t put *obscene* material in front of our kids,” & she vowed to work w/ #TimGriffin, the state’s AG, to appeal the ruling.
The ruling by Judge Timothy Brooks of the #US District Court in the Western District of #Arkansas is certain to be appealed. But his decision on Monday provided at least a temporary victory to #librarians & #booksellers who have said that the #law would create a chilling effect since anyone could object to any book & pursue #criminal charges against the person who provided it.
Judge Strikes Down Portions of #Arkansas #Law That Threatened #Librarians
#Republicans passed the law in 2023, joining other #conservative states & counties that have sought to restrict the availability of certain #books.
A federal judge has struck down portions of an AR law that could have sent librarians & #booksellers to #prison for providing material that might be considered *harmful* [#educational] to minors.
#literature #education #freedom #democracy #USpol
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/24/us/arkansas-book-ban-law.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare
Judge rules #ArkansaLaw allowing #criminal charges against #librarians is #unconstitutional
By ASSOCIATED PRESS, December 23, 2024
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. (AP) — "A federal judge on Monday struck down key parts of an Arkansas law that would have allowed criminal charges against librarians and #booksellers for providing 'harmful' materials to minors.
"U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks found that elements of the law are unconstitutional.
"'I respect the court’s ruling and will appeal,' Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin said in a statement to The Associated Press.
"The law would have created a new process to challenge library materials and request that they be relocated to areas not accessible to children. The measure was signed by Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders in 2023, but an earlier ruling had temporarily blocked it from taking effect while it was being challenged in court.
"'The law deputizes librarians and booksellers as the agents of censorship; when motivated by the fear of jail time, it is likely they will shelve only books fit for young children and segregate or discard the rest,' Brooks wrote in his ruling.
"A coalition that included the #CentralArkansasLibrarySystem in Little Rock had challenged the law, saying fear of prosecution under the measure could prompt libraries and booksellers to no longer carry titles that could be challenged."
https://apnews.com/article/arkansas-books-librarians-obscenity-lawsuit-c05fc196fe4ba9c6ffe83d3287bc0d2f
#Arkansas #ArkansasLibraries #ArkansasBooksellers #Censorship #ObscenityLaws #Fascism #Authoritarianism #ChallengedBooks
@bookstodon Yay for books and book shops!
‘I love the whole atmosphere and can spend hours browsing’: how did bookshops suddenly become cool?
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/oct/11/i-love-the-whole-atmosphere-and-can-spend-hours-browsing-how-did-bookshops-suddenly-become-cool?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other
‘A legend in the literary world’ keeps S.F.’s City Lights shining
Image by Santiago Mejia/The Chronicle
“The benefit of being a bookseller is that writers and people in publishing don’t get the immediate positive feedback we get every day,” he says. “My personal philosophy is, ‘Trust in the reader, trust in the writer.’ ”
#PaulYamazaki #Books #Readers #Writers #Citylights #Publishing #Academia #Literature #Legend #Booksellers #SanFrancisco #Buybooks #Yamazaki
https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/paul-yamazaki-city-lights-18501302.php
Did you know that when using my Ethical Bookseller Search Tool (which scours more ethical booksellers than #Amazon in one click) the cheapest result is as cheap or cheaper than Amazon for the majority of searches?! 
Give it a whirl when searching for your next online book order. 
Two good bookselling archives recent news items:
The American Booksellers Association has donated their archives to Columbia's Rare Book and Manuscript Library: https://www.bookweb.org/news/american-booksellers-association-donates-archives-columbia-university-1630233
Biblio, in partnership with ABAA, has acquired American Book Prices Current's database and will include it as part of their upcoming Auction and Book Sales Archive: https://www.biblio.com/auction-and-book-sales-archive/
There was a lot of uncertainty about ABPC's fate, so this is good news!
Publishing on April 7
The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians
by #JamesPatterson & #MattEversmann
“ #Booksellers and #librarians are superheroes, saving lives every single day. Here are their amazing, inspiring true stories”
I had grand plans with my partner to shift our book sales off amazon (because we both hate amazon) and sell directly from our own website. But it turns out having an ecommerce setup costs at least €30/month, which we can't justify. I need to research more but initial searching isn't promising.
It's difficult, maybe impossible, to just be able to sell books without sacrificing ethics.
I'm very open to suggestions!
Book friends, did I miss something? Why does only one of my usual retailers still sell any paper/Mylar dust jacket covers at all? My libraries and my bookstore are still using them, so where are they getting them? Simple Mylar sheets aren't what I need, but it's all Gaylord seems to be offering.
Granada: Bookseller kiosks
A number of booksellers, including several creators of graphic works, set up stalls along a boulevard in Granada.
https://technewslitphoto.smugmug.com/Travel-photos/Spain-2023/i-trHvV4c/A
2023 #ALA #BannedBooksWeek theme “Let Freedom Read” is a call to action to defend the right to read and support the community of #readers #library staff, #educators , #authors, #publishers, & #booksellers. ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom documented an increase in attempts to remove books & other materials from libraries & schools in 2022, their preliminary data for 2023 indicates the trend will continue
https://www.oif.ala.org/banned-books-week-2023-programs-day-of-action-and-more/
