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Indie Bookstores Finish 2015 on High Note
In addition to the shop-local movement, good weather and a strengthening economy boosted sales at many independent bookstores.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 11, 2016
'The Revenant' took the long road from page to screen, and back again; its tie-in edition and a host of others appear on our adult and children’s lists. Plus we see how publishers are helping readers keep their 2016 resolutions, and check in on a three-year-old wedding title that got a boost during engagement season.
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The Year in Bestsellers: 2015
Our annual look at the big books of the past year confirms that 2015 was the year of the adult coloring book, and that movie tie-ins continue to dominate the charts.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending January 8, 2016
New stores are opening in Key West and Clanton, Ala., while a temporary store in Bremerton, Wash., is converting to a permanent one.
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Holiday Comp Sales Rose at B&N
Comparable store sales rose 0.6% at Barnes & Noble over the nine-week holiday period that ended January 2, 2016. Excluding sales of Nook products, comp sales were up 1.6%.
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Algonquin Goes Vinyl for ‘Music City’ Novel Promo
In a small press first, Algonquin released a 45 to promote Ed Tarkington's debut novel, which is shot-through with ‘70s music. It features two original songs written and performed by Grammy-nominated country musician Will Hoge.
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One of the Country’s Oldest Bookstores for Sale
Otto Bookstore in Williamsport, Pa., one of the oldest continuously operating bookstores in the U.S., is on the market. Owner Betsy Rider, age 81, is ready to retire.
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Bestselling Books of 2015
Harper Lee, Marie Kondo, and Jeff Kinney topped the print bestseller lists in 2015 for adult fiction, adult nonfiction, and juvenile books, respectively. Here are the 20 bestselling books of the year in each of those categories.
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‘Go Set A Watchman’ Tops Print Book Sales in 2015
The 2015 print bestseller list was topped by Harper Lee’s "Go Set a Watchman," which was announced in February and went on sale in July.
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Print Book Sales Up Again in 2015
Unit sales of print books from outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan increased 2.8% in 2015 over 2014, marking the second consecutive year that print units posted annual gains.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 4, 2016
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending December 23, 2015
As the year draws to a close, booksellers continue to make plans to open new stores in places across the country, including New York City’s Lower East Side.
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Monthly StatShot, August
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending December 13, 2015
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: December 21, 2015
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending December 18, 2015
New stores are opening in Midlothian, Va.; Anchorage; Plattsburgh, N.Y.; and Houston, Mo.
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Amazon Bottlenecks Frustrating Indie Publishers
This is the season in which the entire book industry depends upon consumer holiday purchases to drive sales and, for some, issues at Amazon are leaving their hottest titles languishing on shipping docks and sitting in truck trailers.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending December 6, 2015
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: December 14, 2015
'Humans of New York: Stories’ is the #2 book in the country, selling seven times as many print units this week as last week. Plus J.K. Rowling (and Newt Scamander) take three of our children’s list spots, David Pogue teaches readers how to peel a banana, and much more.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending December 11, 2015
New stores are opening this month in Gardner, Mass., and Sandy, Utah.
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