“So if you want to get your physical book into a Barnes and Noble, distribute your paperback and hardback through IngramSpark, reach out to your local Barnes and Noble, make sure your book meets the Barnes and Noble requirements, and send your book to the small press department.” In general, bookstores are more amenable to ordering copies from places that aren’t competitors (like Amazon or Barnes and Noble). “There are lots of ways to get your print books into physical Barnes and Noble stores, but I always tell indie authors to distribute through IngramSpark for the print book distribution. “It’s so smart of Barnes and Noble to position themselves as less of a big retailer and more as an indie bookstore,” said Miral Sattar of and author of the Self-Pub and Book Marketing newsletter. That is a huge shift from how B&N–and other chain bookstores–operated in the past this shift not only provides more opportunity for stocking of books from diverse voices, it offers a much-needed opportunity boost for indie publishers and small press publishers, as well as self-published authors. Daunt actually clarified that all book buying and stocking decisions will be made at the store level, and that publishers will no longer be buying shelf space under their co-op advertising model.
It’s not just that individual locations will have the ability to order some books or set up a display. One major change that previously generated some buzz–the power of individual stores to make decisions on stocking their shelves–was clarified, though, and it stands to be a game changer for anyone who can get in with the stores at the local level. This important talk offered a lot of insight into crucial changes at the brick-and-mortar locations (especially as to how the company is bouncing back from a global pandemic), from mundane changes like new furniture to major overhauls of how books are even shelved. Below, he's joined by Harris’s niece, Meena Harris, author Andrea Davis Pinkney, “Bookmarks” host Marley Dias and former NFL player Malcolm Mitchell in curating these suggestions that celebrate and reflect the Black experience for Black History Month 2021 and throughout the year.Everyone is talking about Barnes and Noble CEO James Daunt’s keynote address to the Independent Book Publishers Association annual event recently.
So there’s never been a better time to celebrate the achievements and experiences of those who came before.īestselling author Kwame Alexander stopped by TODAY to share some of his favorite books celebrating Black history for people of all ages. Kamala Harris has taken office as the first Black woman to be our nation’s vice president, an achievement that comes amid a national reckoning on racism. This February, Black History Month is undoubtedly a time when history is being made.
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