The independent bookselling community continues to grow, with membership in the American Booksellers Association reaching its highest levels in more than 20 years. Skip to content.

Independent bookselling is not a field for fortune seekers: Most local stores, whether run by retirees, bookworms or those switching careers in middle age, have some sense of higher purpose.

This month’s collection of new-in-paperback titles includes award-winning nonfiction and one of the most-talked-about novels of 2023.

SEATTLE — There’s a new bookstore in Seattle’s University District. Barnes & Noble and University Book Store just opened a ...

Janet Bailey has launched Barbara's Collectibles, an online book business featuring a collection she acquired from the late ...

Owners Jessica Callahan, from left, Austin Carter, and Julie Ross pose at Pocket Books Shop in Lancaster, Pa., on Sunday, May 21, 2023. The independent bookselling community continues to grow ...

Moonraker Books is one of the longest-running bookstores in Washington state, and its appeal is obvious: It’s a bright, beautiful, well-appointed space on the main drag of Langley, a charming ...

E-Books Rewrite Bookselling. By . Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg. Share. Resize. In 2000, crowds wait to buy the latest Harry Potter book at a Maryland Barnes & Noble store. ILLUSTRATION: AFP/Getty Images.

A version of this article appeared in the 01/15/2018 issue of Publishers Weekly under the headline: Remaking Bookselling by Going Mobile . ADVERTISEMENT. More from pw. Summer Reads 2025.

London-based independent publisher Hungry Minds considers itself to be a purveyor of both books and experiences. Its ...

Taking Bookselling To New Heights. By Caitlin Johnson. May 13, 2007 / 10:59 AM EDT / CBS For 20 years Sunday ...