-
Binc Gives $1.1 Million to Bookstores, Comic Shops
The Book Industry Charitable Foundation has announced that its Survive to Thrive grant program will award a total of $1.1 million to 115 bookstores and comic shops: 99 stores will receive $10,000 and 16 will receive $7,500.
-
Fall Regionals Will Mix Live, Virtual Events
This year's bookseller association shows are mixing it up as the country opens back up; some will be held in-person, while others will stay virtual.
-
Print Unit Sales Rose 4.8% in Early June
Unit sales of print books rose 4.8% in the week ended June 11, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
-
This Week's Bestsellers: June 21, 2021
Bill Clinton and James Patterson have the #1 book in the country with 'The President's Daughter.' Plus Megan, the Duchess of Sussex, pays tribute to fathers with the help of illustrator Christian Robinson, and novelist Don Bentley takes up Tom Clancy's mantle.
-
ABA Brings Back #BoxedOut Marketing Campaign
Ahead of Amazon's Prime Day sales event, set for June 21 and 22, the ABA is reviving its #BoxedOut campaign, which is aimed at highlighting the danger that Amazon's dominance of online retailing continues to pose for local communities and independent stores.
-
Fiction Leads Another Week of Sales Gains
Unit sales of print books rose 4.8% last week over the week ended June 12, 2020, as adult fiction sales rose 23%. 'The President's Daughter' by James Patterson and Bill Clinton was the week's top seller.
-
April Bookstore Sales Skyrocketed
Rebounding from the worst month of the 2020 sales collapse, April bookstore sales soared 204% over last year, jumping to $514 million, from $169 million in April 2020.
-
This Week's Bestsellers: June 14, 2021
Elin Hilderbrand has the #1 book in the country with her latest beach read, 'Golden Girl.' Plus poet and 'Atlantic' staff writer Clint Smith, #2 in hardcover nonfiction, shows 'How the Word Is Passed,' and 'Daisy Jones & the Six' author Taylor Jenkins Reid returns with 'Malibu Rising.'
-
June Starts with a 4.1% Gain in Print Unit Sales
With only the adult and YA fiction categories posting increases, unit sales of print books still rose 4.1% in the week ended June 5, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
-
Bookselling Profile: A Room of One’s Own
Once again, A Room of One’s Own in Madison, Wis., is a bookstore in transition. Founded by five young women in 1975, A Room relocated in 1997 and again in 2011. A Room will reopen in a 4,300-square-foot space in late July.
-
New Adult Fiction Dominates Bestseller List
Unit sales of adult fiction titles jumped 28% last week over the comparable week in 2020. Seven of the top 10 overall bestsellers last week were brand-new novels.
-
Senator Klobuchar Advocates Against Amazon, Other Monopolies
In a presentation cosponsored by the American Booksellers Association and Small Business Rising, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar spoke of pending legislation and other efforts to curb Amazon's stranglehold upon the economy.
-
Print Unit Sales End May with 11.6% Increase
Unit sales of print books rose 11.6% in the week ended May 29, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
-
This Week's Bestsellers: June 7, 2021
Amateur golfer Tom Coyne lands at #7 in hardcover nonfiction with 'A Course Called America.' Plus Harlequin's Love Inspired Romance line captures readers' attentions, and ob-gyn Jen Gunter puts forth 'The Menopause Manifesto.'
-
Growth of Online Sales Cushioned Pandemic Blow at Indigo
Online sales jumped 127% at Indigo Books & Music in fiscal year 2021 over FY 2020, partially offsetting a 34% decline in sales through its physical stores. Still, sales dropped 5.5% in the year, and the bookseller's losses deepened.
-
Sales of Adult Fiction Books Stay on Fire
Unit sales of adult books rose 25.8% last week over May 30, 2020, and for the first five months of 2021, adult book sales jumped 32.4% over the comparable period a year ago at outlets that report to BookScan.
-
Seminary Co-op Launches Two Imprints
Seminary Co-op Bookstores announced that it will start two imprints, one in partnership with Northwestern University Press, and the other, which will focus on bookselling, with Prickly Paradigm Press.
-
This Week's Bestsellers: May 28, 2021
John Green has the #2 book in the country with 'The Anthropocene Reviewed.' Plus the children's book world says goodbye to beloved creators Eric Carle and Lois Ehlert.
-
Print Unit Sales Rose 2.3% in Mid-May
Unit sales of print books rose 2.3% in the week ended May 22, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
-
Bookselling Profile: Hipocampo Children’s Books
In the months since Hipocampo Children’s Books has reopened to in-person browsing, a group of pre-teens and teens have made the space a regular stop on their wanderings through the Rochester, N.Y., neighborhood where it opened two years ago.
Browse archive by date:
