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Follett Lays Off 570 Bookstore Employees
Follett Higher Education Group, a division of Follett Corp., informed its 6,000 employees on Friday that almost 10% of its full-time employees would be laid off immediately, a strategic move, the company claimed, that would allow Follett to grow.
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What's Selling at Old Firehouse Books
Susie Wilmer, co-owner of Old Firehouse Books in Fort Collins, Colo., talked up a few titles that she’s eagerly handselling as the holiday season gets underway.
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FAA Rule Change Makes Little Difference to Airport Stores
Although some airlines are now allowing passengers to keep smart phones, e-readers and other personal electronic devices on before planes reach 10,000 feet, the change has had little impact on print book sales at airport stores.
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B&N Kicks Off Holidays with New Ad Campaign
The national's top bookseller announces a pre-Black Friday promotion at its stores—and ad push.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending November 3, 2013
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 11, 2013
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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S&S Authors Show Indies the Love in New Video
In a video, which features nine bookstores, authors extol the value of shopping indie.
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Espresso Book Machine to Test Drugstore Market
Seattle-based Bartell Drugs will be the first drugstore to offer photo books and other print books through a pilot this spring.
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Booksellers Say 'No' to Amazon Source
The fact that Amazon is letting indie booksellers sell Kindles doesn’t mean they want to.
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New Owner for the Penguin Bookshop
The 84-year-old bookstore in Sewickley, Pa., will have a new owner and location in January 2014.
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Seminary Co-op Splits from Newberry Bookstore
As part of recent measures to better focus its resources, The Seminary Co-op Bookshops has turned over management of the Newberry Library Bookstore to its parent organization, a private research library on Chicago's Near North side.
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Indigo Results Fall, Plans More Store Investment
Indigo Books & Music reported that its net loss for the second quarter ended September 28, 2013 increased to C$10.1 million from C$4.0 million due to a combination of a 3.3% drop in revenue and higher investments.
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RiverRun Opens in Maine
The 11-year-old indie opened a second location this weekend with a living-room sized store in Kittery.
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 4, 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 October 27, 2013
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Baker & Taylor Makes a Push to Reach Indies
Baker & Taylor, best known for serving the library market, is working to up its business with independent booksellers in a series of initiatives overseen by David Cully, who was hired by the company six years ago as executive v-p of merchandising and president of retail sales.
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ABA Cofounds Indie Biz Organization
Seven trade associations have created a new organization to foster the growth of independents.
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Obituary: Bookseller Katy Darr, 79
The former owner of the Bookmark and a founding member of the original Southeastern Independent Booksellers Alliance died on October 25.
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Marwil, Detroit's Oldest Bookstore, To Close
Marwil Books, which at 65, is Detroit's oldest bookstore, and one of that city's only remaining independents, is closing its doors in December. Owner Brian Kramer blames his store's demise on Amazon and on the high cost of textbooks.



