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ABA Relationship with Bookshop Draws Booksellers’ Scrutiny
Bookshop has helped many independents weather the pandemic, but some booksellers say the ABA is not being transparent about its financial relationship with the online retailer and worry that Bookshop poses new competition.
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 10, 2020
Historian Timothy Snyder’s 2017 work ‘On Tyranny’ is the #2 book in the country. Plus Zadie Smith’s pandemic-era essay collection ‘Intimations’ lands at #3 in trade paper, and ‘Memorial Drive,’ poet Natasha Trethewey’s memoir, debuts at #17 in hardcover nonfiction.
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Print Unit Sales Close July With 15% Increase
Another week with double-digit gains in all but one category led to a 15.1% jump in unit sales of print books from the comparable period in 2019 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Brooklyn Bookstores Unite for Independent Bookstore Day
Brooklyn’s indie bookstores are coming together for Independent Bookstore Day on August 29 by pooling resources to promote a suite of celebratory bookstore items.
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Binc Adding Staff to Service Demand
Citing a surge in demand for its services, the Book Industry Charitable Foundation, the nonprofit organization that assists booksellers in need, has promoted Kate Weiss to programs manager, and is recruiting a new communications coordinator.
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 3, 2020
As America says goodbye to U.S. Representative John Lewis, readers flock to his memoirs. Plus film critic and YouTuber Lindsay Ellis debuts with a work of alternative history, and conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro has the #2 book in the country with ‘How to Destroy America in Three Easy Steps.’
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Print Unit Sales Jump by 20% In Late July
With double-digit increases in all but one category, unit sales of print books rose 20.2% in the week ended July 25, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Sales Soar for 'Too Much,' But Total Units Fell Last Week
Mary Trump's 'Too Much and Never Enough' sold nearly 406,000 print copies last week, but total unit sales fell 2.8% compared to the week ended July 18 at outlets that report to BookScan.
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Print Units Have Double-Digit Gain in Mid-July
With another strong showing by the juvenile nonfiction category, unit sales of print books rose 16.6% in the week ended July 18, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 27, 2020
‘Too Much and Never Enough’ by Mary L. Trump is the #1 book in the country and the second strongest debut of the year to date. Plus two ‘Drag Race’ alums offer a ‘Guide to Modern Womanhood,’ and the ‘Call Your Girlfriend’ podcasters celebrate ‘Big Friendship.’
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Mary Trump Book Drove Sales Gains Last Week
Unit sales of print books rose 11.5% last week as Mary L. Trump's 'Too Much and Never Enough' sold over 337,000 print units at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. The juvenile nonfiction category had a 21.3% increase.
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B&NE Reaches Cooperation Agreement with Outerbridge
Barnes & Noble Education reached an agreement with the investment firm that avoids the possibility of Outerbridge running an alternative slate of directors at the upcoming annual meeting. The deal comes as B&NE looks to accelerate its digital products and services for college students.
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May Bookstore Sales Took Another Dive
May bookstore sales dropped 59.8% compared to a year ago, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales were $271 million, down from $675 million in May 2019.
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Sponsors Pull Support, Demand Borderlands Owner Give Up Store
Twenty-five of the 1,314 financial sponsors of Borderlands Books in San Francisco were among the signatories to an open letter addressed to owner Alan Beatts, demanding that he relinquish ownership of the store in light of disturbing allegations recently made against him by an ex-girlfriend and his daughter.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 20, 2020
Silvia Moreno-Garcia’s ‘Mexican Gothic’ lands on our fiction list, while her protagonist vies for a spot on the best dressed list. Plus Renée Abdieh enjoys her place in the sun with ‘The Damned,’ and the Disney Plus debut of ‘Hamilton’ gives related books another shot.
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The Bestselling Books of 2020 (So Far)
Delia Owens, Dav Pilkey, and Suzanne Collins all had a good first half of the year, placing at the top of their respective bestseller lists.
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Barnes & Noble Regroups and Looks Ahead
After the shutdown, layoffs, and a major redesign, the bookseller is reopening its stores in an uncertain book market.
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Powell's Bookstores Remain Closed, Owner Concerned
The owner of Powell's Books, with five locations in Portland, Ore., says the stores will remain closed due to health concerns, and noted that once the company's PPP loan runs out, it will face "painful choices."
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Authors, Customers Demand Borderlands Books Owner Divest from Store
As calls continue for embattled Borderlands Books owner Alan Beatts to divest from the store after allegations of violent assault and attempted rape surfaced two weeks ago, authors are canceling scheduled virtual events.
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Strand Book Store Union Denounces New Layoffs
The Strand Book Store’s union forcefully denounced the firing of 12 booksellers who were only recently rehired after mass layoffs during the first weeks of the coronavirus outbreak in March.
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