Bookselling

Brad Greenwood, Edmonton indie bookseller: 1954-2012

Brad Greenwood, co-founder of Greenwoods' Bookshoppe in Edmonton, has died. Co-owner Gail Greenwood, Brad's sister, told the Edmonton Journal that the 57-year-old collapsed at work and died of heart failure on July 19. Brad and ... Read More »

August 2, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

World’s Biggest Bookstore in Toronto up for rent

By Sue Carter

The World's Biggest Bookstore will soon shrink to nothing. According to the Toronto website Yonge Street, the lease on the iconic downtown bookstore, currently held by Indigo Books and Music, runs out at the end ... Read More »

June 20, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Nicholas Hoare’s Westmount bookshop gets reprieve with a little help from his friends

By Natalie Samson

It's been three months of bad news for Nicholas Hoare, but with the announcement this week that his eponymous shop in Westmount, Quebec, would be spared, the bookseller is once again in high spirits. On ... Read More »

June 13, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Ottawa’s Mother Tongue Books to celebrate 18 years of bookselling before closing shop

By Natalie Samson

Ottawa's Mother Tongue Books will close its doors for good next month. While the shuttering of any bookshop is sad news indeed, owners Evelyn Huer, Laura Rayner, and Julie Gagnon are looking at the closure ... Read More »

June 12, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Q&A: Richard Davies on Abebooks’ $25,000 Maurice Sendak sale

By Natalie Samson

On May 25, a copy of Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are sold for $25,000 (U.S.) at Abebooks, a Victoria-based online marketplace for new, used, and rare books. The sale came just two weeks ... Read More »

June 4, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Patrick deWitt, Charlotte Gill, Blue Heron Books among winners at CBA Libris Awards

By Natalie Samson

The Canadian Booksellers Association presented the 2012 Libris Awards at its annual conference in Toronto on Sunday. The awards are voted on by independent booksellers and recognize exceptional contributions to Canadian literature, publishing, and bookselling. ... Read More »

June 4, 2012 | Filed under: Awards, Bookselling

Toronto’s Silver Snail Comics offers sneak peek of Yonge Street store and cafe

By Natalie Samson

Silver Snail Comics co-owner George Zotti is offering the public a video tour of the store's new home just steps away from Toronto's Yonge and Dundas Square. In addition to the standard comic book fare, ... Read More »

May 25, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Waterstone’s to sell Kindle in U.K.

By Katie Gowrie

The U.K.'s largest book retailer, Waterstone's, will begin selling Amazon's Kindle, and offer other digital services this fall. The deal is in accordance with the store's refurbishment plans, which will dedicate resources to ebooks, free ... Read More »

May 23, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Black Bond Books buys Book Warehouse flagship in Vancouver

By Natalie Samson

Black Bond Books has given a reprieve to Book Warehouse's flagship store in Vancouver. Family-owned and operated Black Bond has purchased the book discounter's West Broadway bookshop -- its last remaining location -- and will ... Read More »

May 23, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

Q&A: Bookseller and blogger Julie Gordon on opening shop in uncertain times

By Natalie Samson

J.H. Gordon Books owner Julie Gordon celebrated the grand opening of her used bookstore in downtown Hamilton last week. Quillblog asked the library assistant-turned-bookseller about opening a bookstore in uncertain economic times and why she ... Read More »

May 17, 2012 | Filed under: Bookselling

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Brad Greenwood, Edmonton indie bookseller: 1954-2012

World’s Biggest Bookstore in Toronto up for rent

Nicholas Hoare’s Westmount bookshop gets reprieve with a little help from his friends

Ottawa’s Mother Tongue Books to celebrate 18 years of bookselling before closing shop

Q&A: Richard Davies on Abebooks’ $25,000 Maurice Sendak sale

Patrick deWitt, Charlotte Gill, Blue Heron Books among winners at CBA Libris Awards

Toronto’s Silver Snail Comics offers sneak peek of Yonge Street store and cafe

Waterstone’s to sell Kindle in U.K.

Black Bond Books buys Book Warehouse flagship in Vancouver

Q&A: Bookseller and blogger Julie Gordon on opening shop in uncertain times

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