by Sophie In 2010, the ABC acquired two Espresso Book Machines that promised to print books on the spot. And print they did! Our María, who up until then had worked in the Amsterdam store as stock buyer for the Western Philosophy and Cookbooks sections (among many other duties), soon [...]
by Lynn After stalking the owners of a prototype Espresso Book Machine (EBM) for several years until a new version was launched for use in bookstores and libraries in 2008, I traveled to London and to Cambridge, MA to see how it worked and to make a business case for purchasing [...]
by Claudio Summer Writers Night: our MC Claudio I'm still buzzing from our Summer Writers' Night on July 2nd! Despite the hot weather and the tropical downpour that followed it, we had a great turn-out, more than expected. And as always, I'm happy and thankful to see each and [...]
by Lauren Last month, ABC hosted the first of our planned Writer’s Nights, where writers, illustrators, editors, publishers, booksellers, and readers come together to share and celebrate stories, whether their own or somebody else’s they’re helping put out into the world. Our talent wall was full with snippets of novels, short [...]
by Lília We start this ABC Staff Picks with an unusual choice: a cookbook! In recent years, we’ve seen many fandom cookbooks showing up on our shelves, and even though we might be a bit skeptical, many are actually quite good. Think about cookbooks based on TV series, games and, yes, [...]
by Bella Hi María! Thank you for taking the time to chat about yourself and our famous EBM, Betty. Before we jump into who Betty is, I think our readers would also love to get to know you better. Could you tell me something about yourself? I am from New York [...]
