Bookspeed Blog
Welcome to the Bookspeed Blog! We have big plans to share so much with our customers about us as a company, trends, key books and everything in between. Here at HQ, we have a wealth of knowledge accumulated from working in the industry for over 30 years and we thought it was about time we shared it with you.
Behind the collection – Black British Voices
17th October 2024
Bookspeed’s Jen Wallace talks about why it was important to curate a book collection to help retailers find and source brilliant books by Black authors.
2024’s festive retail trends unwrapped
15th October 2024
What's in store for the golden quarter? We did some research to pick out the trends and behaviours that we think will influence festive retail this year.
Spotlight on . . .folklore
23rd September 2024
We asked Account Manager Caroline to highlight some popular folklore titles and shares how you can incorporate them into your product range this autumn.
How Halloween is evolving as a consumer event
9th September 2024
Beyond mass produced costumers and pumpkins, we explore Halloween’s gift and lifestyle retail potential.
Trend highlights for autumn and winter
20th August 2024
We’ve been identifying the dominant trends expected to influence product ranges throughout autumn and winter.
Four reasons to visit Bookspeed at Top Drawer
2nd August 2024
We’ll be at Top Drawer London in September, bringing along more than 900 books for you to browse. Find out why a visit to our stand is a must this season.
How to select your first book range
12th July 2024
Here are some of our top tips on what you should consider when developing your first book range.
How books can keep you on-trend
17th June 2024
Books can be a low-risk way to help your product ranges stay relevant amidst a revolving door of social media inspired trends. We show you how.
Behind the collection – Crafting & Escapism
10th June 2024
Crafting has had a resurgence, so we created a Crafting and Escapism collection to showcase the best books catering to this trend. Curator Sinéad tells us more.
Spotlight on . . . gardening trends
15th May 2024
Bookspeed’s Marija is a recent gardening convert, so we asked her to share her thoughts on the books and trends that will catch the eye of your green-fingered customers.
Four summer occasions for gift retail
9th May 2024
Gift buying is a year-round consumer activity, and the summer season offers its own set of occasions to inspire gifts. We look at four summer opportunities for great gifts.
Behind the collection – Swifties
25th April 2024
Taylor Swift's Eras tour is expected to boost consumer spending this summer and we don't want you to miss out. We’ve launched a Swifties collection to inspire you to tie-in to this massive event and asked its curator Jen to tell us more.
