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Toy Fair 2016: The Adult Publishing Coloring Craze Hits the Toy Industry
One of the most notable themes at this year’s New York International Toy Fair emanated from publishing: adult coloring books.
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PubWest Concludes Vibrant 2016 Conference
An increase in attendance and strong programming made the February 4-6 annual PubWest conference a lively event for 180 attendees.
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Angouleme Comics Festival Overshadowed by Gaffes, Protests Over Sexism
One of Europe's most prestigious comics festivals was marred this year by a series of gaffes by organizers and protests over an all-male slate of nominees for a major prize.
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Winter Institute 2016: Children's Authors, Presses, Books Share the Stage
While the focus was primarily on the offerings for adult readers among the 625 booksellers attending this year's Winter Institute, children's publishers and authors also took their turns in the limelight at the annual gathering of publishers' reps, authors, and booksellers.
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Bookselling Tips from Winter Institute 2016
Here are some ideas for indie booksellers gleaned at this year's ABA Winter Institute, held in Denver January 23–26.
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Winter Institute 2016 Ends on High Note
The 11th annual gathering continues to be a bookseller favorite.
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Winter Institute 11 in Photos
Booksellers and publishers met up in Denver, Colo., from Jan. 23-26, for the 11th annual ABA Winter Institute.
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Winter Institute 11: Kwame Alexander Becomes the 'Say Yes Guy' at the Show
"I'm the 'say yes guy,' the inspiration guy," said Kwame Alexander, Newbery Medalist for 'The Crossover,' on the third and final day of WI 11 in Denver, at a breakfast keynote.
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WI13: Booksellers Conference Ends with Mash-Up of Books and Music
The last day of Winter Institute in Memphis focused on small and traditional presses, and featured a number of special events that paid homage to the musical heritage of this year’s host city.
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Winter Institute 11: Report Finds $1 Billion Tax Gap Caused by Amazon
The American Booksellers Association and Civic Economics released a report on the devastating impact of online retailing on American communities in terms of lost state and local tax revenues.
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Authors United to Host Amazon Discussion
The author advocacy group critical of Amazon known as Authors United has joined with the Authors Guild to host a discussion about the retailer’s power and influence in the book trade.
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Attendance Up at ALA Midwinter 2016
This year's show was attended by over 11,000 people, and featured appearances by Isaac Mizrahi, Cory Booker, and others.
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ABA Winter Institute 2016: Authors and Books to Watch for at WI 11
A selection of adult and children’s authors to meet at this year’s Winter Institute—and what makes their books notable.
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ABA Winter Institute 2016: Conversations with Keynoters: Translating Ideas into Sales, With Kwame Alexander
Kwame Alexander is adamant that writers have to do more than write books.
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ABA Winter Institute 2016: Conversations with Keynoters: ‘Small Data,’ Big Impact, With Martin Lindstrom
“The way people buy books today is completely different from how they bought them five or 10 years ago,” Martin Lindstrom says.
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ABA Winter Institute 2016: Conversations with Keynoters: Power Posing, with Amy Cuddy
Three years ago Amy Cuddy, a social psychologist and associate professor at the Harvard Business School, garnered a lot of attention for a TED Talk on body language and power posing.
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ABA Winter Institute 2016: Conversations with Keynoters
As part of his Sunday morning presentation, consumer expert Martin Lindstrom, author of the soon-to-be-published Small Data: The Tiny Clues That Uncover Huge Trends, selected five booksellers for an onstage business review.
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ABA Winter Institute 2016: A Look at Bookselling Trends
Over the past year, Peter Hildick-Smith, founder and CEO of the Codex Group, and Kristen McLean, director of new business development for Nielsen Book, have been following several industry developments that could well shape book sales going forward.
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ABA Winter Institute 2016: Big Plans for April’s Independent Bookstore Day
Last year’s inaugural national Independent Bookstore Day, which coincided with Free Comic Book Day on May 2, was a huge success.
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ABA Winter Institute 2016: Bookselling Peaking in Colorado
Denver is “a real boomtown right now,” says Len Vlahos, who with his wife, Kristen Gilligan, is the new owner of Tattered Cover Book Store, which has four branches in the greater Denver metropolitan area and three at Denver International Airport.