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This Week's Bestsellers: November 8, 2021
David Venable's 'Half Homemade, Fully Delicious' and other new cookbooks on our list aim to make meal prep easier and more enjoyable. Plus Rick Riordan's imagines a teen descendant of Captain Nemo, and 'Schitt's Creek' creators Daniel and Eugene Levy send their 'Best Wishes, Warmest Regards.'
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Print Book Sales Rose 12% Last Week
In another indication that consumers may be doing their holiday shopping early, unit sales of print books rose 12% last week over 2020. All major categories had increases.
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Denver's BookBar Purchases The Bookies
Denver's BookBar has purchased The Bookies, a children's bookstore founded by Sue Lubeck 50 years ago and put on the market after her death. The store will keep its name.
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CALIBA Wraps Up, with IndieCommerce Updates and Optimism
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance concluded its Fall Discovery Lab with abundantly good vibes on Friday. CALIBA boasts a membership of 240 stores, “with new stores popping up on a regular basis,” said co-executive director Ann Seaton.
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Unit Sales of Print Books Rose 7% in Mid-October
With all categories except adult nonfiction posting increases, unit sales of print books were up 7% in the week ended Oct. 23, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Reimagining Bookstores
A two-day conference examines how booksellers can take the future into their own hands.
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 01, 2021
The final installment of the Hajime Isayama’s Harvey Award–winning Attack on Titan series is the #5 book in the country. Plus Lucy Barton returns in Elizabeth Strout’s 'Oh William!,' and the latest adaptation of Frank Herbert's 'Dune' debuts along with its tie-in editions.
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Greenlight Bookstore Co-Owner Rebecca Fitting Steps Back
Rebecca Fitting, co-owner of Brooklyn’s Greenlight Bookstore, is leaving the store she cofounded with Jessica Stockton-Bagnulo 12 years ago, and has sold her stake in the business to Stockton-Bagnulo.
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Are Customers Shopping Early? Unit Sales Rose 7% Last Week
With all segments except adult nonfiction posting gains, unit sales of print books rose 7% last week over the week ended October 24, 2020. The increase could indicate that consumers are heeding warnings that they should buy holiday gifts early to avoid missing out on items due to shortages caused by supply chain problems.
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Bookselling Spotlight: Powell’s Books
The current status of Powell’s Books, one of the largest and best-known independent bookstores in the country, is in flux. “It has been an incredibly difficult period,” said Emily Powell, 43, owner and president.
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Print Sales Up 2.7% in Mid-October
Unit sales of print books rose 2.7% for the week ended Oct. 16, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: October 25, 2021
Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny have the #1 book in the country with 'State of Terror' as a second Clinton enters a new family business: political thrillers. Plus, John le Carré's last novel has hit shelves, and the follow-up to 'Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe' has a big first week on sale.
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Print Book Sales Post Another Small Gain
A small gain in adult nonfiction and more fiction increases led to a 2.7% increase in unit sales of print books last week over the comparable week last year.
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At Reimagining Bookstores, 'Provocations' Fuel Drive for Sustainable Bookselling
Reimagining Bookstores, a two-day online gathering of booksellers and publishing industry professionals, came to a close on October 19 with a clear mandate to continue building a movement to develop strategies that will lead to a more diverse, sustainable, and equitable bookselling trade in America.
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White Whale Bookstore Turns Five, Expands
Pittsburgh’s White Whale Bookstore celebrated its five-year anniversary on October 15 with something special: the grand opening of its newly expanded space.
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Major Indie Bookseller Initiative Poised to 'Reimagine' Bookstores
On October 18, nearly 600 indie booksellers and publishing industry professionals gathered online from 49 states and 12 countries for the start of a two-day intensive brainstorming session called Reimagining Bookstores.
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Print Unit Sales Up 2% in Early October
Unit sales of print books rose 2% in the week ended Oct. 9, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Another Pandemic Surprise: A Mini Indie Bookstore Boom
Though Covid-19 isn't going anywhere and challenges remain, new independent bookstores are opening up and doing well.
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Denver's Beloved Bookstore, Tattered Cover, Broadens Its Reach
The store has long had multiple locations, but the recent announcement of a new outlet in Colorado Springs early next year shows that the mini-chain's new owners hope to transform Tattered Cover into a real regional presence.
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