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Bookstore Sales Rose Again in 2016
Bookstore sales rose 2.5% in 2016 over 2015, the second-straight year of growth.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending February 12, 2017
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 20, 2017
First-Week Print Unit Sales for the Red Queen Series
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Bookstore News: February 16, 2017
ABA announces board candidates and diversity task force; Samuel French Bookstore in London to close; Word After Word opens in California; and more.
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Wharton Uses Zola’s Everywhere Store to Launch Online Bookstore
The store is the first to be powered by Zola’s Everywhere Store widget, an API that enables anyone to begin selling books simply by dropping a few lines of Zola’s code on to their website.
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Bookstore Sales Rose 2.5% in 2016
Despite some softness late in the year, bookstores sales in 2016 rose 2.5% over 2015. Store revenue reached just under $12 billion last year compared to $11.68 billion in 2015.
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Indie Booksellers, Want to Go to the Turin Book Fair for Free?
Europa Editions and Other Press are taking three independent booksellers to the Turin International Book Fair.
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Bookstore News: February 13, 2017
Bookshop Santa Cruz hosts a marathon '1984' reading; Duluth gets a new indie store; Mesa Bookstore finds new owners; and more.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending February 13, 2017
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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March Trilogy Powers Diamond Book Distributors to a Strong Year
2016 ended up being one of Diamond's best years ever, thanks to strong sales of the titles in Rep. John Lewis's March trilogy.
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Why Backlist Matters to Bookstores
A solid backlist can make a bookstore's selection stand out, and also help shape a store's identity.
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 13, 2017
Two books about the 45th president of the United States debut on our hardcover nonfiction list. Plus an evangelical author has her best first-week sales yet, and Flatiron’s YA imprint lands on our children’s fiction list for the first time.
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Bookstore News: February 9, 2017
Harvard Bookstore chides Kellyanne Conway; HC promoting indies on Facebook; Boston's Trident encourages activism; and more.
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Holiday Quarter Sales Rose 4.5% at Indigo
A 4.5% increase in revenue for the quarter ended December 31, 2016 at Indigo Books & Music was led by a 3.8% gain in same store sales.
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Bookstore News: February 6, 2017
SIBA opens registration for spring show; new kids store to open soon in Raleigh; Michael Moore backs Bronx store; and more.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending January 29, 2017
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Book Sales Reps: More Important Than Ever
Once feared as being made redundant in the digital age, the well-traveled book sales reps has become more important than ever.
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 6, 2017
The newly minted Newbery and Caldecott medalist enjoyed their best weekly sales yet after the award announcements. Plus ‘The Girl Before’ follows her psychological thriller sisters onto our hardcover fiction list, and a BEA buzz pick makes its bestseller debut.
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The Trump Book Bump
What books are selling now that Trump is in office? A lot of dystopian fiction, and also 'The Art of the Deal.'
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Bookstore News: February 2, 2017
A store in northern Maine wins a cash prize; college students petition for a Barnes & Noble; Houston gets a new Latino bookstore; and more.