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Chicago Bookstore Launches National Black Literacy Day
Semicolon Bookstore in the Windy City is launching National Black Literacy Day this February 14 and asking others to celebrate too.
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Book Sales Post Another Big Weekly Gain
Last week, unit sales of print books jumped 18% over the week ended January 25, 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. In the prior week, unit sales rose nearly 23% over 2020, resulting in a 22% increase in print sales through January 23 over the comparable period a year ago.
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ABA Nominates New President, Board Candidates
Current ABA board v-p Bradley Graham of Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C., has been nominated for a two-year term as ABA president, among several changes proposed to the membership of the ABA board.
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Print Unit Sales Soar in Mid-January
With all major categories posting huge gains, unit sales of print books jumped 22.7% for the week ended Jan. 16, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 25, 2021
Angie Thomas has the #10 book in the country with ‘Concrete Rose,’ a prequel to ‘The Hate U Give.’ Plus Holly Whitaker teaches readers – including Chrissy Teigen – to ‘Quit Like a Woman,’ and recent events boost sales of ‘On Tyranny’ and ‘1984.’
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'On Tyranny,' '1984' Boosted Book Sales Last Week
With 'On Tyranny' and '1984' both selling more than 24,000 copies last week, unit sales of print books rose 22.7% over the comparable week in 2020 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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November Bookstore Sales Dropped 21.5%
Bookstore sales were $485 million in November, down from $618 million in November 2019, according to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. The 21.5% decline was the smallest monthly drop since spring.
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Union, PEN Issue Statements on Powell's Sale of Ngo Book
The labor union representing employees of Powell's Books in Portland, Ore., said the decision to sell conservative author Andy Ngô book 'Unmasked' online was regrettable, but the store's decision "alone to make." PEN America said selling the book did not "equal endorsement" and supported the store's decision.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 18, 2021
Anna North lands at #20 in hardcover fiction with ‘Outlawed,’ a feminist Western parable. Plus novels by a pair of first-timers make their debuts, and ‘Eyes That Kiss in the Corners’ sees its way clear to our children’s picture book list.
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Indie Bookstores Gear Up for 2021
After weathering a challenging 2020, independent booksellers face down an uncertain new year.
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Breaking Down 2020 Bestsellers by Publisher
In a rare occurrence, independent publishers gained ground with adult hardcover and paperback bestsellers last year, disrupting the Big Five's iron grip on the lists.
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Self-Improvement Boom Sets Book Sales Off on Fast Start in 2021
More than 17.1 million print units were sold in the week ended January 9, 2021 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan, marking the first time in the history of the service that units topped the 17 million mark in the first week in January.
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Powell's Responds to Anti-Ngo Protestors
Facing protests over pre-orders of Andy Ngo's book 'Unmasked,' Emily Powell, owner of Powell's Books in Portland, Ore., explained the store's stance on freedom of expression and said it would not offer the book in-store but would offer it online.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 11, 2021
V.E. Schwab has the #10 book in the country with October’s ‘The Invisible Life of Addie Larue.’ Plus TV tie-ins to ‘Bridgerton’ and ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ debut, and new year, new you books are on the menu once more.
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'A Promised Land' Was 2020's Bestselling Book
A year marred by a deadly pandemic that battered the economy and by extraordinary political and racial strife nonetheless saw book sales soar, especially for a handful of major titles.
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Bookselling Spotlight: The Raven Book Store
The Raven, founded by Mary Lou Wright and Pat Kehde in Lawrence, Kans., in 1987, began as a mystery specialty store that also carried local interest titles. Today, under the leadership of Danny Caine, the now full-service general bookstore has become an institution.
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Print Book Sales Rose 8.2% in 2020
With all major categories posting increases, unit sales of print books rose 8.2% in 2020 over 2019 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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B&N Founder Makes $250K Donation to Poets & Writers
Poets & Writers wrapped up its 50th anniversary in 2020 by announcing a $250,000 contribution from Barnes & Noble founder Len Riggio and his wife, Louise, which will be used for new initiatives to extend the organization’s support of Black and marginalized writers.
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Print Units Fell 3.5% Ahead of Christmas
In the last full shopping week before Christmas, unit sales of print books fell 3.5%, compared to the similar week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Sales Rose 5.2% In Week Ended Dec. 19
In the last full shopping week before Christmas, unit sales of print books rose 5.2% over the week ended December 12 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. The two adult categories led the sales gain.
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