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October Bookstore Sales Rose 6.9%

By Jim Milliot | 12/11/2015 @ 09:00AM

Bookstore sales rose 6.9% in October over October 2014, hitting $747 million in the month.
Children's Holiday Sales 2015: Picture Books and Middle Grade Top YA

By Judith Rosen | 12/10/2015 @ 04:00PM

We spoke with children's booksellers across the country about how they fared at the start of the busy holiday season, and found out what their early strong sellers have been.
Maine Indie Breaks Records with 'A Man Called Ove'

By Judith Rosen | 12/10/2015 @ 10:15AM

Nonesuch Books & Cards, along with its second location in South Portland, have sold 1,000 copies of the Swedish paperback, making the novel the store's top seller since its May release.
Retailers Object to New Internet Tax Act

By Judith Rosen | 12/10/2015 @ 10:00AM

The Retail Industry Leaders Association opposes legislation in which the Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act inserted and says that it would "rob" Main Street retailers of the chance to level the sales tax playing field.
The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending November 29, 2015

| 12/04/2015 @ 07:00PM

PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
This Week's Bestsellers: December 7, 2015

By Carolyn Juris | 12/04/2015 @ 07:00PM

Carly Simon’s memoir—which among other disclosures finally confirms one of the men who’s “so vain”—debuts on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Black Friday boosts numbers for several top-selling titles, James Patterson’s Alex Cross scores a bestseller hat trick, and much more.
Coloring Books Drive Big Holiday Sales at Independent Booksellers

By Judith Rosen, with additional reporting by Anisse Gross, Claire Kirch, and Tiffany Razzano | 12/04/2015 @ 07:00PM

The enduring popularity of coloring books for adults and a successful Small Business Saturday got the holiday season off to a strong start for independent booksellers.
PW Notables Of the Year: YouTube Celebrities

By Carolyn Juris | 12/04/2015 @ 07:00PM

Concerned that screen time is cannibalizing reading time? Consider this: 2015’s top-selling humor book for adults, per Nielsen BookScan, was written by a YouTube celebrity.
PW Notables Of the Year: Joyce Meskis

By Judith Rosen | 12/04/2015 @ 07:00PM

This July, Joyce Meskis began a two-year process of turning over the reins of the Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver to married industry veterans Len Vlahos and Kristen Gilligan.
Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending December 4, 2015

By Judith Rosen | 12/04/2015 @ 08:15AM

New stores are opening in Philadelphia; Decatur, Ga.; Rosalyn, Ore.; and Dorchester, Mass.
Thanksgiving Weekend Drew over 151 Million Shoppers

By Judith Rosen | 11/30/2015 @ 09:45AM

According to the National Retail Federation, more than 151 million people shopped in stores and/or online over Thanksgiving weekend.
The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending November 22, 2015

| 11/27/2015 @ 07:00PM
Keeping the I in NCIBA

By Anisse Gross | 11/27/2015 @ 07:00PM

Calvin Crosby, the new executive director of the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association, looks ahead to growing the indie bookselling scene.
This Week's Bestsellers: November 30, 2015

| 11/27/2015 @ 07:00PM

Fortune smiles on the National Book Award winners, all of whom get a bump in sales this week. Plus new books by David Baldacci, Janet Evanovich, and Todd Wilbur make our top 10 overall list.
NRF Predicts Increased Spending for Holiday Season

By Judith Rosen | 11/24/2015 @ 10:15AM

The world's largest retail trade association predicted that 135.8 million people will shop this weekend, and that total holiday sales will increase 3.7% to reach $630.5 billion.
The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending November 15, 2015

| 11/21/2015 @ 07:00PM

PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
AAP Monthly Statshot, July 2015

| 11/21/2015 @ 07:00PM

July was a good month for both the adult trade and the children’s/young adult segments.
This Week's Bestsellers: November 23, 2015

By Carolyn Juris | 11/20/2015 @ 07:00PM

YA author Marissa Meyer has the #8 book in the country overall, with ‘Winter,’ the conclusion of her Lunar Chronicles series. Plus Harry Potter joins the coloring-book craze, QVC’s Blue Jean Chef lands on the trade paperback list, and much more.
ABA Head Rings Alarm About Amazon Books and Antitrust Laws

By Judith Rosen | 11/20/2015 @ 10:30AM

In light of Amazon opening a physical store in Seattle, the booksellers association head is reminding publishers and other vendors of their obligation to ensure that accounts do not transfer inventory from one class of business to another.
Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending November 20, 2015

By Judith Rosen | 11/20/2015 @ 09:15AM

New bookstores will open in the next few weeks in Dallas, Flint, and Savage Mill, Md. And BookHampton's store in Southampton, Long Island, found two "white knights," both former employees, who purchased it last week.

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