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  • Is Amazon Really the Devil?

    The Amazon-Hachette dispute is a lot more nuanced than has been portrayed in much of the coverage. The retailing giant has its (sometimes anonymous) defenders in the publishing industry, and Hachette has its critics.

  • Tracking The Amazon-Hachette Response

    The Amazon-Hachette dispute has dominated conversation in both the industry and the wider culture for the past month.

  • Carmichael's to Open Children's Store in Louisville

    When Carmichael's Kids opens in Louisville, Ky., this August, it will be the third store and first children's specialty book and toy store for Carol Besse and Michael Boggs, founders of Carmichael's Bookstore in 1978.

  • Change Comes to Mysterious Galaxy

    Mysterious Galaxy, one of the leading independent bookstores in Southern California, is transforming its Redondo Beach location into a special events business, and relocating its San Diego location.

  • ABA Thanks Amazon

    The Amazon contract dispute with Hachette has given the ABA the chance to create signs touting indie bookstores as retailers that carry all publishers' titles.

  • PwC Predicts Slow Growth In Book Segment

    In its 15th annual report, total book revenue in the U.S. is projected to rise to $37.04bn in 2018, and China will become the second largest book market in 2017.

  • This Week's Bestsellers: June 2, 2014

    Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.

  • The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending May 27, 2014

    PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.

  • Willow Books for Sale

    Another New England bookstore has put itself on the market. David Didriksen announced that he is retiring from the bookselling business and selling 18-year-old Willow Books and Café in Acton, Mass.

  • BEA 2014: Amazon’s 'Bullying' Dominates Bookseller Sessions

    ABA's Oren Teicher speaks out against Amazon’s “bullying assault of a major publisher” at the ABA annual meeting.

  • BEA 2014: Bricks-and-Mortar Rebounding

    Wednesday’s BookExpo panel on the future of bricks-and-mortar retailing couldn’t have been scheduled at a more auspicious time for indies: the day after the American Booksellers Association announced a resurgence in the number of independent bookstores.

  • Hachette Says Amazon Needs to 'Value Appropriately' Authors, Publishers

    Amazon has finally broken its silence over the dispute with Hachette, saying that while the two sides are working hard, the company is “not optimistic [the issue] will be resolved soon.”

  • Tracking Amazon: 'Silent Spring' Moves and Shakes

    Thanks to a Google Doodle commemorating Rachel Carson's 107th birthday on May 27, the writer and environmentalist's signature work, "Silent Spring," jumped nearly 3,000 spots on Amazon's bestseller list on Tuesday afternoon.

  • Indigo Has Big Fiscal 2014 Loss

    Indigo Books & Music reported a net loss of C$31 million in the year compared to net earnings of C$4.3 million in fiscal 2013. Sales slipped 1.3%, to C$868 million.

  • ABA Membership Rises

    The American Booksellers Association told the Associated Press Tuesday that its core membership has increased to 1,664, up from 1,632 last year and more than 200 higher since 2009. It's the fifth straight increase for ABA membership.

  • This Week's Bestsellers: May 26, 2014

    Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.

  • The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending May 18, 2014

    PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.

  • Signed Editions Stay Popular

    While some bookstores have traditionally specialized in signed first editions of rare books, a number of bookstores are finding success with signed first editions of current titles.

  • The Weekly Bounce: The Best Weeks for Book Sales

    Christmas is the busiest time of the year for publishers and booksellers, but how do other weeks stack up?

  • Seminary Co-Op Hires Director from Stanford

    The Seminary Co-op Bookstores in Chicago announced Wednesday that Jeff Deutsch, currently director of the Stanford University Bookstores, will assume the responsibilities of director of its two bookstores on July 1.

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