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The Beat Goes On: Print Book Sales Rose 10.1% Last Week
Another good sales performance by adult fiction helped lift up unit sales of print books 10.1% in the week ended May 8, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020. Through May 8, print units were up 25% over the comparable period in 2020.
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Powell's Employee Union Files Grievances Over Rehires
The labor union which has represented the employees of Powell's Books in Portland, Ore., has filed several grievances with store management over rehiring practices, which force former employees to reapply for their previous jobs and are stripping them of seniority and benefits.
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This Week's Bestsellers: May 10, 2021
The latest Murderbot installment, 'Fugitive Telemetry,' debuts at #12 in hardcover fiction. Plus Jhumpa Lahiri makes her 'Whereabouts' known, and the Netflix series 'Shadow and Bone,' based on two Leigh Bardugo novels, boosts the author's sales.
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Print Unit Sales Had Double-Digit Gain at April’s End
Unit sales of print books increased 12.4% in the week ended May 1, 2021, over the comparable period in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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The Rise of Virtual Foreign Author Tours
The shift to virtual author events during the pandemic has prompted booksellers and publishers to put together events for overseas authors who would not traditionally tour the U.S.
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Print Units Rose 12.4% Last Week
With five of the six major categories posting increases, unit sales of print books rose 12.4% in the week ended May 1, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020. Through May 1, unit sales were up 26% over 2020.
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Historic Home of Warwick's Saved After Friends Raise Millions
More than 30 people raised $8.35 million to buy the building that houses Warwick's bookstore in La Jolla, Calif., saving it from having to move from where it has operated since 1952.
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This Week's Bestsellers: May 3, 2021
Food editor, recipe developer, and Instagram star Molly Baz's debut, 'Cook This Book,' is #6 in the country. Plus Michelle Zaunder, aka Japanese Breakfast, lands at #7 in hardcover nonfiction with 'Crying in H Mart,' and a previously unpublished Richard Wright novel, 'The Man Who Lived Underground,' finally sees the light of day.
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Print Unit Sales Surge in Late April
Unit sales of print books rose 24.3% in the week ended Apr. 24, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Biblioasis Launches Bookseller Series
The Ontario-based publisher and independent bookstore has soft-launched a series of chapbooks by booksellers, for booksellers, aimed at sparking discussion and debate about important issues in the trade.
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Notable New England Bookstores Change Owners
Northshire Bookstore in Manchester Center, Vt., and its sister store in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., have been sold to new owners, as has the Norwich Bookstore in Norwich, Vt.
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Celebrating Independent Bookstore Day
On Saturday, April 24, 749 bookstores in all 50 states participated in bookselling's biggest yearly celebration. Here are some highlights of the day, in pictures.
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Adult Titles Drove a 24% Print Book Sales Gain Last Week
Unit sales of print books rose 24% last week over the comparable week in 2020. Sales of travel books continued to rebound after a disastrous 2020, and graphic novel sales soared again.
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Shermans, Maine's Oldest Bookstore, Adds 3 Locations
Sherman's Book Shops, Maine's oldest bookstore, is poised to open three new locations this summer.
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This Week's Bestsellers: April 26, 2021
Sally Hepworth's 'The Good Sister,' a breakthrough title for the thriller author, debuts at #6 on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Patrick Radden Keefe follows 'Say Nothing' with 'Empire of Pain,' #12 in hardcover nonfiction, and Pepper Teigen joins daughter Chrissy on the cookbook shelves.
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Bookselling Spotlight: Malvern Books
Malvern Books was founded in Austin, Tex., in 2013 by Joe Bratcher, the owner of Host Publications, which specializes in books by marginalized groups—women, people of color, immigrants, and LGBTQ writers.
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Sales of Adult Titles Had Big Gains Last Week
Unit sales of print books jumped 35% last week over the comparable week in 2020, driven by huge sales gains for adult books. At this point last spring, sales of adult books were soft because of the pandemic.
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Independent Bookstore Day Adapts to Covid
Independent Bookstore Day, administered by the American Booksellers Association, takes place this coming Saturday, April 24; more than 740 stores are participating and booksellers are adjusting to the times, moving many events outdoors.
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Unit Sales of Print Books Rose 6% in Early April
Unit sales of print books rose 6% in the week ended Apr. 10, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: April 19, 2021
Manga makes its mark: 'My Hero Academia, Vol. 27' by Kohei Horikoshi is the #6 book in the country. Plus chef Erin French's memoir finds its way onto our hardcover nonfiction list, and we spy Flynn Berry in hardcover fiction.
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