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Adult Fiction Print Units Bouncing Back in 2015
Since e-book sales exploded in 2009–2010, the adult fiction category has seen the steepest drop in print units of all the major book segments as readers migrated to digital formats, particularly in such fiction genres as romance, mystery, and science fiction.
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TurnRow Book Company Staff Takes to the Stage
Why the staff at TurnRow Book Company in Greenwood, Miss., put on a stage production of 'Glengarry Glen Ross.'
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 24, 2015
A memoir from actress Felicia Day, a favorite of Joss Whedon—and 2.5 million Twitter followers—debuts at #4 book in Hardcover Nonfiction. Plus ‘Devil in the White City’ and ‘Infinite Jest’ each get a boost from Hollywood, and new books from Jennifer Weiner and America’s Test Kitchen open strong.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending August 21, 2015
Several distinctive bookstores have opened this summer or are about to, including a bookshop with no name and one that only sells self-published authors.
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IndieCommerce Lags Other Online Retailers by 'A Decade,' Says NAIBA
Both the NEIBA and NAIBA boards contacted the ABA's board to express their dissatisfaction with ABA's IndieCommerce platform, which lacks many of the features that online shoppers have come to expect.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending August 9, 2015
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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How Some Indie Bookstores are Translating Trust into Sales
Independent booksellers are hoping to boost sales by finding new ways to capitalize on their customers' faith in their book expertise.
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 17, 2015
Conservative commentator Mark R. Levin has a big week with ‘Plunder and Deceit,’ the #3 book in the country. Plus Haruki Murakami’s earliest works get their first U.S. publication, and a biography of Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban scores on his home turf.
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June Bookstore Sales Rose 3.9%
Bookstore sales hit $698 million in June compared to $672 million last June.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending August 14, 2015
This week marked the opening of several unusual bookstore combinations, including a bookstore greenhouse and a tax prep office and bookstore. Colorado’s Lithic Press also added a bookstore and gallery.
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Find Waldo Local: Four Years of Searching
For the fourth year in a row, the American Booksellers Association partnered with Candlewick Press to Find Waldo Local.
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B&N Education Q1 Revenue Up 5.9%
Barnes & Noble Education, the company which was officially spun off from B&N in August, reported first quarter revenues of $239 million for BNE, an increase of $13.3 million (or 5.9%) over the same period a year ago.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending August 2, 2015
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 10, 2015
New from Dr. Seuss: the #1 title on PW’s Children’s Picture Book List , and across the country. Plus the author of ‘The Paris Wife’ returns to the 1920s, and UFC champ Ronda Rousey stages a comeback.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending August 7, 2015
M. Judson in Greenville, S.C.; the Little Bookstore in Shelbyville, Ill.; and UH Bookstore in Honolulu have already opened this month. And Webster Groves Bookshop, is celebrating its first half century.
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eCampus.com Wins 5-Year Contract at UW-Milwaukee
In a deal that bears striking similarities to ones that Amazon has crafted with Purdue and UMass Amherst over the past year, virtual textbook competitor eCampus.com has negotiated a $2.15 million contract with UWM.
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 3, 2015
YouTube personality Miranda Sings helps herself to the #1 spot on PW’s Hardcover Nonfiction list. Plus new books from a New Yorker staff writer, a professional wrestler, and a middle-grade fantasy author.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending July 26, 2015
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Airport Book Sales Begin to Climb
Like their Main Street bricks-and-mortar counterparts, bookstores at airports and train stations are benefitting from a print revival.
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Books-A-Million Investor Wants to Stop Buyout, Again
Susan Vance is trying to halt the proposed $21 million takeover of the nation's number two chain by the Anderson family, who are the controlling share holders in the company.
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