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This Week's Bestsellers: December 2, 2013
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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A Season of Decision For Barnes & Noble
Even when Barnes & Noble entered the reading device market with the launch of the Nook back in the fall of 2009, executives said the company’s long-term future continued to rest in selling content in both print and digital formats.
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The Strand Partners with Club Monaco
A “store-in-store” is how Strand marketing manager Lilly Widen described the new book shop inside Club Monaco’s flagship store on Fifth Avenue in New York City.
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The Holidays Are Here—and Booksellers Are Ready!
With Indies First, Shop Small, and Thanks for Shopping Indie, independent bookstores could get off to a strong start.
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BookPeople, RH Partner on Pen-Pal Literacy Initiative
More than 40 schools have signed on to participate in new pen-pal literacy program in Austin, Tex., launched by BookPeople and Random House Children’s Books.
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The Library Shop Opens in San Diego
To coincide with the opening of the new San Diego Central Library, the Library Shop, which is situated in the new building, timed its launch for September 30, 2013.
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Small Demons Extends Deadline to Find Buyer
Small Demons, the L.A.-based book-focused venture that indexes the places, music, food and things mentioned in books, has extended its deadline for finding a buyer or new investor for at least another month.
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Changing Hands Launches Indiegogo Campaign for Second Store
The Tempe bookstore gets some help from Moby (as in Moby Dick) and Frank (as in Frankenstein) for its fundraising appeal.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending November 17, 2013
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 25, 2013
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Are Book Machines the Right Fit for Indies?
Since the Espresso's introduction at BEA in 2007, booksellers have been mesmerized. Now four have returned their machines.
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Matthew Zoni to Head ABC Children's Group
Longtime Barnes & Noble bookseller will manage children's education and activities for ABA.
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Do Trade Books on College Campuses Have a Future?
One of the first signs that trade books in campus bookstores might be deeply troubled was when the NACS Foundation released a white paper called “Defining the College Store of 2015” at its 2010 annual Camex convention. The organization called on bookstores to drop the word “book” and define themselves more broadly as campus “stores.”
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St. Mark’s Readies Fundraiser to Move
If its application is accepted, the iconic East Village bookstore could move in the first half of 2014.
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Micro Bookstore to Open in Dallas
Texas may be known for doing things on a large scale, but Brian Bolke is planning one of the country’s smallest stores for his next retail venture.
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Bookstore Sales Rebound in September
After falling for three consecutive months, bookstore sales rose 6.3% in September, to $1.30 billion, according to preliminary estimates released by the Census Bureau.
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The Odyssey Turns 50
A bookstore in the Pioneer Valley celebrates its first half century with 50 author events throughout the fall—and a party over the Veterans Day weekend.
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 18, 2013
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending November 10, 2013
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Indies and University Presses Try Balancing the Books
The partnership between independent bookstores and university presses has a long and mutually rewarding history that has balanced the differences between the trade and academic business models.
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