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Finalists Named for PW Bookstore of the Year
Booksellers from the Midwest and the West Coast dominate this year's shortlist for the 22nd annual award.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending February 23, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 3, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Sherman’s to Add Portland Location
Maine regional chain will open its fifth store in April.
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Chapter 2 Books Stays Open After All
Chapter 2 Books in Hudson, Wis., signed the lease Tuesday on a larger retail space, less than a week before it must vacate its current location.
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Nook Division Continues to Shrink
In a conference call following the release of its third quarter results, Barnes & Noble executives talked about the downsizing of the Nook division and other strategic plans.
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Indies First Returns This Spring with Storytime Day
Author Kate DiCamillo, the ABA, and the CBC are asking authors and illustrators to support indies by reading a story aloud at a bookstore on May 17.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending February 16, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: February 24, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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ABA Adds 44 Stores in 2013
Indie bookselling continues to grow with the addition of new stores and a dozen stores that changed hands.
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The Check Is in the Mail: Patterson Sends Over $267,000 to Booksellers
This week James Patterson mailed the first installment of his $1 million pledge to 54 indie booksellers and the NCIBA for California Bookstore Day.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending February 9, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 17, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Bookstore Sales Decline Slowed in 2013
Bookstore sales fell to $13.19 billion in 2013, down 1.6% compared to 2012, according to preliminary estimates released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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African-American Booksellers Look For a Turnaround
At first glance, there might not seem much cause for celebrating the future of African-American bookstores during Black History Month.
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Winter Weather Disrupts Book Sales
This week's cold weather and snow has led to canceled events and store closures, some for more than a day during Valentine’s Week.
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A Dozen Re(a)d Roses for Valentine's Day
Square Books and Square Books Jr. in Oxford, Miss., singled out a bouquet of 12 books from each of its storefronts in an e-mail blast for Valentine's Day.
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Powell's to Close Two Airport Stores
The first PDX location opened in 1988.
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Wisconsin Bookstores Announce Transitions
While Chapter 2 Books in Hudson, Wis. announces that it is closing before February 28 unless it finds a new space, Fireside Books in West Bend, Wis. is for sale and may close if a viable buyer is not found.
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Bookstore Sales Fell 1.6% in 2013
Bookstore sales in 2013 fell 1.6%, to $13.19 billion, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.



