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Narrative Type
Nonfiction
Original Language
English
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
ISBN
9781609801397
Book Title
Rebel Bookseller : Why Indie Bookstores Represent Everything You Want to Fight for from Free Speech to Buying Local to Building Communities
Item Length
8 in
Publisher
Seven Stories Press
Edition
2
Publication Year
2011
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
0.9 in
Author
Andrew Laties
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Business & Economics, Language Arts & Disciplines
Topic
Special Interest / Shopping, Publishing, Social Activists, Small Business
Item Width
5.1 in
Item Weight
10.3 Oz
Number of Pages
336 Pages

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The revival of independent bookselling has already begun. First published six years ago to spark a movement, this revised edition is a rallying cry for anyone who wants to better understand how the rise of the big bookstore chains irrevocable let to their decline and how even in the face of electronic readers from three of the largest companies - Apple, Amazon and Google - the movement to support locally owned independent stores, especially bookstores, is on the rise.

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Publisher
Seven Stories Press
ISBN-10
1609801393
ISBN-13
9781609801397
eBay Product ID (ePID)
99666847

Product Key Features

Book Title
Rebel Bookseller : Why Indie Bookstores Represent Everything You Want to Fight for from Free Speech to Buying Local to Building Communities
Edition
2
Author
Andrew Laties
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Special Interest / Shopping, Publishing, Social Activists, Small Business
Publication Year
2011
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Travel, Business & Economics, Language Arts & Disciplines
Number of Pages
336 Pages

Dimensions

Item Length
8 in
Item Height
0.9 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Item Weight
10.3 Oz

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
Lc Classification Number
Z471.L38 2011
Reviews
"A must-read." --Publishers Weekly (starred review of first edition) "Everything you always wanted to know about the book business but were afraid to ask." --Eric Carle, author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar "Andy has put so much passion into his book that it is impossible to read before bed: the book incites a disturbing concoction of adrenalin and hormones that rages against that good night. Not only does Andy not go gently there, he refuses to go, period. This book is heartfelt and honest." --Bernie Rath, former executive director, American Booksellers Association, "A must-read." - Publishers Weekly (starred review of first edition) "Everything you always wanted to know about the book business but were afraid to ask." -Eric Carle, author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar "Andy has put so much passion into his book that it is impossible to read before bed: the book incites a disturbing concoction of adrenalin and hormones that rages against that good night. Not only does Andy not go gently there, he refuses to go, period. This book is heartfelt and honest." -Bernie Rath, former executive director, American Booksellers Association "The local independent bookstore was long a hallmark and core contributor to the intellectual life and well-being of individuals and communities. In this modern era of "big box" bookstores, chain store booksellers, online book sellers, and digital publishing, those traditional independent bookstores are becoming an 'endangered species'. That's why Andrew Laties "Rebel Bookseller: Why Indie Bookstores Represent Everything You Want to Fight for from Free Speech to Buying Local to Building Communities" is such a timely and important contribution to our national dialogue. Now in a fully updated and significantly expanded second edition, "Rebel Bookseller" is a personal history of how Laties got into selling books, how he has survived and even prospered against book marketing factors that have proved devastating to so many others, the growth of the big chain booksellers, and more. Of special note are the wealth of anecdotes, innovations in book selling, and the cogent 'real world' advice for anyone contemplating starting up an independent bookstore of their own. Informed and informative, occasionally inspired and inspiring, "Rebel Bookseller" is very highly recommended reading." - Midwest Book Review "The revival of independent bookselling has already begun and is one of the amazing stories of our times. Laties wrote the first edition of "Rebel Bookseller" six years ago, hoping it would spark a movement. Now, with this second edition, his book can serve as a rallying cry for everyone who wants to better understand how the rise of the big bookstore chains led irrevocably to their decline, and how even in the face of electronic readers from three of America's largest and most successful companies - Apple, Amazon and Google - the movement to support locally owned independent stores, especially bookstores, is on the rise. So, yes-despite the pessimistic cries from doomsayers-the book is not dead." - Philadelphia Tribune "Andy Laties has been a huge inspiration to me and many of my fellow booksellers, and his passion is as galvanizing as his business models. Not every one of his self-proclaimed wild ideas will make sense for every store or in every market (that's the nature of independents), but the very fact of someone out there turning received wisdom about the book business on its head, and thinking about things in truly new and optimistic ways, has made a difference that can be seen in the new crop of indie bookstores that has sprung up in recent years. We owe a lot to Andy for shaking things up, and I'm excited about this new edition getting out there and blowing the minds of even more book people." -Jessica Stockton Bagnulo, Greenlight Bookstore, "A must-read." - Publishers Weekly (starred review of first edition) "Everything you always wanted to know about the book business but were afraid to ask." -Eric Carle, author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar "Andy has put so much passion into his book that it is impossible to read before bed: the book incites a disturbing concoction of adrenalin and hormones that rages against that good night. Not only does Andy not go gently there, he refuses to go, period. This book is heartfelt and honest." -Bernie Rath, former executive director, American Booksellers Association "The local independent bookstore was long a hallmark and core contributor to the intellectual life and well-being of individuals and communities. In this modern era of "big box" bookstores, chain store booksellers, online book sellers, and digital publishing, those traditional independent bookstores are becoming an 'endangered species'. That's why Andrew Laties "Rebel Bookseller: Why Indie Bookstores Represent Everything You Want to Fight for from Free Speech to Buying Local to Building Communities" is such a timely and important contribution to our national dialogue. Now in a fully updated and significantly expanded second edition, "Rebel Bookseller" is a personal history of how Laties got into selling books, how he has survived and even prospered against book marketing factors that have proved devastating to so many others, the growth of the big chain booksellers, and more. Of special note are the wealth of anecdotes, innovations in book selling, and the cogent 'real world' advice for anyone contemplating starting up an independent bookstore of their own. Informed and informative, occasionally inspired and inspiring, "Rebel Bookseller" is very highly recommended reading." - Midwest Book Review "The revival of independent bookselling has already begun and is one of the amazing stories of our times. Laties wrote the first edition of "Rebel Bookseller" six years ago, hoping it would spark a movement. Now, with this second edition, his book can serve as a rallying cry for everyone who wants to better understand how the rise of the big bookstore chains led irrevocably to their decline, and how even in the face of electronic readers from three of America's largest and most successful companies - Apple, Amazon and Google - the movement to support locally owned independent stores, especially bookstores, is on the rise. So, yes-despite the pessimistic cries from doomsayers-the book is not dead." - Philadelphia Tribune "Andy Laties has been a huge inspiration to me and many of my fellow booksellers, and his passion is as galvanizing as his business models.  Not every one of his self-proclaimed wild ideas will make sense for every store or in every market (that's the nature of independents), but the very fact of someone out there turning received wisdom about the book business on its head, and thinking about things in truly new and optimistic ways, has made a difference that can be seen in the new crop of indie bookstores that has sprung up in recent years.  We owe a lot to Andy for shaking things up, and I'm excited about this new edition getting out there and blowing the minds of even more book people." -Jessica Stockton Bagnulo, Greenlight Bookstore
Copyright Date
2011
Afterword by
Ayers, Bill
Lccn
2011-017038
Dewey Decimal
381/.450020973
Dewey Edition
23

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