Barnes and Noble will replace two former Boston-area Amazon Books stores - WCVB

 Panzer here. Mom's still sick, but she's getting better.  She'll be back at the keyboard next week.

 

Here's a post I found that she was working on. It's from the WCVB site.

How does she find all this stuff?

According to the post, Barnes and Noble will open bookstores in the Boston-area locations vacated earlier this year by Amazon Books. The post has a very short video at the top, followed by a short description about the new mall bookstores. One will open in the Legacy Place mall in Dedham, MA, and the second will open in the MarketStreet mall in Lynnfield, MA. Also included in the post are links to the Barnes and Noble Facebook announcements about the new stores. (After the Barnes and Noble post are posts about other news in the local area, but not related to Barnes and Noble.)

 

Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links, bring a muffin too.

 

To read the post tootle over to Barnes and Noble

 

 

 

*A tip of the kitty fedora to Nate Hoffelder for the information. 

Bookstore Sales Post Another Decline in October - Publishers Weekly

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Today Panzer made a quick trip into the Catosphere. Our busy kitty boy stopped in at the Publishers Weekly site.  There he found a post about October's book sales.

 

According to the post by Jim Milliot, bricks and mortar bookstore sales were down by 28.8 percent in October when compared to October 2019 book sales. Included in the post is a link to a post about September's book sales, which also declined.

Panzer says, "Umm ... The decline in bricks and mortar bookstore sales doesn't surprise this little kitty. The stores are either closed or are limited by the number of people they're allowed to let in."

Note: This is a very short post. Bring half a cup of tea for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to bookstore sales

Printers Confirm: Capacity for Trade Titles Tight - Publishers Weekly

Today, when Panzer was cleaning out the glove box in the Panzermobile, he discovered something wadded up in there. Flattening it out, our fastidious kitty boy discovered it was a post from the Publishers Weekly site about the book printing industry.

Hey! That virus thingy is still going on!

The post by Jim Milliot says printers are expecting a large influx of publishers' book printing orders this Fall. According to the Book Manufacturers Institute, many publishers put off their Spring book publishing because of the uncertainty of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, the Spring titles have been moved to the publishers' Fall publishing list. Book printers do believe they will be able to handle the influx, because they are fully staffed. It will, however, be a tight printing schedule.

Panzer says, "This little kitty wonders if publishers plan to try to sell the books on Amazon or if bricks and mortar bookstores will be able to have enough shoppers to sell them in their stores."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Book printers

Barnes & Noble wants to be a great bookseller again - Retail Dive

As Panzer entered the Catosphere today he heard clapping and cheering coming from outside the Panzermobile. Following all the jocularity took our happy kitty to the Retail Dive site. With just a little digging in the posts there, he discovered one about Barnes and Noble and CEO James Daunt.

Maybe he can do it.

According to Daphne Howland's post, Barnes and Noble's CEO James Daunt has plans for the resurrection of Barnes and Noble bookstores. With the purchase of Barnes and Noble by Elliott Advisors the company went from a publicly traded company to a privately owned company. James Daunt wants to take advantage of the company's new status and position it as an "indie bookstore" chain. As an "indie bookstore" he feels the company can better compete against Amazon. He also believes a bricks and mortar bookstore can offer the community feeling Amazon can't. There are plans for increased support for the Nook ereader as well.

 Panzer says, "I like the idea of more support for Nook."

 Note: This is a long post. Bring a gallon of tea, six muffins and six sugar cookies (biscuits) for today's reading selection.

 To read the post tootle over to  Barnes and Noble

Microsoft to permanently close physical retail locations; will incur pre-tax charge of $450M - GeekWire

Nothing will ever be the same.

Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere, the Panzermobile was suddenly shaken by crying and gnashing of teeth outside. Following all the hubbub took our brave kitty boy to the GeekWire site. With no digging at all he found a post about Microsoft's bricks and mortar stores. While the post doesn't have anything to do with publishing, Panzer found it interesting and thought you might too.

According to the post by Taylor Soper, Microsoft is permanently closing all 79 of its retail outlets. The stores have been closed since March because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The company announced today it won't re-open any of the stores.

Panzer says, "Well, they didn't really have that many stores, but now you can't "test drive" any of their hardware before you buy it."

Note: This is a long medium post. Bring a cup of iced tea and two chocolate chip cookies and a brownie for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Microsoft

Amazon to open new 'themed' pop-up store at Seattle HQ in latest physical retail expansion - GeekWire

Today as Panzer was eating his breakfast his food dish began to dance across the floor. Listening to the vibrating coming through the floor, our kitty boy discovered it was clapping coming from the Catosphere. Jumping in the Panzermobile, he followed all the noise to the the GeekWire site. With just a tiny bit of digging in the posts, he found one about Amazon's newest store was causing all the hoopla.

Interesting.

According to Nat Levy, Amazon is quietly planning to open a new pop-up store in Seattle, Washington. A photo in the post shows the vacant shop next to the Seattle Amazon 4-star store has window covering that reads, "Opening Soon Amazon pop-up." When queried by GeekWire Amazon gave no opening date. Amazon does say, however, that the company is hiring for the store. The post has numbers for Amazon's different types of retail outlets, too. There are links included in the post for more information about Amazon's different bricks and mortar stores and retailing.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... This little kitty thinks, if Amazon is hiring for the store now, they'll be opening pretty soon."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links, bring an extra muffin or two.

To read the post tootle over to Amazon Pop-Up Store

Amazon Opened a Bookstore in Nashville Just in Time for Thanksgiving - The Digital Reader

Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere, he heard clapping and cheering outside the Panzermobile. Following all the jocularity, took our adventuresome kitty to The Digital Reader site. With a little digging in the posts, he discovered one about Amazon's newest bookstore.

According to The Digital Reader site owner Nate Hoffelder, just before Thanksgiving Amazon opened the company's twenty first bricks and mortar store. This one is in Nashville Tennessee. Books available in the store have four or more stars with their book reviews and are bestsellers. Included in the post is a link to another post about the opening of the twentieth Amazon bricks and mortar store in Scottsdale Arizona.

Only 22 days until Christmas.

Panzer says, "This little kitty wants to know where the twenty-second bricks and mortar store will be ...  And ... Will it open before Christmas?"

Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Amazon bookstore

Amazon Breaks Embargo of 'TheTestament' - Various Sources

Panzer was eating his lunch when his food bowl began shaking from all the screaming and shouting coming from the Catosphere. Getting into the Panzermobile, he discovered the noise was coming from different directions. Our busy kitty visited the Publishers Weekly site and The Guardian site and discovered both have posts about Amazon and The Testament embargo. Panzer told you yesterday about Amazon breaking the embargo on Margaret Atwood's new book.

According to the Publishers Weekly post by Claire Kirch, the American Booksellers Association (ABA) has been trying to convince the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission to investigate Amazon for violating antitrust laws. The ABA now wants to use Amazon's shipment of Margaret Atwood's new novel before the embargo conclusion as new fuel in that argument.

It was an accident.

According to The Guardian's post by Alison Flood, Amazon shipped 800 pre-ordered copies of the novel to buyers by accident. The post includes a quote from Amazon which says "a technical error" caused the books to be shipped early. A quote from Atwood's publisher Penguin Random House says the error "has now been rectified."

Panzer says, "Looks like this kerfuffle* will be around for a while."

Note: These are large posts. Panzer hopes you still have that RV you borrowed for yesterday's posts, because you'll need it and its cooking and sleeping facilities for today's reading selections.

To read the Publishers Weekly post tootle over to ABA
To read The Guardian post tootle over to Amazon
To read Panzer's previous post tootle over to Booksellers

* Yes, it's a word. Google it. Tee hee hee

Indie Booksellers Incensed as Amazon Breaks 'Testament' Embargo - Publishers Weekly

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere today, when the Panzermobile was buffeted and shaken by crying and screaming and gnashing of teeth. Following all the noise took our brave kitty boy to the Publishers Weekly site. There he found a post about online book retailer Amazon's latest mess with bricks and mortar bookstores.

 According to Claire Kirch's post, Margaret Atwood's new novel The Testament, the sequel to The Handmaiden's Tale, is scheduled to go on sale September 10. Publisher Penguin Random House (PRH) required bookstores to sign an embargo contract agreeing not to sell the book before that date. It turns out, as soon as Amazon got the books delivered to their warehouse they began mailing copies to their customers who pre-ordered it. Bricks and mortar bookstores immediately complained to PRH. As soon as Amazon realized what had happened, the company stopped the book deliveries.

I bet somebody is looking for a new job.

Panzer says, "Umm ... Were they all sent from just one warehouse? ... If so ... Then ... Maybe it was a mistake."

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Amazon

Amazon continues physical retail expansion with plans for new bookstore in Nashville and 4-star store in Boston - GeekWire

Today as Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere the Panzermobile was suddenly buffeted by clapping and cheering. Following all the hullabaloo took our busy kitty boy to the GeekWire site. There with no digging at all, he found a post about Amazon's new retail plans.

They keep popping up everywhere.

According to the Geekwire post by Nat Levy, Amazon has announced the opening of a new bricks and mortar Amazon Books store in Nashville, Tennessee. The company also plans to open an Amazon 4-star store in Boston, Massachusetts. (In addition to books, a 4-star store sells other products.) The post contains links to other information about Amazon stores.

Panzer says, "Amazon keeps making a bigger footprint in brick and mortar stores."

Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection.

To read today's post tootle over to Amazon

China's Book Market in the First Half of 2019: Up 10.82 Percent - Publishing Perspectives

Now ... Back to my lunch.

Today as Panzer was eating his lunch he heard clapping and cheering coming from the Catosphere. Throwing some kitty treats into a bag, our famished kitty hopped into the Panermobile. Following all the noise took him to the Publishing Perspectives site. There with no digging at all he found a post about China's book market.

In his post Porter Anderson does an in depth analysis of China's book market in the first six months of this year. The analysis is based on information taken from Beijing's OpenBook report. The post includes graphics depicting online and offline (bookstore) sales comparisons, online sales and book category sales breakdowns. According to the report information the book market is up 10.82 percent over last year's first six month's.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... China's bricks and mortar bookstores appear to have the same declining sales problem as bookstores in some other countries." 

Note: This is a h-u-m-o-n-g-o-u-s post. Bring a thermos of tea and half a dozen muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to China book market

Lifeway to Close All Stores - Publishers Weekly

Lost another one.

Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he decided to make a stop at the Publishers Weekly site. With a little digging around in the posts our inquisitive kitty boy found one about Lifeway bookstores.

According to Emma Wenner, Lifeway Christian Resources has announced they will close all their bookstores by the end of 2019. The company plans to move from a brick-and-mortar retail to an online presence. The company sells Bibles and Christian books and resources. There are links included in the post to other information sources.

Panzer says, "This little kitty hates to see any brick-and-mortar bookstore close."

Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links, bring a muffin too.

To read the post tootle over to Lifeway

Amazon Opens a "Shit People Like to Buy" Store - The Digital Reader

It's been a busy week for Panzer and Mom. Panzer had a vet visit and Mom had a doctor visit. Because of these today's trip into the Catosphere was a quick one to The Digital Reader site. With a little digging he found a post about Amazon.

This is an interesting idea.

According to The Digital Reader site owner Nate Hoffelder, Amazon has opened a new brick and mortar store in New York. The Amazon 4-star store will sell items with at least a four star rating by Amazon customers or "new and trending" items. The store will sell more than books and electronic devices. Also mentioned in the post as available are the card game Codenames, Lodge cast iron skillet and the Fire TV stick. At the beginning of the post there is a link to an Amazon announcement about the store opening. Near the middle of the post there is a link to a Techcrunch post which contains much of the same information from the Amazon post.

Panzer says, "Sorry for the bad word!"

Note:This is a short-medium post. Bring a cup of tea and half a muffin for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links and read the additional posts, bring half a thermos of tea and two more muffins.

To read the post tootle over to Amazon 4-star

Amazon to Open Two Bookstores in Denver, Could Buy a Movie Theater Chain - The Digital Reader

Two bookstores in one city.

Panzer had hardly gotten into the Catosphere today when the Panzermobile was buffeted and shaken by the sounds of clapping and cheering. Following all the noise took our brave kitty to The Digital Reader site. With no digging at all he found the post causing all the excitement was about Amazon Books bookstores.

In the post by site owner Nate Hoffelder Panzer learned Amazon is apparently opening two new bookstores in Denver, Colorado. According to the post, one will be in the Parks Meadow mall and one in Cherry Creek. These will be bricks and mortar Amazon Books bookstores. That means the stores will probably follow the other Amazon Books bookstores' layout of bestselling and most popular reader-favorite books and e-devices only.  Also included in the post is information about Amazon's possible acquisition of the Landmark Theaters chain. There are links to the posts where the information about the new bookstores and the movie theater acquisition information came from.

Panzer says, "Movie theaters? ... Hmm ... Maybe Amazon will start a movie production company. ... And I know exactly where they could get some stories about the adventures of a cute little crime-solving kitty."

Note: This is a short-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and half a muffin for today's reading selection. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring an extra cup of tea and another muffin.

To read the post tootle over to Amazon

Bethesda Row's Amazon Books Opens Tuesday - Bethesda Magazine

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Bethesda Magazine site. There with a little digging our inquisitive kitty found a post about Amazon.

According to the post by Bethany Rodgers, Amazon has opened its 16th brick and mortar store. The new Amazon Books store is located in the District of Columbia (DC) area. The store has 3,700 books. Besides new releases and reader favorites, there's a whole shelf of books with 10,000 or more book reviews. Amazon devices are also available. The store is open seven days a week. Numerous photos of the inside of the new store are included in the post too. You'll also want to read the Comments section for some interesting information.

10,000 reviews? That's really depressing.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... It seems impossible to this little kitty to get 10,000 reviews. How did they do that?"

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection. If you plan to look at all the photos of the inside of the store, bring an extra cup of tea.

To read the post tootle over to Amazon Books

Barnes & Noble Reports Holiday Revenues Down 6.4 % - The Digital Reader

Panzer made a short trip into the Catosphere today. Our speedy little kitty pilot stopped in at The Digital Reader site. With a little digging he found a post about Barnes and Noble's holiday sales figures.

How can we help them?

According to The Digital Reader site owner Nate Hoffelder, Barnes and Noble announced in a press release that holiday sales revenue was down compared to last year's holiday revenue. It appears lower bricks and mortar store shoppers contributed to the 6.4 percent decline. Online sales also declined, but by only 4.5 percent. The company projects the next quarter sales will also be down.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Obviously ...The restaurants with alcohol in the stores isn't working. Maybe ... Do a little work on the Nook? Or work on the Nook for PC app?"

Note: This is a short post. Bring a cup of tea and a cookie (biscuit) for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Barnes and Noble

As retail rivals retreat, Indigo Books plans five U.S. stores in next two years - Financial Post

Not your average book store?

Today Panzer's trip into the Catosphere took him to the Financial Post site. There with just a little digging he found a post about Canada's Indigo Books future plans.

According to the post at Financial Post by Hollie Shaw, Canada's Indigo Books and Music plans to open its first store in the United States. The store will be in the Mall in Short Hills, New Jersey. It doesn't appear Indigo Books will be in direct competition with Amazon or Barnes and Noble's bricks and mortar stores, because in addition to books Indigo also sells toys, baby items and other general merchandise.

Panzer says, "Umm ... This little kitty wants to know if they sell e-readers. ... And ... If they do, what kind?"

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and two muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to Indigo Books

Riggio Backs Parneros at B&N Annual Meeting - Publishers Weekly

Today, Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere, when he heard crying and shouting. Following all the noise took our kitty pilot to the Publishers Weekly site. With no digging at all he found the cause of all the angst in a post about the Barnes and Noble Annual Meeting.

Who are these technology companies?

According to the post by Jim Milliot, Barnes and Noble Chairman Len Riggio started off by expressing his confidence in CEO Demos Parneros. This was followed by the company's plan to have smaller stores. However, the big news for ebook authors from Mr. Riggio was that Nook and ebooks aren't a good fit for Barnes and Noble's future. The company will have "partner technology companies" take care of their digital presence. Barnes and Noble will concentrate on their bricks and mortal stores.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Not sure what this means for ebook authors. This little kitty makes a lot of ebook sales at Barnes and Noble."

Note: This is a short-medium post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to Barnes and Noble Annual Meeting

Amazon Opens Latest NYC Store at 34th Street - Publishers Weekly

A cafe? At least there's no alcohol.

Today, Panzer made a quick trip to the Publishers Weekly site. With just a little digging our inquisitive kitty boy found a post about Amazon.

According to the post by Jim Milliot, Amazon has opened their newest Amazon Books bricks and mortar store in New York City. This is the second Amazon bookstore in New York City. It's also the third bricks and mortar store Amazon has opened in the last two weeks. This newest store, however, is different from the others. It includes a cafe. Be sure to read all the way to the end.

Panzer says, "Bricks and mortar bookstores must be successful for Amazon. They just keep opening more stores."

Note: This is a short post with photos. Bring a cup of tea for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Amazon stores

Indigo Eyes U.S. Expansion - Publishers Weekly

Today, Panzer was tootling around in the Catosphere when he heard whispering and muttering outside the Panzermobile. Following the curious noises took our inquisitive kitty boy to the Publishers Weekly site. There he found a post about Indigo Books and Music.

According to Ed Nawotka's post, rumors abound about Indigo Books and Music's proposed expansion into the U.S. retail book sales market. Indigo bookstores are well represented in Canada under such store brand names as Indigo, Chapters, and Coles, among others. The success of the company's new concept superstores there has contributed to the rumor. Speculation is that the first U.S. Indigo bookstore will open in New Jersey in 2018. The Publishers Weekly post states, "Indigo would neither confirm nor deny" plans to expand to the U.S. So, for right now it's just a rumor.

I think they're making a big mistake.

Panzer says, "Umm ... This little kitty wants to know why Indigo would want to come to the U.S. and go head to head with Amazon. ... Haven't they heard Amazon is opening bricks and mortar bookstores in addition to the online store?"

Note: This is a shortish-medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and one and a half muffins for today's reading selection.

To read the post tootle over to Indigo