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Occupy Manhattan Storefronts

By admin On December 10, 2011 · 2 Comments

I recently contributed an article entitled Occupy Manhattan Storefronts to New York public TV station WNET’s online magazine, Metro Focus. The indie business situation in New York is changing rapidly, and a new report from Center for an Urban Future reveals that the tide is actually turning in our [...]

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KPFA interview with Ramsey Kanaan

By admin On September 20, 2011 · Leave a Comment

I met AK Press and PM Press co-founder Ramsey Kanaan when he stopped by the Vox Pop booth at the 2005 BEA convention and said he’d read the advance review copy of Rebel Bookseller while riding his exercycle. A few weeks later he wrote a fabulous book review on the AK [...]

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My Interview with Mira Bartok

By admin On September 19, 2011 · 1 Comment

Back in early 90s Chicago, I hosted some author events in The Children’s Bookstore and at Printers Row Bookfair to promote the outstanding “Ancient and Living Cultures” educational activity books, written by Mira Bartok and Christine Ronan. I loved the events they created: kids could punch out multicultural design stencils and create cool artworks they’d [...]

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My interview in the Boston Globe

By admin On July 18, 2011 · Leave a Comment

Rebel Sell– Holyoke’s Andy Laties, 51, argues that now is the perfect time to open an independent bookshop (yes, really).

 

By Joel Brown July 17, 2011 With Borders bankrupt and many chains already gone, do you really think it’s wise to open a bookstore, [...]

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Superstore Returns Rate Information Released

By admin On April 1, 2011 · Leave a Comment

From Publishers Weekly, March 25, 2011:
"In another filing yesterday, Borders submitted a motion to return pre-petition merchandise for post-petition credit. In it, Borders notes that as their financial difficulties increased, vendors refused to accept trade credit or returns. The retailer, which pre-bankruptcy returned 31% of its merchandise annually for credit, has attempted [...]

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