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Print Book Sales Dropped 8.3% Last Week
In another week in which sales in all categories fell, print book sales declined 8.3% at outlets that report to BookScan, with adult fiction sales dropping 11.4%.
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 7, 2023
'Baking Yesteryear' by TikTok personality B. Dylan Hollis is the #1 book in the country. Plus the buzz around the movie 'Oppenheimer' reignites interest in the Pulitzer-winning source material, and Karen M. McManus sends off her One of Us Is Lying trilogy in high style.
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The Sales Numbers on Books by Supreme Court Justices
A recent 'New York Times' article put a spotlight on the book deals made by sitting justices on the U.S. Supreme Court. But how have books written by Supreme Court justices sold?
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With Adult Fiction Cooling, Print Book Sales Fell 5.4% Last Week
The string of weeks in which unit sales of print books were down in all major categories reached three last week, leading to a 5.4% sales decline from the comparable week in 2022. Sales of adult fiction fell 7.2%.
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New Voices New Rooms Kicks Off Fall Shows
After a virtual debut, an inaugural in-person version of the trade show will launch August 7–10 in Arlington, Va.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 31, 2023
Serena Valentino lands at #2 on our children’s fiction list with 'Fire and Fate,' the 10th volume in her Villains series for Disney. Plus erotica writer Chuck Tingle makes his traditional publishing debut, and YA author Chloe Gong steps into the adult world.
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With No Crawdads Singing, Print Books Take a Tumble
Unit sales of print books fell 6.1% last week. All six major categories had declines. In the year's strongest segment, adult fiction, sales couldn't keep pace with last year, when 'Where the Crawdads Sing' sold more than 123,000 copies.
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Multiple Efforts Assist Flooded Vermont Stores
Sixteen Vermont bookstores and one local publisher are running a one-day fundraiser tomorrow, July 29, to help rebuild two bookstores that flooded earlier this month. In addition, New York City's Books of Wonder is selling its used fixtures to Vermont's Bear Pond Books at a steep discount.
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Washington, D.C.'s Solid State Books Unionizes
Workers at Solid State Books have unanimously voted to ratify its first union contract during a virtual meeting attended by 100% of the store's staff, according to United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400, which represents workers at the store.
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Binc Launches Business Incubator for BIPOC Booksellers
The Book Industry Charitable Foundation has announced BincTank, a new business incubator offering mentorship and support for BIPOC booksellers. The program will run for three years.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 24, 2023
The long-awaited first book by BTS rockets to the top of the list like an album by the South Korean boy band on the pop charts, #SmutTok gives Ana Huang a handful of bestsellers, and more.
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Children's Author Becomes a 'Loudmouth' for Banned Books
Author Leah Johnson isn't simply speaking up against censorship—she's putting banned books into people's hands, and will open Loudmouth Books in Indianapolis in late September.
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Print Book Sales Dropped 3.8% Last Week
With declines in every segment, unit sales of print books fell 3.8% last week compared to the week ended July 16, 2023.
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Publishers, Ingram Prepare for Possible UPS Strike
Publishers are encouraging bookstores to order early and are exploring alternative delivery options should UPS workers walk out on August 1. In some cases, publishers are extending payment terms.
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May Bookstore Sales Bounce Back
After falling in April, bookstore sales rose 6% in May over 2022, rising to $650 million from $613 million a year ago.
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The Bestselling Books of 2023 (So Far)
In the U.K., Harry Sussex is a prince and a duke. In the U.S., he’s the lord regent of the bestseller list, thanks to 'Spare.' But Colleen Hoover remains the bestselling queen.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 17, 2023
A viral TikTok sends a debut author's self-published YA murder mystery soaring. Plus a Legend of Zelda guide receives a royal reception, and new book club picks hit the lists.
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Print Book Sales Improve, Falling Only 1.6% Last Week
A flat sales performance by the adult category and smaller declines in the children’s segments than has been typical in recent weeks resulted in a smaller decline in total unit sales of print books last week.
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Global Book Sales Trends Remain Mixed
The new Global Bookselling Markets Report, published by the European and International Booksellers Federation, found that approximately half of the markets it monitors were on an upswing and that the other half were in decline.
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Bookstores in the Northeast Recover from Flooding
Two days after New England and the Mid-Atlantic were inundated with record rainfall that left parts of Vermont and other states flooded, booksellers in the region are recovering.
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