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Bookstore Sales Up 6.1% In First Half of 2016

by Jim Milliot | 08/15/2016 @ 09:00AM

A 5.0% rise in June bookstore sales over June 2015 ended a solid first half of 2016, in which bookstore sales increased 6.1% over the first half of 2015.
The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending August 7, 2016

| 08/12/2016 @ 07:00PM

PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
Why Book Clubs Matter in the Age of Tablets

By Claire Kirch | 08/12/2016 @ 07:00PM

The importance of book clubs to the bottom line has rebounded alongside print books.
This Week's Bestsellers: August 15, 2016

By Carolyn Juris | 08/12/2016 @ 07:00PM

In its debut week, print units sales for the #1 book in the country, ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts 1 and 2,’ are more than double those for the next 99 books combined. Plus Colson Whitehead’s ’The Underground Railroad' gets the Oprah nod and the #3 slot in Hardcover Fiction, the newest spate of election-year books hit our list, and much more.
Mass Merchants Feel the Love from 'Cursed Child'

By Jim Milliot | 08/12/2016 @ 10:00AM

Mass merchandisers accounted for 33% of the first week sales of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts 1 & 2,' according to Nielsen BookScan. The uptick was a much needed boost for the embattled retail channel.
Bookstore News: August 11, 2016

By Judith Rosen | 08/11/2016 @ 09:00AM

A bookstore/mini-mall preps to open in Illinois; an indie chain ups its electronic game; B&N adds to its campus portfolio; and more.
Marcus Books Returns to San Francisco

By Judith Rosen | 08/08/2016 @ 10:15AM

The country’s oldest African-American bookstore, 56-year-old Marcus Books, will have a location in San Francisco once more. The bookstore was evicted from its historic landmark building on Fillmore Street two years ago.
Bookstore News: August 8, 2016

| 08/08/2016 @ 09:15AM

Stores in Pennsylvania and Washington experience growth spurts; new owners prep for the reopening of a long-time Canadian bookstore; and more.
The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending July 31, 2016

| 08/05/2016 @ 07:00PM

PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
This Week's Bestsellers: August 8, 2016

By Carolyn Juris | 08/05/2016 @ 07:00PM

This week, 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts 1 and 2' works sales magic on the seven original novels in the series. Plus a new title based on Disney's 'Gravity Falls' is #3 in the U.S. overall, Dave Eggers's new novel hits our Hardcover Fiction list, and much more.
Bookstore News: August 3, 2016

By Judith Rosen | 08/03/2016 @ 09:15AM

A New York campus preps for a downtown bookstore; a collegiate-themed restaurant and bookstore in Pennsylvania merge; and more.
Bookstore News: August 1, 2016

By Judith Rosen | 08/01/2016 @ 09:00AM

The Bronx gets closer to having a winning store; customers petition to keep a bookstore landmark in D.C.; stores open in New Jersey and Arkansans; and more.
This Week's Bestsellers: August 1, 2016

By Carolyn Juris | 07/29/2016 @ 07:00PM

YouTuber Shane Dawson has the #3 book in the country with ‘It Gets Worse,’ the followup to his 2015 debut, ‘I Hate Myselfie.’ Plus Ruth Ware sees success with her sophomore effort, coloring books and ‘The Girl on the Train’ roll on, and more.
The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending July 24, 2016

| 07/29/2016 @ 07:00PM

PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
Monthly StatShot, February 2016

| 07/29/2016 @ 07:00PM

Sales of adult books fell 6.6% in February compared to a year ago, while sales in the children’s/YA category rose 17%, according to figures released by the AAP’s StatShot program.
Frontlist Fiction Hits a Dry Spell

By Jim Milliot, with reporting by Rachel Deahl and Judith Rosen | 07/29/2016 @ 07:00AM

No adult fiction title released in the January-through-June period managed to make the top 20 print bestsellers list in the first half of the year.
What's Selling at Village Books

| 07/28/2016 @ 03:00PM

It’s been a busy selling season at Village Books in Bellingham, a city located in the upper northwest corner of Washington State. Children's buyer Hana Boxberger reports on some of the titles that are moving briskly in the kids' section this summer.
Bookstore News: July 28, 2016

By Judith Rosen | 07/28/2016 @ 09:30AM

A calligrapher tries her hand at bookselling; a bookseller preps to run her town; two U.S. cities land on a list of the most bookstore-heavy places in the world; and more.
Harry Potter and the Return of the Bookselling Frenzy

By Shannon Maughan | 07/26/2016 @ 10:00AM

Harry Potter fans, booksellers, and librarians are getting ready to party like it's 2007: Scholastic is prepping to release 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two' on July 31.
NYC's Revolution Books Seeks Cash Infusion

By Judith Rosen | 07/26/2016 @ 09:30AM

After raising more than $100,000 to fund its move from Chelsea to Harlem, the bookstore needs to raise another $25,000 to buy more books, add air conditioning, and build an events stage.

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