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Unit Sales Down 1% Compared to 2016

| 09/08/2017 @ 07:00PM

At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, unit sales of print books were 1% lower in the week ended Sept. 3, 2017, than in the comparable week in 2016.
This Week's Bestsellers: September 11, 2017

By Carolyn Juris | 09/08/2017 @ 07:00PM

A Tale of Two Kitties, third in Captain Underpants author Dav Pilkey’s spinoff series Dog Man, is the #1 book in the country. Plus Louise Penny’s ‘Glass Houses’ tops our Hardcover Fiction list, and Stephen King deems Gabriel Tallent’s debut, 'My Absolute Darling,' a ‘masterpiece.’
B&N Has a Plan for the Future: More Stores

By Jim Milliot | 09/08/2017 @ 10:00AM

Barnes & Noble has been closing stores steadily for years, but CEO Demos Parneros said, during a conference call yesterday, that his goal is to position the company for "net store expansion" in fiscal 2019.
Bookstore News: September 6, 2017

By Ed Nawotka | 09/06/2017 @ 10:00AM

A new store tries to crowdsource working capital; a Minnesota indie preps for its grand opening; Germany gives $1 million to booksellers; and more.
Post-Harvey, Texas Booksellers Face Different Realities and Challenges

By Ed Nawotka | 09/05/2017 @ 10:00AM

While Lori's Book Nook in Rockport, Tex., was destroyed by the storm, many booksellers in the region faced minimal damage. For the booksellers that have reopened, the biggest concern is a lack of customers.
New ABA President Outlines Priorities

By Ed Nawotka | 09/01/2017 @ 07:00PM

Robert Sindelar, who took over as the president of the American Booksellers Association in June, is streamlining communication with the ABA’s membership. Here's what else he's doing.
Unit Sales Dip 2% Compared to 2016

| 09/01/2017 @ 07:00PM

With sales down in three of the four major publishing segments, unit sales of print books at outlets that report to NPD BookScan were 2% lower in the week ended Aug. 27, 2017, than in the similar week in 2016.
This Week's Bestsellers: September 4, 2017

By Carolyn Juris | 09/01/2017 @ 07:00PM

Sue Grafton’s ‘Y Is for Yesterday’ is the #1 book in the country. Plus ‘My Struggle’ author Karl Ove Knausgaard debuts in Hardcover Nonfiction with ‘Autumn,’ and Vince Flynn’s ‘American Assassin’ heads to the big screen.
Bookstore News: August 31, 2017

By Ed Nawotka | 08/31/2017 @ 09:00AM

Parnassus Books adds an airport outlet; new bookstores open in Indiana and North Carolina; an Iranian bookstore in Los Angeles closes; and more.
Bookstore News: August 29, 2017

By Ed Nawotka | 08/29/2017 @ 10:45AM

New bookstores opening in Alaska and Michigan; Florida bookstore to close; why Japan lacks bookstores; and more.
Amazon Opens Latest NYC Store at 34th Street

By Jim Milliot | 08/29/2017 @ 10:30AM

At the opening of its 11th bricks and mortar bookstore this morning, which is located across the street from the Empire State Building in New York City, Amazon said it will be continuing to open a number of new stores in 2018.
Weathering Harvey, Houston Booksellers Offer a Helping Hand

By Ed Nawotka | 08/29/2017 @ 10:00AM

One Houston area bookstore reported trouble from flooding, while most others will re-open today after days being closed in the wake of devastating Hurricane Harvey.
Sales Stay Flat for a Second Consecutive Week

| 08/25/2017 @ 07:00PM

At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, unit sales of print books were 0.2% lower in the week ended Aug. 20, 2017, than in the similar week in 2016
Kinokuniya Keeps Growing In the U.S.

By Ed Nawotka | 08/25/2017 @ 07:00PM

The Japanese bookseller, headquartered in Tokyo, has 12 stores in the States and counting, including two new shops in the Lone Star State.
This Week's Bestsellers: August 28, 2017

By Carolyn Juris | 08/25/2017 @ 07:00PM

‘The Stone Sky,’ which concludes N.K. Jemisin’s Hugo Award–winning Broken Earth trilogy, debuts at #11 on our Trade Paperback list. Plus Serious Eats writer and chef Stella Parks shares her love of Twinkies and Oreos in ‘BraveTart,’ and Kate Winslet and Idris Elba cozy up on the movie tie-in cover of ‘The Mountain Between Us.’
Bookstore News: August 25, 2017

By Ed Nawotka | 08/25/2017 @ 09:00AM

A new bookstore readies to open in upstate New York; Orlando indie to close; Oakland bookstore changes ownership; Portugal's chic new bookstore; and more.
New Indie Bookstore Set to Open in Queens

By Calvin Reid | 08/24/2017 @ 12:00PM

Kew & Willow Books, which was formed by three former B&N coworkers and financed through a Kickstarter campaign, is scheduled to open in late September in the Kew Gardens neighborhood of the New York City borough.
Bookstore News: August 23, 2017

By Ed Nawotka | 08/23/2017 @ 10:00AM

New bookstores for Texas and Missouri; Amazon's bricks-and-mortar bookselling lessons; Hawaii's booming book business; and more.
Nook Terminating Accounts of Erotica Authors

By Jim Milliot | 08/23/2017 @ 08:20AM

A new content policy instituted by Nook Press last week has resulted in the termination of the accounts of numerous self-published authors.
Bookstore News: August 22, 2017

By Ed Nawotka | 08/22/2017 @ 09:00AM

New bookstore opens in Memphis; store planned for Maine; The Strand's secrets; the Cairo bookstore that delivers; and more.

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