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This Week's Bestsellers: February 7, 2022
Mexican journalist Anabel Hernández has the #6 book in the country with 'Emma y las otras señoras del narco,' the rare Spanish-language title to make our lists. Plus 'The Good Place' creator Michael Schur distills 2,500 years of philosophy in 'How to Be Perfect.'
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Print Book Sales Fell 5.6% in January
Unit sales of print books fell 1.6% last week compared to the week ended January 30, 2021, and ended January down 5.6% compared to last January at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Bradley Graham Steps Down as ABA Board President
Bradley Graham, co-owner of Politics and Prose bookstore, has stepped down as president of the American Booksellers Association's board after assuming the position in May 2021.
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Black Booksellers Launch Petition to Pardon Marcus Garvey
A national coalition of African American booksellers and independent publishers are teaming with the Caribbean-American Political Action Committee on February 1 to launch a global effort to gather 100,000 signatures on a petition calling for the exoneration of Marcus Garvey, the celebrated 1920s Black nationalist political activist and entrepreneur.
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Indie Booksellers Pick Some Favorites
We look at the adult and children’s authors originally tapped by booksellers to appear at this year’s Winter Institute—although due to the cancellation of the in-person event, the panel will now be a February 8 virtual event.
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Print Sales Likely to Fall in 2022
The past two years saw strong gains in unit sales of print books due to the pandemic and other factors, but that trend is unlikely to continue this year.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 31, 2022
TikTok sensation Colleen Hoover has the #1 book in the country with her new novel, 'Reminders of Him.' Plus Dana Schwartz's 'Anatomy: A Love Story' is the Reese's YA Book Club pick, and Katee Robert returns to Dark Olympus with 'Electric Idol.'
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Win Books for Life from Bookshop.org
To mark its second anniversary, Bookshop.org, has started what it is calling the Golden Bookmark Sweepstakes, which will award one person $600 in Bookshop.org gift cards each year for life, as well as a one-time prize of $500 to donate to a bookstore of their choice.
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Print Units Fell 2.6% Last Week
Unit sales of print books fell 2.6% last week compared to the week ended January 23, 2021 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Sales have fallen every week this year though the 2.6% decline is the smallest so far.
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Bookselling Spotlight: The Reading Bug
We spoke with co-founder Lauren Savage about how her vision for children’s bookshop The Reading Bug in San Carlos, Calif., has evolved and expanded since 2008.
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Print Unit Sales Fell 3% in Mid-January
Unit sales of print books dropped 3% in the week ended Jan. 15, 2022, from the comparable week last year, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Getting a Read on Bookstores
A government report sheds light on the status of bricks-and-mortar stores in the late 2010s.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 24, 2022
The #1 book in the country is 'Baby Steps Millionaires' by Dave Ramsey. Plus the week's big fiction launch is 'To Paradise' by Hanya Yanagihara, and other new and notable titles include 'Ain't Burned All the Bright' by Jason Reynolds and Jason Griffin.
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NAIBA and SIBA Announce Summer, Spring Conferences
The New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association and the Southern Independent Booksellers Association are moving their fall conference, New Voices New Rooms, to summer and have scheduled it for the week of August 8. In addition, they are launching a spring book event scheduled for May 17 and 18. Both events will be virtual.
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Print Book Sales Fell 3% Last Week
Weak nonfiction sales dragged down total unit sales of print books last week, with total sales dropping 3% compared to the week ended January 16, 2021, at outlets that report to BookScan.
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Sales Jumped 20% at Half Price Books in 2021
In 2021, chain-wide sales at Half Price Books were up 20% over 2020. The company now runs 124 stores in 19 states. Employees have unionized at four different stores in Minnesota.
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Bookstore Sales Jumped in November
Bookstore sales were $709 million in November, up 43% from November 2020, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Unit Sales Have a Slow Start in 2022
Unit sales of print books fell 13.9% in the week ended Jan. 8, 2022, compared to the first week in 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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For Booksellers, the Crystal Ball Stays Cloudy
Indie booksellers had a solid 2021, but are uncertain as to what 2022 will hold.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 17, 2022
'My Little Golden Book About Betty White,' #3 in the country, honors the last of the Golden Girls, who died December 31. Plus the month's book club picks include a pair of debut novels, and Alice Oseman's fourth Heartstopper graphic novel sends pulses racing.
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