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Resources
7 Ways to Resist Amazon from Raven Book Store’s Danny Caine
Danny Caine, owner of Raven Book Store in Lawrence, Kansas, shares seven ways you can resist Amazon in your daily life.
10 of the Best Bookish Apps & Websites for Readers
If you’re an avid bookworm, there’s an app for that! We’ve got suggestions to help you find books, share enthusiasm, and organize your reading life.
Author Guide: How (and Why!) to Market Your Audiobook
Authors, check out this guide for marketing your audiobook with Libro.fm!
6 Reasons to Shop Your Local, Independent Bookstore
By the time you’re done reading this sentence, Amazon will have made another $1.7 million dollars, while your local, independent bookstore faces an uncertain future. The #BoxedOut campaign from the American Booksellers Association (ABA)—a national, not-for-profit trade organization that works to help independently owned bookstores grow and succeed—outlined some key points about why shopping at […]
A Perfect Partnership: Teachers and Indie Bookstores
Find recommendations on how teachers can make the most of a partnership with their favorite independent bookstores.
Libro.fm Testimonial: “Audible Exclusives limit disabled audiobook fans like me.”
A testimonial that discusses the challenges one disabled audiobook listener faces in regards to Audible Exclusives.
The Harmful Impact of Audible Exclusive Audiobooks
Amazon’s creeping monopoly on the audiobook industry through Audible pushes independent bookstores and libraries out of audiobook distribution.
9 Ways to Support Your Independent Bookstore During Coronavirus
How can you support your independent bookstore and booksellers? Here’s what you can do today to help make an impact.
How Independent Bookstores are Thriving: Community, Curation, and Convening
How are independent bookstores not just surviving, but thriving, in the age of Amazon? It’s a question that Ryan Raffaelli, assistant professor at Harvard Business School, first asked in 2015, compelling him to study independent bookstores ever since.
Bookstore Link Launch
On Wednesday, January 8th, Libro.fm launched Bookstore Link, and bookstores, influencers, and authors showed their support by helping us spread the word. Read on for some of the highlights!
ALC Program: Free audiobooks for teachers and librarians!
Learn more about our free audiobook programs (ALCs) for teachers and librarians!