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Amazon to Close All Bookstores
After opening its first bookstore with much fanfare in November 2015, Amazon is closing all of its 24 physical bookstores as well as its 4-star and pop-up stores, which carry a mix of items, including some books.
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Cincinnati's Blue Manatee Loses Lease, Will Close
The Blue Manatee Literacy Project announced that the children's bookstore is closing on March 13.
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U.K. Waterstones Buys Blackwell's
Waterstones, the U.K. bookstore chain owned and overseen by the same team—Elliott Advisors and James Daunt—that runs Barnes & Noble has acquired Blackwell's that operates 18 U.K. bookstores.
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New ABA Board Officers Outline Priorities, Goals
American Booksellers Association board president Christine Onorati and co-v-ps Kelly Estep and Angela María Spring have laid out the organization's priorities and goals for ABA membership.
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Cincinnati Bookstores Enjoy a Renaissance
Indie booksellers everywhere were disappointed when the American Booksellers Association called off this year's Winter Institute in Cincinnati, but local booksellers were even more disappointed: they had been looking forward to showing off their city’s rich literary offerings.
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Unit Sales of Print Books Up 4.3% in Mid-February
With every category except adult nonfiction reporting gains, unit sales of print books rose 4.3% in the week ended Feb. 19, 2022, over the comparable week in 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 28, 2022
Sarah J. Maas has the #1 book in the country with 'House of Sky and Breath,' book two in her Crescent City fantasy series. Plus vol. two of MXTX's danmei series Heaven Official's Blessing is #7 in the country, and Kate Bowler and Jessica Richie help readers feel 'Good Enough.'
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Print Book Sales Rose 4.3% Last Week
Unit sales of print books rose 4.3% last week over the week ended February 20, 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. The weekly increase was the best compared to 2021 so far this year.
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 21, 2022
Elena Armas debuts at #3 on our trade paperback list with the TikTok hit 'The Spanish Love Deception.' Plus Chuck Klosterman's dream of 'The Nineties' is alive in hardcover nonfiction, and singer Chiquis Rivera's memoir lands on our lists in English and Spanish editions.
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Bookselling Spotlight: Soul Book Nook
Waterloo, Iowa’s Soul Book Nook is the first and only Black-owned indie in a state where, according to the most recent U.S. Census, less than 4% of the population identifies as African American.
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Unit Sales of Print Books Rose 2.8% in Mid-February
Unit sales of print books rose 2.8% in the week ended Feb. 12, 2022, compared to the similar in 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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ABA Town Hall Focuses on Board's Commitment to Free Speech
The ABA's hour-long Town Hall drew almost 200 participants, with booksellers celebrating the board’s increased diversity, but also concerned about changes made this past fall to the ABA Ends Policies regarding its view on freedom of expression.
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Print Books Post First Weekly Sales Gain in 2022
Unit sales of print books rose for 2.8% last week compared to the week ended February 13, 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. The increase was the first weekly sales gain this year.
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Bookstore Sales Rose 39% in 2021
Bookstore sales increased 28% in 2021 over 2020, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales were $9.03 billion, compared to sales of $6.50 billion in pandemic-ravaged 2020.
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Indigo Sees 17.9% Revenue Jump in Latest Quarter
Indigo Books & Music, Canada's leading book retailer, reported strong results for its third quarter ended January 1, 2022 with revenue up 17.9% and earnings jumping.
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Print Unit Sales Dropped 3.9% in Early February
With the adult nonfiction category posting a 10.2% decline in print unit sales in the week ended Feb. 5, 2022, total unit sales of print books fell 3.9% from the comparable week in 2021 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 14, 2022
Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk lands at #15 on our hardcover fiction list with 'The Books of Jacob,' translated by Jennifer Croft. Plus 'I Must Betray You,' the latest YA historical novel by Ruta Sepetys, is #10 on our children's fiction list, and a pair of celeb book club picks make their debuts.
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Print Book Sales Fell 3.9% Last Week
With the adult nonfiction category posting a 10.2% decline in sales, total unit sales of print books fell 3.9% last week compared to the week ended February 6, 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Book Club Picks for February 2022
Reese Witherspoon recommends the mysterious and the macabre, Oprah points the way to 'The Way to Integrity,' and more in our monthly roundup of book club picks.
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Unit Sales Dipped 1.6% at the End of January
Unit sales of print books slipped 1.6% in the week ended Jan. 29, 2022, from the comparable week in 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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