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New Owners for Eight Cousins
After 28 years, Carol B. Chittenden is selling Eight Cousins Bookstore in Falmouth, Mass., to two booksellers and a businesswoman.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending May 11, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: May 19, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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California's Curious Cup Bookstore to Close
A one-day sale at the popular children's bookstore in Carpinteria, Calif. will precede its closing on June 30.
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St. Mark’s Leases New Space
The NYC institution will move as soon as possible.
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AAR Calls Out Amazon in Hachette Dispute
In a letter sent by the AAR to Amazon, which PW has obtained, the organization says it "deplores any attempt by any party that would seek to injure and punish innocent authors...in order to pursue its position in a business dispute."
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Possible Buyer for Giovanni’s Room
The country's oldest LGBT bookstore, Giovanni’s Room in Philadelphia, Pa., was set to close on Saturday. But, in a new twist, owner Ed Hermance announced yesterday that he is in discussions with a potential buyer.
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Bookstore Sales Down 9.5% in Quarter
For the first quarter of 2014, bookstore sales declined 9.5%, to $2.92 billion.
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Tracking Amazon: Killer Book Climbs the Chart
A memoir by a man who claims his father was the Zodiac Killer, kept under lock and key by HarperCollins for months, rocketed up Amazon's bestseller chart on May 13, the book's publication date.
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BAM Steps Into Hachette, Amazon Fray
While Amazon slow-tracks HBG titles, at least one chain is stepping up HBG's presence.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending May 4, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: May 12, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Hastings Fights Digital Disruption
Competition from digital editions has put pressure on more than one bricks-and-mortar retailer, and that trend is largely behind the decision by Hastings Entertainment to find a merger partner, according to documents filed by the company in connection with its pending acquisition by Joel Weinshanker, whose National Entertainment Collectibles Association owns 12% of Hastings’s stock.
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CampusBookRentals Rebrands for Growth
Renamed Sidewalk, the company is laying the groundwork to reinvigorate campus stores.
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Amazon Expands Sunday Delivery
Amazon has opened up Sunday delivery to an additional 15 cities.
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Indigo Named Bookseller for New Toronto Fair
Indigo Books and Music will be the official bookseller for the new Inspire! Toronto International Book Fair, which is set for for November 13-16 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
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A Triumphant California Bookstore Day
A year in the planning, California Bookstore Day proved to be a success for participating stores, all of which demonstrated significant sales increases.
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Retailers Finding Space for Diverse Range of Titles
When shelf space abounded at bricks-and-mortar locations, it was not uncommon for booksellers to stock political books that matched their own ideological leanings.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending April 27, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: May 5, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.



