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Book Launches Get More Creative
Authors, shut out of holding in-person events at bookstores, have adapted to the digital book event, and book launches are getting more creative and collaborative as a result.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 13, 2020
‘Sex and Vanity,’ a standalone from ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ author Kevin Kwan, debuts at #3 in hardcover fiction. Plus a pair of prizewinners get their trade paper releases, and the novella ‘Love, Creekwood’ enters Becky Albertalli’s Simonverse.
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Print Units Post Surprising Increase in First Half of 2020
Despite the economic turmoil caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, unit sales of print books rose 2.8% in the first six months of 2020 over the comparable period in 2019 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Brooklyn Bookstore Commits to Anti-Racism Audit
The owners of Brooklyn's Greenlight Bookstore issued an open letter to customers on Wednesday, acknowledging issues of bias that had been raised with them and outlining concrete steps to change store policies.
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ABA Seeks to Expand Board to Add Diversity
The American Booksellers Association is asking its membership to vote to add two additional members to the organization's board, bringing the total to 13, and approve new bylaws that would ensure four board members would be BIPOC booksellers.
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Heartland Summer: Buying Frontlist During a Pandemic
Paying close attention to market trends is key to buying new books in a pandemic, speakers at a conference co-hosted by The Midwest Indie Booksellers Association and Great Lakes Indie Booksellers Association said.
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Print Units Jump at the End of June
All major categories posted gains in the week ended June 27, 2020, and unit sales of print books jumped 18% in the week as a result.
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Mission-Driven Indie Bookstores Drop J.K. Rowling's Books
Three mission-driven indie bookstores well-known for their commitment to social justice have ceased stocking books written by J.K. Rowling, accusing the Harry Potter author of promoting hatred towards transgender people.
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Print Unit Sales Fell 9.6% Last Week
After unit sales of print books hit a 2020 high in the week ended June 20, sales fell 9.6% last week at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Though units fell compared to the previous week in 2020, sales jumped 18% over the comparable period in 2019.
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Geppi Takes Control of GFE; Heidmann to Leave
Diamond Comic Distributors founder Steve Geppi announced that he is returning as president of Geppi Family Enterprises, the parent company of Diamond.
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The Customer Is Sometimes Right, Booksellers Say
Booksellers are increasingly willing to speak publicly about challenging and offensive customers, breaking with a wall of silence about those interactions that has largely held up even in an age of social media.
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Booksellers in Covid-19 Hotspots Exercise Caution
Booksellers in Arizona, Florida, and Texas are concerned about the surge in Covid-19 infections, and several have reverted from welcoming customers to browse back to curbside pickup.
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Sale of Book-Themed Masks to Benefit Binc
The ABA and Out of Print have collaborated on a new line of book-themed face masks. A portion of each sale will be donated to the Book Industry Charitable Foundation.
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This Week's Bestsellers: June 29, 2020
James McBride’s ‘Deacon King Kong,’ the latest Oprah’s Book Club pick, climbs back onto our hardcover fiction list. Plus children’s books new and old introduce concepts of race, and for ‘28 Summers,’ Elin Hilderbrand meets fans where they are.
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Print Sales Enjoy an Unexpected High
Led by social justice and Father’s Day titles, unit sales had their best week in mid-June.
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B&N Makes HQ Layoffs
Even as its stores reopen, Barnes & Noble has laid off a number of employees at its headquarters, including some book buyers.
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Print Unit Sales Post Another Week of Solid Gains
Two anti-racist titles, each selling more than 100,000 copies, and books bought for Father's Day led to a 9.1% increase in unit sales of print books last week at outlets that report to BookScan.
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John Bolton's Memoir Lands, Receives Mixed Reception from Bookstores
After months of delays due to the Trump administration's attempts to prevent its publication, John Bolton's White House memoir finally lands today—and while some booksellers are eager to sell it, others refuse to do so.
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This Week's Bestsellers: June 22, 2020
Half of the 10 bestselling titles in the country address racism, racial polarization, and the work that needs to be done to combat them. Plus Stacey Abrams explains why 'Our Time Is Now,’ and TikTok propels the guided journal ‘Burn After Writing’ onto our bestseller list.
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