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New Owner for Giovanni's Room
When the country's oldest LGBT bookstore reopens in a couple weeks, it will have a new name: Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni’s Room.
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B&N, Samsung Unveil Galaxy Tab 4 Nook
Barnes & Noble unveiled the Galaxy Tab 4 Nook, a 7-inch tablet cobranded with hardware manufacturer Samsung Electronics, at a press conference at the B&N Union Square store in Manhattan.
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Make Way for New Children's Bookstore in Boston
The owners of the World's Only Curious George Store are opening a second picture-book concept store, the Make Way for Ducklings Store in Boston, Mass.
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Is Shakespeare & Co. in Danger of Extinction?
With the downtown store on Broadway closing in two weeks and the lease for the remaining store up for grabs, the New York City bookstore chain will soon be gone.
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Kensington, BAM Team to Sell New Paperback Line
Kensington Publishing has entered an exclusive partnership with the Books-A-Million bookstore chain to launch Lyrical High Notes, a new line that will release select titles from Kensington’s digital imprint in trade paperback editions.
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Iowa Bookseller Pumps Up Sales for Author's Memoir
About 25% of the sales of a Holt memoir by a debut author have been in Iowa's bookstores, due to the heroic efforts of a Decorah bookseller Kate Rattenborg.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending August 10, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Amazon vs Hachette: It’s Getting Nasty
The two-page ad that ran in the Aug. 10 issue of the 'New York Times,' which more than 900 authors signed calling for readers to email Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos to air their displeasure at the company’s tactics in its terms dispute with Hachette Book Group, unleashed some of the harshest language yet in the months-long standoff.
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 18, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Book Culture to Add Third Store
The New York City bookseller plans to add a new store on the Upper West Side at the end of November, just in time for the holidays.
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Bookselling Roundup for Week Ending August 15, 2014
Mid-August is a time of transitions and new ideas, including the launch of a nationwide Independent Bookstore Day.
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Purdue Opens Amazon-Branded E-Store
As the start of the fall semester nears, the college bookstore market is heating up with the launch of a second Amazon co-branded online school store at Indiana's Purdue University.
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Bookstore Sales Fell 7.9% in First Half of 2014
Bookstore sales for the first six months of 2014 were down 7.9% compared to the same period last year, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Florida Bookstore Day Set for November
The brainchild of Tiffany Razzano, founder of Wordier Than Thou, the inaugural event will include at least 30 bookstores across the state.
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Pietsch Responds to Amazon Email Campaign
The Amazon Books Team urges KDP authors and others to email HBG CEO Michael Pietsch to tell him what they think of the publisher’s attempt to what Amazon says is its effort to keep e-book prices artificially high.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending August 3, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Creating an Indie Bookstore Day
Ever since California booksellers paved the way to boost sales and promote the “shop local” message with California Bookstore Day last May, other booksellers have been trying to figure out a way to replicate their success.
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 11, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending August 8, 2014
In a week marked by transitions, one new store opened, Green Apple on the Park in San Francisco and new stores are slated for Nola and Philly.
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B&N Partners With Google for Same-Day Delivery
The bookselling chain is partnering with Google's new shopping service, Google Shopping, to offer same-day delivery in three U.S. cities.
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