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Bookstore Sales Rose 12.3% in May
Bookstore sales increased 12.3% in May over a year ago, rising to $665 million, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The gain was relatively modest compared to earlier jumps in previous months.
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Print Book Sales Start July with 8.8% Drop
Sales of print books began the second half of 2022 on a down note, with units falling 8.8% last week compared to the week ended July 10, 2021. The sales pattern was a familiar one, with gains in adult fiction not enough to offset deep declines in adult nonfiction and the juvenile segments.
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Walmart Live Book Club to Make Debut on TalkShopLive
Casey McQuiston's 'I Kissed Shara Wheeler' will be the first title featured in the Walmart Live Book Club, with McQuiston appearing on the TalkShopLive platform tonight.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 11, 2022
The movie adaptation of 'Where the Crawdads Sing' hits theaters July 13, and tie-in editions join the megaselling conventional trade paperback. Plus Brian Feehan – Christine Feehan's son – joins his mom as a bestselling author, and the latest book club picks hit our lists.
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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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