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Book Retailers

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2012

    Comment of the Day: 'Conflict Resolution' for Conflicted Textbook Sellers

    Amazon has been strong-arming their way into the textbook industry while publishers and book stores look on in horror. Our story about a lawsuit-baiting-complaint against Amazon has generated thoughtful, well articulated comments, the longest of which comes from Commenter Lisa Bracken. The author of ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 19, 2011

    Occupy Amazon! Online Retailer's 'Price Check' App Unleashes the Fury of the 99 Percent

    ​It took less than a day for Amazon.com's new "Price Check" app to be attacked by critics as unsupportive of local bookstores and businesses (isn't that Amazon's whole game?). It took a little longer than a day for the Occupy movement to incorporate the app into its list of hateworthy corporat ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2011

    Amazon Lists Book About Flies for $23,698,655.93

    ​In the world of books on the biology of flies, Peter Lawrence's work stands alone. As one Amazon user put it when reviewing his book The Making of a Fly: The Genetics of Animal Design: "I read this book when I was doing a project on drosophila melanogaster, and this book really helped." Stunn ... More >>

  • Calendar

    February 10, 2010

    Tim Egan and PNBA Award Winners

    ​In the world of books on the biology of flies, Peter Lawrence's work stands alone. As one Amazon user put it when reviewing his book The Making of a Fly: The Genetics of Animal Design: "I read this book when I was doing a project on drosophila melanogaster, and this book really helped." Stunn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2009

    More Bad News From Indie Booksellers: Bailey/Coy Books to Close

    ​As reported, Elliott Bay Book Co. may be moving from Pioneer Square. One possible new location is Capitol Hill, where business conditions aren't necessarily more favorable. Now it's Broadway's venerable Bailey/Coy Books sending out an unhappy news release. After 26 years, writes owner Michael ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    "I'll Sleep in the Aisles If I Have To" Says Struggling Twice Sold Tales Owner

    Alice WheelerLutton in better financial times​Is Twice Sold Tales owner Jamie Lutton going bankrupt? "Bullshit!" she yells down the phone when I ask her about rumors to that effect. But during a heated and emotional conversation, the voluble, 50-year-old Lutton, a fixture on the used book scen ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    Buy Used or Sell Used? More Recession Economics

    As we wrote recently, a recession paradox in the used-book trade is that more customers appear to be selling (i.e. emptying their bookshelves for cash) than buying, no matter how many bargains abound. Now comes confirmation from Portland's Powell's Books, which has periodically held book-buying carn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 24, 2008

    Good News and Bad News for Books Biz

    As we wrote recently, a recession paradox in the used-book trade is that more customers appear to be selling (i.e. emptying their bookshelves for cash) than buying, no matter how many bargains abound. Now comes confirmation from Portland's Powell's Books, which has periodically held book-buying carn ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 8, 2007

    Harry Potter mania!

    As we wrote recently, a recession paradox in the used-book trade is that more customers appear to be selling (i.e. emptying their bookshelves for cash) than buying, no matter how many bargains abound. Now comes confirmation from Portland's Powell's Books, which has periodically held book-buying carn ... More >>

  • Arts

    May 17, 2006

    Tony Likes Seattle

    Intiman Theatre bags major award; other artists nominated. Plus: Symphony and books news.

  • News

    June 7, 2000

    Big Apple Bezos

    Intiman Theatre bags major award; other artists nominated. Plus: Symphony and books news.

  • Film

    March 8, 2000

    The Ninth Gate

    Johnny Depp ventures to the dark side.

  • Arts

    March 3, 1999

    Books Quarterly: Why We Sold Our Bookstore

    It's not so easy carrying out a labor of love when your industry is out to kill you.

  • News

    February 10, 1999

    Amazon.content for sale

    We're shocked! Shocked! To hear that the bookseller is selling 'placement.'

  • Arts

    September 9, 1998

    As the Page Furns

    New faces head Arts & Lectures and the Bookfest, and they're looking for ideas.

  • News

    May 20, 1998

    An industry divided

    New faces head Arts & Lectures and the Bookfest, and they're looking for ideas.

  • News

    April 15, 1998

    Why the lawsuit will fail

    Even federal law may not beat the bookstore chains.

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