National Independent bookstores multiplying, but many people still think they’re dying out By Hillel Italie The Associated Press May 29, 2026 NEW YORK — Allison Hill, CEO of the American Booksellers Association, is used to strangers expressing sympathy when they learn what she does f…
Local News Featured Chain takes a page from local bookstores By Naomi Taxay Daily Journal correspondentUpdated Aug 12, 2024 Just a few years after beloved independent bookstore Books Inc. closed its doors on Burlingame Avenue, an unusual Barnes & Noble appeared …
Business Amazon Prime price shock? Try these cheaper rivals Updated Apr 11, 2025 NEW YORK — Many online shoppers were taken aback when Amazon raised the price of its Prime service. Although Prime offers a streaming video se…
Local News Major book chains,independent storessettle antitrust suit Updated Apr 1, 2025 Two of the nation's largest book chains, Barnes & Noble Inc. and Borders Group Inc., settled a federal antitrust suit Thursday brought by …
Local News Independent booksellers challenge chains in court Updated Apr 1, 2025 Rhett Jackson opened The Happy Bookseller in Columbia, S.C., in 1974 simply because he loves books. He nearly quit a few years ago after four …
