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Pearson Takes Stake in Nook Media; B&N Holiday Sales Miss Targets
Barnes & Noble released some mixed news Friday morning, announcing an $89.5 million investment in its Nook Media subsidiary, while also reporting that it expects holiday sales to fall below expectations and that results in its Nook business will not meet forecasts for fiscal 2013.
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Book Sales Had Strong Christmas Week; 'Third Wheel' Tops
Book sales had a strong showing in the week leading up to Christmas with sales rising 24% over the prior week at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. The 27.3 million print units sold during the week ended December 23, moreover, was a 5% increase over the last week before Christmas in 2011 when 26.1 million units were sold. Jeff Kinney’s The Third Wheel was the top selling title in Christmas week.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Print Book Sales for the Week Ending December 16, 2012
PW's weekly look at print book sales based on numbers from Nielsen BookScan.
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Bargain Prices and Amazon Promo Equal Big Sales
Between December 3 and December 14, Amazon ran its “12 Days, 12 Books” promotion, which saw limited supplies of 12 books reduced to bargain prices over 12 days.
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How Close Are We to Sales Tax Fairness?
In 1992, two years before Jeff Bezos incorporated Amazon, the Supreme Court struck down a North Dakota law that would have enabled the state to collect sales tax from mail-order office giant Quill Corporation.
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This Week's Bestsellers: December 24, 2012
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestsellers Lists.
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Andrea Vuleta to Head SCIBA
Children’s bookseller Andrea Vuleta, general manager of Mrs. Nelson’s Toy in La Verne, Calif., to become executive director of the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association.
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ABA’s New 'New' Phone Number
Due to a change in its telephone service provider in conjunction with its move to White Plains, N.Y., the ABA has changed its phone number again. The new “new” office number is: 914.406.7500.
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Holiday Sales Trend Up, But Slower Than 2011
Print book sales have shown healthy weekly gains since the Thanksgiving weekend though the pace is slightly below that of the 2011 holiday season at outlets tracked by Nielsen BookScan.
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Penguin Expands Dedicated Displays at Barnes & Noble
Penguin has expanded the number of Barnes & Noble outlets in which it operates the Best of Penguin displays. Measuring about 200 sq. ft. and featuring 150 titles, the first BOP sections were opened in 10 B&N’s last September and this fall Penguin added another 25 stores.
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Amazon Reveals Top 10 Bestselling Books of 2012
Amazon has announced its top 10 bestselling books of 2012 overall (print and Kindle combined), as well as the top 10 kids and teens books.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Print Book Sales for the Week Ending December 9, 2012
PW's weekly look at print book sales based on numbers from Nielsen BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: December 17, 2012
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestsellers Lists.
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Canada Targeted
Target is launching a major expansion into Canada in 2013, with the first 24 of 124 stores across the country expected to open in Ontario in March or April.
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NAIBA to Launch Pilot Program to Assist Stores Without Reps
NAIBA is looking to remedy lost sales for both booksellers and publishers by setting up a publisher advocate program next season for stores without reps.
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October Bookstore Sales Rose 4.5%
After falling 8% in September, bookstore sales bounced back in October with sales inching up 4.5% to $914 million, according to preliminary estimates released this morning by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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ABA Gets Moving
The American Booksellers Association is moving from Tarrytown to White Plains, N.Y., starting this week. The ABA’s Web sites and IndieCommerce sites will not be affected by the move and will be fully operational.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Print Book Sales for the Week Ending December 2, 2012
PW's weekly look at print book sales based on numbers from Nielsen BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: December 10, 2012
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestsellers Lists.
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Three Booksellers Look Back
For the past decade the American Booksellers Association has been warning about the need for succession plans and the graying of booksellers.
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