-
Summer 2015: Indies See Strong Sales Ahead
It wouldn’t be summer without a big vacation read. This year, two came to the fore in PW’s seasonal survey of indie booksellers: E.L. James’s Grey, published last week, which retells Fifty Shades of Grey from Christian Grey’s point of view, and Pulitzer Prize–winning author Harper Lee’s long-lost novel, Go Set a Watchman, due out July 14.
-
This Week's Bestsellers: June 22, 2015
Jimmy Fallon appears on this week's PW Bestseller lists. Plus big weeks for 'The Martian' and books became that Tony-winning plays.
-
Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending June 19, 2015
Irving, Tex., gets its first bookstore in two years with the opening of a Half Price Books, while new stores open in both Brooklyn, N.Y., and Spearfish, S.D.
-
Inkshares Offers Indie Booksellers Their Own Imprint
On Thursday, Ada’s Technical Books in Seattle became the first independent bookstore to sign on for an imprint with Inkshares, a new publisher that melds crowdfunding with traditional publishing.
-
Could 2015 Be the Year for e-Fairness?
With many in Congress determined to extend the moratorium on taxing Internet access, the retail trade association, RILA, would like to add legislation that would enable states to tax e-tailers the same as bricks-and-mortar stores.
-
April Bookstore Sales Show Small Gain
Bookstore sales rose 0.6% in April over April 2014, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
-
The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending June 7, 2015
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
-
This Week's Bestsellers: June 15, 2015
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
-
Type Books Turns Window Displays into Art
On Toronto’s Queen Street West, there is a nine-year-old independent bookstore that has taken the art of window displays to a whole new level.
-
Bay Area Spotlight 2015: Bookstores Find A New Groove
With the seven-square-mile city of San Francisco as its focal point, the Bay Area is a vibrant literary environment that has long nurtured independent bookstores.
-
Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending June 12, 2015
Berea, Oh., gets its first bookstore in three decades. The Walls of Books franchise is adding a 10th store. Anderson’s launches an Indiegogo campaign.
-
Follett Adds 200 College Stores in Neebo Purchase
Consolidation in the campus store sector has begun in advance of B&N's spinoff of its higher education sector. With its purchase of Nebraska Book Company's retail store division, Follett will have more than 1,150 college stores.
-
What's Selling at BookPeople of Moscow
Jesica Sweedler DeHart, co-manager of children's books and gift buyer at BookPeople of Moscow in Moscow, Idaho, reports on titles that are moving quickly at her store, including Carson Ellis's 'Home.'
-
B&N to Host 'Mockingbird' Discussion at Stores Across Country
On June 18, Barnes & Noble will be holding "Page & Screen" discussion events about Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' at all stores nationwide, in anticipation of the release of Lee's second novel, 'Go Set a Watchman,' on July 14.
-
No Decision Yet on Family Christian Deal
Despite a 14-hour hearing yesterday in federal bankruptcy court, Family Christian Stores must wait awhile longer for a ruling on whether the struggling Christian bookstore chain will be sold to FC Acquisitions.
-
Tampa’s Inkwood Books Opens NJ Sister Store
After purchasing Inkwood Books in Tampa, Fla., a little over two years ago, Stefani Beddingfield is getting her family into the bookselling business. Her sister Julie, who is based in the Northeast, will be opening a second location of the store in New Jersey.
-
Vt. Author Teams Up with Local Bookstores to Promote Serial E-novel
When children's author Michael Daley decided to self-publish his YA race car thriller as a six-installment serial, he turned to area bookstores for help.
-
NCIBA’s Landon to Retire
The long-time executive director of one of the country's largest regional trade associations will retire prior to the Fall Discovery Show in mid-October.
-
The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending May 31, 2015
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
-
This Week's Bestsellers: June 5, 2015
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
Browse archive by date:
