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Rebuilding and Reinventing the Book Business Sustainably
A trio of booksellers from a variety of stores as well as a documentarian of reading trends discussed what ails the industry as well as what has to be done to make it more sustainable at a PubTech Connect session.
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Bookstore Sales Dropped 27.7% in September
Bookstore sales fell 27.7% in September, dropping to $609 million from $842 million a year ago. For the first nine months of 2020, sales were down 31% compared to 2019.
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Obama Memoir Selling Briskly at Indies
Independent booksellers reported solid first-day sales of former President Barack Obama's 'A Promised Land.' There was a downside, however, as many store owners reported some cartons of the memoir arrived damaged.
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 16, 2020
‘Outlander’ stars Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish have the #5 book in the country with the travelogue ‘Clanlands.’ Plus David Michaelis’s ‘Eleanor’—as in Roosevelt—lands at #16 in hardcover nonfiction a month after publication, and Read with Jenna pick ‘White Ivy’ by Susie Yang plants itself on our hardcover fiction list.
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Will Indie Bookstores Sell a Trump Title?
There is a consensus among indies in red states and blue states that a Donald Trump presidential memoir would not be a big hit with their customers.
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Print Unit Sales Rose 2.2% Last Week
After several weeks of declines, unit sales of print books rose 2.2% last week compared to the week prior, buoyed by a sales jump in juvenile fiction.
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Harvard Book Store Closes Temporarily Due to Employee Covid Infection
The Harvard Book Store in Cambridge, Mass., has temporarily closed to in-person browsing after a member of the staff tested positive for Covid-19.
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Ingram, Booxby Partner to Launch Booxby Search Book Recommendation
The Ingram Content Group is partnering with Booxby, an AI-driven analytics platform for evaluating written content, to launch Booxby Search, a book recommendation tool that will be offered for free to the public.
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 9, 2020
‘The Cold Millions’ by ‘Beautiful Ruins’ author Jess Walter debuts at #11 in hardcover fiction. Plus a pair of books by Instagram-popular interior designers land on our lists, and the November book club picks are out.
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Print Unit Sales Rose 9.5% At the End of October
With sales up in all categories, unit sales of print books rose 9.5% in the week ended Oct. 31, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 2, 2020
Actor Matthew McConaughey has the #1 book in the country with ‘Greenlights.’ Plus books on baking and escapist photography help ease the lockdown blues, and a new edition of ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ pops up.
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Print Unit Sales Still Solid in Late October
Strong gains in all categories led to a 13% increase in unit sales of print books in the week ended Oct. 24, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Unit Sales Declined 5.1% Last Week
With declines in all categories except adult nonfiction, unit sales of print books fell 5.1% last week at outlets that report to BookScan.
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Midwest Booksellers Celebrate Resilience, Honor Moon Palace Books
The virtual membership meeting of the Midwest Indepdendent Booksellers Association was a celebration of the regional booksellers' resiliency during a challenging year, as well as an homage to Moon Palace Books.
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Text of Statement Honoring Moon Palace Owners, MIBA Bookseller of the Year
Kansas bookseller Danny Caine's statement honoring the owners of Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis as the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association's bookseller of the year.
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This Week's Bestsellers: October 26, 2020
‘Burnout’ by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski gets a Brené Brown boost, landing at #16 on our trade paper list. Plus ‘The Antiquarian Sticker Book’ goes viral on TikTok, and for those who follow the adult bestsellers, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
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Print Unit Sales Rose 13.4% In Early October
Unit sales of print books increased 13.4% in the week ended Oct. 10, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, with three new titles topping the bestseller list.
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Wrapping Up Virtual Fall Regionals
With this fall’s all-online regional trade shows behind them, booksellers are hoping for a return to in-person events next year.
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NYC's Strand Book Store Asks for Help
Nancy Bass Wyden, owner of Strand Book Store, with two locations in Manhattan, posted an open letter on social media Friday asking for help from the local community, saying sales are down 70% and that the need for more support has become urgent.
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After Digital Conferences, Booksellers See Hybrid Future
Following the recent slate of virtual regional bookseller conferences, both organizers and participants anticipate that in-person gatherings will make a return someday and will be part of a hybrid model that includes enhanced virtual programming.
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