An independent children's bookstore (with a lot of books for grown-ups) in the Walnut Creek, CA, dedicated to promoting a sustained love of reading in children.
Hey publishers, it has always been the right time, but now would be the PERFECT time for you to do indie exclusive editions instead of Barnes & Noble exclusive editions. Please and thank you.
Barnes & Noble is withholding initial support of debut hardcovers til they find evidence it's worth stocking in their stores. They'll be focusing on guaranteed sales from paperbacks. A middle finger to debut authors esp if they're midlist & marginalized. Get mad, y'all. 1/?
Yesterday, two of our customers got hitched at the restaurant next door. Between ceremony and reception guests were invited to choose a book from our shop. We kept a running tab. An open book bar!
I present this to you in case you thought the world had run out of good ideas.