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Kobo Glo HD Upgrade Adds High-Res Screen
Kobo upgrades its self-lit e-reader with a new screen and concierge support after taking on customers from failing e-book retailers Sony and BlinkBox.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending March 29, 2015
PW's look at weekly book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: April 6, 2015
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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#BookstoreDayNYC Is Coming
As plans come together for Independent Bookstore Day, which will be celebrated by 400 bookstores around the country on May 2, booksellers in New York City are getting in on the action with their own local version of the event.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending April 3, 2015
Despite several store closings, independent bookstores continue to open in greater numbers, like B&F Books in West New York, N.J.
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Books & Books Named PW Bookstore of the Year; Sheridan Rep
Given the outsized influence of the 33-year-old South Florida bookstore and owner Mitchell Kaplan, the biggest surprise was that it hadn't received the award earlier.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending March 22, 2015
PW's look at weekly book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Handseller Gives Indies Mobile Option
After nearly four years of work, Eagle Harbor Book Company, in Bainbridge Island, Wash., is getting ready go live with Handseller, an app that will give independent booksellers a way to make personalized book recommendations to customers with their iPhones and iPads.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 30, 2015
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending March 27, 2015
The potential fragility of new bookstore ventures was driven home when two-year-old Granada Books in Santa Barbara announced that it needs $50,000 to stay open.
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Spanish-Language Children's Bookstore Opens in Los Angeles
La Librería is the first Spanish-language bookstore for children in Los Angeles County, home to 4.9 million Hispanics.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending March 15, 2015
PW's look at weekly book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan
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Independent Bookstore Update, Spring 2015: Doing All Right
Although the economics of operating an independent bookstore have improved since the end of the Great Recession, running a new store still poses challenges.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 23, 2015
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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HarperCollins Looks to Sell Books via Twitter
To mark the opening of the 'Insurgent' film, HarperCollins and Twitter are partnering to offer fans of Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy a discounted hardcover of the 'Insurgent' movie tie-in edition via Twitter links.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending March 20, 2015
Lhooq Books opens, while Sparta Books marks its 50th anniversary. And Independent Bookstore Day (May 2) moves forward with a new interactive map.
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A Sneak Peek at Jeff Kinney’s Bookstore
The author of the Diary of a Wimpy Kid series is putting the finishing touches on An Unlikely Story, a general bookstore that he is building from the ground up.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending March 8, 2015
PW's look at weekly book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 16, 2015
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Publishers Posted Solid 2014 Sales Gains
Driven by gains in the children’s/young adult and K–12 instructional materials segments, publishers’ sales hit $15.72 billion in 2014, up 4.9% over the previous year, according to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot program.



