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This Week's Bestsellers: May 18, 2015
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending May 15, 2015
The country's oldest bookstore, the Moravian Book Shop in Bethlehem, Pa., which has been open for 270 years, is adding a second location in Allentown; Pioneer Works in Brooklyn is opening a new bookstore, its first.
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March Bookstore Sales Rose 5.1%
After a sluggish first two months of 2015, bookstore sales rose a healthy 5.1% this past March over March 2014, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Brookline Booksmith Adds Two More Owners
Buyer Lisa Gozashti and Peter Win, who is in charge of operations and personnel, join manager Dana Brigham and founder Marshall Smith as co-owners of the 54-year-old bookstore.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending May 3, 2015
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: May 11, 2015
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Betsy Burton Elected ABA President
The election results are in for the ABA board. Burton of The King's English in Salt Lake will serve a two-year term as president; Robert Sindelar, managing partner of Third Place Books in Lake Forest, Wash., as v-p/secretary.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending May 8, 2015
Indie bookstore openings continue to outweigh closings with two new stores slated to open in the D.C. area, and another store in South Carolina prepping to open its doors.
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Odegard Memorial Scheduled for May 14 in Minneapolis
A memorial service for former bookseller Dan Odegard will be held at Frances Cabrini Catholic Church in Minneapolis on May 14 at 3 p.m. Odegard died on March 31.
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NACS to Drop Suit over Amazon Contract with Purdue
After getting information about special programs and Amazon’s integration with Purdue’s learning management system and adoptions, the National Association of College Stores is satisfied.
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Two Booksellers, 13 Bookstores, Six Days! A Road Trip Photo Essay
Two Massachusetts booksellers take advantage of Children's Institute 3's California location to take a bookstore tour of the California coast.
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Indie Bookstore Day: ‘Christmas in May’
The inaugural nationwide celebration of indies was a success, with more than 25 stores exceeding their 2014 numbers for the same day within the first three hours.
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Former Ace Exec Named President & CEO of Follett
The first president and CEO of Follett Corporation from outside the Follett family in its more than 140-year history is leaving and being replaced by board member Ray Griffith.
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Two Minnesota Indie Bookstores Consolidate
Two central Minnesota bookstores owned by Sally Wizik Wills--Beagle Books in Park Rapids and Sister Wolf Books in Dorset--have been consolidated into one retail space, and re-named Beagle and Wolf Books & Bindery.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending April 26, 2015
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: May 4, 2015
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending May 1, 2015
As indie bookstores get ready to celebrate Saturday’s Independent Bookstore Day—and Authors for Indies Day north of the border in Canada—new stores in NOLA and Berea, Ohio, are preparing to open.
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At ABA Spring Forum Concerns Aired About Kobo, Winter Institute
At the final Spring Forum of the season in Cambridge, Mass., ABA CEO Oren Teicher fielded questions about Kobo, why Winter Institute is so small, and when IndieCommerce will improve its search capabilities.
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Red Emma’s Offers Free Lunch in Wake of B-more Riots
With schools closed as a result of yesterday's riots, the worker-owned bookstore/coffeehouse has stepped in to make sure kids are safe.
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Maine Coast Book Shop on the Block
Founded in 1964, the store now occupies 6,000 square feet in Lincoln Hall, an historic storefront in the town.



