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Bookends & Beginnings Launches Fundraising Campaign

By Claire Kirch | 12/05/2022 @ 09:00AM

Bookends & Beginnings in Evanston, Ill., which announced several weeks ago that it was forced to move to another space after its landlord raised the rent 125%, launched a GoFundMe campaign to finance the move.
Early Holiday Cheer for Booksellers

By Claire Kirch and Nathalie op de Beeck | 12/02/2022 @ 07:00PM

The weekend after Thanksgiving, indie bookstores across the country were filled with crowds of eager shoppers and the merry sounds of cash registers ringing up sales in spite of concerns about rising prices.
This Week's Bestsellers: December 5, 2022

By Carolyn Juris | 12/02/2022 @ 07:00PM

Colleen Hoover's 'It Starts with Us' reclaims the #1 spot overall, while Michelle Obama's 'The Light We Carry,' #2 in the country, tops the charts on the coasts. Plus Nora Roberts closes out her Dragon Heart Legacy trilogy, and romance novelist Ashley Herring Blake returns to Bright Falls.
Thanksgiving Week Print Book Sales Fell 10%

By Jim Milliot | 12/01/2022 @ 03:00PM

While Thanksgiving week provided a solid sales boost over the week ended November 19, 2022, the increase was not enough to lift unit sales of print books over the week ended November 27, 2021, with total unit sales falling 10.3% from Thanksgiving 2021.
'Intermittent' Distribution Issues Continue at Waterstones

By Nicholas Clee | 11/29/2022 @ 09:00AM

The U.K. bookseller's distribution center, known as the Hub, is now "largely stable" despite ongoing concerns, and the chain remains confident about the coming holiday sales period.
Soft Weekly Sales Continue

By Jim Milliot | 11/28/2022 @ 05:00AM

New books from Michelle Obama and Mike Pence couldn't prevent print book sales from falling 16.7% in the week ended November 19, 2022 from the comparable week in 2021.
U.S. Booksellers Embrace Books in Spanish

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 11/23/2022 @ 05:00PM

Driven by the spread of language-immersion schools, bilingual families, and other factors, many stores are expanding their
Spanish-language offerings for young readers.
Tech Innovators See Promise in Palm Springs Bookstore

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 11/21/2022 @ 12:00AM

Silicon Valley entrepreneurs Paul Bradley Carr and Sarah Lacy plan to open The Best Bookstore in Palm Springs in time for Black Friday.
Bookselling Spotlight: Redbery Books

By Claire Kirch | 11/18/2022 @ 07:00PM

We talk with Maureen Palmer, owner of Redbery Books in Cable, Wis., population 825.
This Week's Bestsellers: November 21, 2022

By Carolyn Juris | 11/18/2022 @ 07:00PM

Tracy Wolff lands at #3 on our children’s fiction list with 'Charm,' her latest YA vampire romance. Plus Lysa TerKeurst sets 'Good Boundaries and Goodbyes,' and BookTok anoints a new bestseller.
Amazon Makes Cuts to Its Book Group

By Jim Milliot | 11/18/2022 @ 12:00AM

As part of a companywide effort to reduce costs, Amazon has eliminated an unspecified number of jobs in its Books business. Word of the reductions came in a letter sent yesterday to employees from CEO Andy Jassy describing “role eliminations” in the company's Books and Devices units.
Another Bad Week for Print Book Sales

By Jim Milliot | 11/17/2022 @ 12:00AM

Unit sales of print books fell 17.1% last week compared to the week ended November 13, 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. It was the third consecutive week that sales fell by double digits compared to 2021.
Bookstore Sales Edge Closer to 2019 Levels

By Jim Milliot | 11/16/2022 @ 09:00AM

Bookstore sales were up 8.5% over last year, reaching $6.45 billion, in the first nine months of 2022. The steady improvement in the year leaves bookstore sales 0.8% below pre-pandemic nine-month sales.
Evanston's Bookends & Beginnings Moving After Rent Hike

By Claire Kirch | 11/16/2022 @ 08:00AM

Faced with a huge increase in rent from a new landlord, Bookends & Beginnings in Evanston, Ill., is moving to a slightly larger space on a main street two blocks away from its current location.
Unnamed Press and Rare Bird Now Double as Indie Booksellers

By Nathalie op de Beeck | 11/14/2022 @ 08:00AM

The two Los Angeles–based independent publishers opened North Figueroa Bookshop earlier this month.
Fall Book Festivals Return

By Emell Derra Adolphus | 11/11/2022 @ 07:00PM

After two years of dealing with Covid restrictions, fall book festivals returned in earnest this year, providing readers opportunities to engage with some of publishing’s best-known authors.
Indie Bookstores Adopt New Strategies for Growth

By Judith Rosen | 11/11/2022 @ 07:00PM

To find out what changes independent bookstores have made during the pandemic and are planning to keep, PW reached out to several.
This Week's Bestsellers: November 14, 2022

By Carolyn Juris | 11/11/2022 @ 07:00PM

New book club picks include Katy Hays's debut novel, 'The Cloisters,' and a 10th-anniversary edition of Cheryl Strayed's 'Tiny Beautiful Things.' Plus Matthew Perry and Bono release memoirs, and Bob Dylan and Quentin Tarantino contemplate the greats in their respective fields.
Print Book Sales Slide Continues

By Jim Milliot | 11/10/2022 @ 12:00PM

The soft fall sales season continued last week, with print unit sales falling 14.9% compared to the week ended November 6, 2021. Sales declined in all categories, including sales of adult fiction, which has been the best-performing segment this year.
B&N to Open 16th New Store Next Week

By Jim Milliot | 11/09/2022 @ 09:00AM

Barnes & Noble is set to open a new store on November 16 in the Old Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie, Ill. It will be the 16th new outlet that B&N has opened this year.

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