Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Indie Bookstores Will Soon Be Able to Sell E-Books

 Indie Bookstores Will Soon Be Able to Sell E-Books - The New York Times

Bookshop, a site that lets independent, bricks-and-mortar bookshops sell their books online, is launching an app that will allow the sales of e-books, too.

Andy Hunter, a former small-press publisher, founded Bookshop.org as an alternative to Amazon that catered to independent bookstores and their customers.Credit...James Estrin/The New York Times

A 2023 survey of independent bookstores by the American Booksellers Association found that only 18 percent sell e-books, largely because of the limited options available.Credit...Daniel Dorsa for The New York Times