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Indies Expect a Happy Holiday Season—Big Books of the Fall
Indie bookstores are looking forward to a strong season, with new releases from Michelle Obama and other heavy hitters.
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Despite a Bump in Fiction, Print Sales Slipped 3.7% Last Week
A 17% increase in sales of adult fiction was not enough to prevent print book sales from declining 3.7% last week compared to the week ended August 21, 2021.
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Amazon Stands by Books
A weeks-long drop in orders from Amazon at many companies has prompted widespread speculation about the cause, but Amazon says it remains committed to "working with publishers to maximize sales across the breadth of their titles.”
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Daunt Addresses Furor over Middle Grade Fiction Buying Policy
B&N has implemented a new ordering policy for middle grade fiction hardcovers that has caused widespread confusion and concern in that publishing sector, but CEO James Daunt said the change is being made in all categories to "buy less" in order to "sell more."
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Bookstore Unions Gain Ground
Over the past two years, pandemic stress and uncertainty have led to a wave of organizing efforts at bookstores around the country.
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Print Sales Slipped 2.9% in Mid-August
Unit sales of print books dipped 2.9% in the week ended Aug. 13, 2022, from the comparable week last year, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 22, 2022
Former child star Jennette McCurdy has the #5 book in the country with the memoir 'I'm Glad My Mom Died.' Plus director Michael Mann writes a sequel to 1995's 'Heat,' and the Netflix adaptation of Neil Gaiman's 'The Sandman" drops.
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Bookstore Romance Day Bets on the H.E.A. (Happily Ever After)
Almost 400 bookstores plan to participate in Bookstore Romance Day, a combination of virtual programming and national in-store events on August 20.
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Print Book Sales Fell 2.9% Last Week
Last week’s sales pattern looked a lot like the previous week: a modest sales decline compared to a year ago, with higher sales of adult fiction and young adult titles offset by lower adult nonfiction and children's sales.
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June Bookstore Sales Fell 8.2%
After months of steady increases compared to the pandemic-induced slump in 2021, bookstore sales declined 8.2% in June, falling to $605 million from $659 million a year ago.
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A Publisher's Tour of Texas Bookstores
After limiting his trips to independent bookstores during the pandemic, Europa Editions's editor-in-chief Michael Reynolds recently concluded a whirlwind tour of stores in the Lone Star State.
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Print Sales Dipped in Early August
A double-digit increase in adult fiction sales and gains in YA were not enough to offset declines in adult nonfiction and the juvenile categories, leading to a 2.1% drop in unit sales of print books in the week ended Aug. 6, 2022.
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Half Price Books Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary
Half Price Books, a Texas-based company, has firmly established itself as the nation’s third-largest bookstore chain with 121 stores.
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 15, 2022
'Long Live the Pumpkin Queen,' a paranormal YA romance based on 'The Nightmare Before Christmas,' is the #6 book in the country. Plus the August book club picks hit our hardcover fiction list, and BookTok is atwitter over 'Husband Material.'
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Print Book Sales Dipped Last Week
A double-digit sales increase in adult fiction sales and higher young adult sales were not enough to offset declines in adult nonfiction and the juvenile categories, leading to a 2.1% dip in print sales last week compared to the week ended August 7, 2021.
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Indigo Reports 18.9% Rise in Revenue for the Quarter
A huge increase in sales through its physical stores offset a decline in online sales, leading to a 18.9% increase in total sales at Indigo Books & Music in the quarter ended July 2, 2022 compared with the same period of 2021.
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New Rooms for Debate at Joint Bookstore Conference
The just-concluded New Voices New Rooms joint virtual gathering of the New Atlantic and Southern Independent Booksellers Associations delved into such issues as book banning, de-escalating confrontations, and ways to generate additional revenue.
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Book Club Picks for August 2022
The latest from Jamie Ford, a debut novel by Anthony Marra, and two Jane Austen classics are among the titles selected by book clubs across the country for the month of August.
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Binc Issues Plea for Flood Victims
Binc issued a plea to donors this past weekend, asking them to contribute to the organization to help booksellers affected by flooding after torrential rains hit parts of Missouri and Kentucky.
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U.K.'s Gardners Launches U.S. Wholesale Company
The Little Group, the parent company of Gardners, the U.K.’s largest book wholesale and book distribution company, has launched Gardners US. The new distribution company is based in Florida and offers 200,000 titles for U.S. delivery within 3-5 days.
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