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Is the Book Sales Boom Finally Over?
After two straight years of solid growth, print book sales fell 6.6% in the first half of 2022.
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The Bestselling Books of 2022 (So Far)
It's a good year to be Colleen Hoover, whose 'It Ends with Us' is #1 in the country, and who placed another four books in the top 20.
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Print Unit Sales Fell 9.4% in Late June
With all nonfiction categories posting double-digit declines, unit sales of print books fell 9.4% in the week ended June 25 from the comparable week last year.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 4, 2022
Jenny Han takes four of the top 10 bestseller slots with books in her Summer I Turned Pretty series. Plus science journalist Ed Yong's 'An Immense World' is #4 on our hardcover nonfiction list, and Riley Sager's suspense novel 'The House Across the Lake' takes the same spot on our hardcover fiction list.
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Franklin Fixtures Owners Open Bookstore in Tennessee
The owners of Franklin Fixtures, which supplies retail displays to bookstores, are opening a new independent bookstore and café named Plenty on Spring in Cookeville.
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Print Book Sales Dropped 9% Last Week
As sales of nonfiction continued to struggle, unit sales of print books fell 9.4% last week compared to the week ended June 26, 2021.
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S&S Launches Banned Books Promotion for Bookstores
In response to growing book censorship, Simon & Schuster has launched a “Read banned books!” promotion that provides information on challenged titles, in-store displays, and social media materials.
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Bookstores Respond to Demise of Roe v. Wade
Indies across the country responded to the June 24 overturning of Roe v. Wade by setting up special book displays and raising funds for pro-choice organizations. One store raised $40,000 within three days.
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This Week's Bestsellers: June 27, 2022
Elin Hilderbrand has the #1 book in the country with 'The Hotel Nantucket,' and Peter Hegseth takes the #2 spot with 'Battle for the American Mind.' Plus Geraldine Brooks rides onto our hardcover fiction list with 'Horse.'
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Bookselling Spotlight: Skylark Bookshop
We talk with owner Alex George, who drew inspiration from the Unbound Book Festival he launched in Columbia, Mo., in 2015 to open a bookstore four years ago.
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Print Unit Sales Fell 4.8% in Mid-June
Unit sales of print books fell about 5% in the week ended June 18, 2022, from the comparable week in 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Print Book Sales Declined 5% Last Week
Despite a good sales increase for adult fiction titles, unit sales of print books fell 5% last week at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Print Sales Fell 5% in Early June
More declines in the nonfiction categories led to a 5.3% drop in unit sales of print books overall in the week ended June 11, compared to the similar week last year.
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This Week's Bestsellers: June 20, 2021
A TikTok-famous pug stars in 'Noodle and the No Bones Day,' #2 on our picture book list. Plus Katee Robert continues her Dark Olympus series with 'Wicked Beauty,' #5 on our trade paper list, and June book club picks make their debuts.
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Print Book Sales Fell 5% Last Week
Unit sales of print books fell 5.3% last week from the comparable week in 2021 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. The drop was the smallest decline in about two months.
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Bookstore Sales Rose 31% in April
Bookstore sales posted a solid increase in April over 2021, rising 31.6%, to $633 million, from $481 million a year ago. For the first four months of 2022, bookstore sales increased 19.4% over the comparable period in 2021.
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LGBTQ Fiction Sales Surge in the U.S.
A recent report from NPD BookScan found that U.S. print book sales of LGBTQ fiction reached nearly 5 million units in 2021, doubling 2020 sales.
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Eso Won Books Writes Its Closing Chapter
Eso Won Books, part of the Los Angeles book scene for more than 33 years and one of the country's most prominent Black bookstores, will close by the end of 2022, co-owner James Fugate confirmed.
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Book Club Picks for June 2022
Oprah picks a book written by a teenager, two books by Akwaeke Emezi make the list, Salma El-Wardany's debut makes it twice, and more in this month's book club picks roundup.
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Indigo Sales Topped C$1 Billion in Fiscal 2022
Driven by an increase in its physical stores, sales at Indigo Books & Music increased 17.4% in the fiscal year ended April 2, 2022, over fiscal 2021, rising to C$1.06 billion. Canada’s largest bookstore chain had an operating profit of C$29 million, compared to a loss of C$31.9 million in fiscal 2021.
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