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Barnes & Noble Education Puts a Wrap on a Turbulent Fiscal 2024
The college bookstore operator closed the fiscal year ended April 27, 2024, with a smaller loss than fiscal 2023, new financing, a new CEO, and a new board.
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Report Finds Customer Traffic Rising at Barnes & Noble
A new report by a market intelligence firm, whose services include store foot traffic analysis, found that customer visits at Barnes & Noble locations have increased every month but one since November 2023 compared to the prior year.
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Bookstores Challenge Amazon with Olympic Campaign
The ABA has unveiled "Indies Take The Gold," an Olympics-themed marketing campaign encouraging people to shop at independent bookstores on Amazon Prime Days, July 16 and 17. The Paris summer Olympics begin July 26.
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Cover to Cover Books for Young Readers Announces New Owner
The Columbus, Ohio–based children's bookstore, one of the country's oldest, has announced that it was sold to store manager Bryan Loar, a former librarian, in December.
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Print Book Sales Rose 5% in May
After a lackluster start to the year, unit sales of print books have improved in recent months, and were up 5% in May over a year ago at outlets that report to BookScan. A BookScan analyst said that if current trends last, summer sales could top those in 2023.
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An Online Feminist Bookstore Sets Up Shop in Oakland
The Womb House Books bricks-and-mortar store, which opened on June 15, features the carefully curated, women-focused vintage titles that are the Etsy shop's bread and butter, with the addition of frontlist books. Owner Jessica Ferri is doing it all on her own—and loving every minute.
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Black Garnet Books in St. Paul Goes on the Market
Dionne Sims, who opened Black Garnet Books in St. Paul, Minn., to sell books by BIPOC authors in response to the 2020 murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, is selling the store to return to school and focus on writing.
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Barnes & Noble Buys Denver’s Tattered Cover Bookstores for $1.83 Million
Following months of uncertainty, B&N will buy the bankrupt but beloved Denver bookstore chain. The four remaining Tattered Cover locations will continue to operate under that name. B&N anticipates that it will retain a majority of the company's 70 employees.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: June 17, 2024
The #1 book in the country is ‘Eruption,’ James Patterson’s posthumous collaboration with Michael Crichton, followed by Brynne Weaver’s ‘Leather & Lark’ at #2. Plus, Jacqueline Winspear bids a fond farewell to Maisie Dobbs.
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Book Club Picks for June 2024
Debut novels by Essie Chambers and Marcela Fuentes are among this month's selections by the nation's biggest book clubs.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: June 10, 2024
John Grisham’s ‘Camino Ghosts’ is the #1 book in the country. Plus Greg Iles revisits attorney turned Natchez, Miss., mayor Penn Cage in ‘Southern Man,’ and Caitlin Rozakis, with ‘Dreadful,’ bakes up a comedic fantasy debut.
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Costco May Restrict Book Sales to the Holidays
Costco has been pulling back from book sales for years, hurting the publishing industry. Now, the company reportedly plans to primarily limit book sales to the holiday season, from September to December.
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This Week's Bestsellers: June 3, 2024
Stephen King has the #1 book in the country with 'You Like It Darker.' Plus YA author Sara Wolf makes her traditionally published adult debut with 'Heavenbreaker,' the #10 book in the country, and TikTok phenom Old Time Hawkey brings his folksy recipes to our nonfiction list with 'Recipes from the Cedar Swamp.'
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ABA Releases Annual Report, Emphasizes Education and Advocacy
In the report, CEO Allison Hill emphasized the group's efforts to both educate and advocate in the political sphere for the organization's growing numbers of member stores.
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The Uncles in Minneapolis Celebrate 50 Years of Bookselling Perseverance
Four years after two Minneapolis specialty bookstores were destroyed amid unrest following George Floyd's murder, Uncle Hugo’s Science Fiction Bookstore and Uncle Edgar’s Mystery Bookstore are thriving in their new locations as owner Don Blyly celebrates 50 years as a bookseller.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: May 27, 2024
‘The Paradise Problem’ by Christina Lauren had no trouble getting to #7 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus rockers Kathleen Hanna and Serj Tankian each debut in a new genre—memoir—and Miranda July’s latest novel is a scorcher.
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ABA Reports Strong Financials and Increased Membership for 2024
The American Booksellers Association held its annual meeting and community forum with 128 individuals and store locations in attendance. ABA’s present membership includes 2,433 bookstore companies with 2,844 store locations, representing “an 11% increase in membership year over year,” according to ABA board VP and secretary Cynthia Compton.
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Seminary Co-op Bookstores Voluntarily Recognize Booksellers' Union
The management of Chicago's Seminary Co-op and 57th Street Books has voluntarily recognized a union formed by bookseller employees of the member-owned cooperative. SCBU IU 660 is a branch of the Industrial Workers of the World.
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Are Bookstore Sales Really Down?
Sales at bookstores were down slightly in 2023 and fell again in the first quarter of 2024, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. But is the decline due to a drop in sales, or a change in how sales—particularly sales from college stores—are reported?
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This Week’s Bestsellers: May 20, 2024
‘Long Island,’ Colm Toíbín’s sequel to 2009’s ‘Brooklyn,’ lands at #5 on our hardcover list. Plus Entangled Publishing debuts some deluxe models, and a new cast of celebrity memoirs walk the bestseller carpet.
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