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Sales Skyrocket at Libro.fm and Bookshop.org
As a result of the coronavirus crisis, sales at digital audiobook store Libro.fm and online bookstore Bookshop.org have soared.
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Indie Bookstores Begin Temporary Closures
In less than a week, brisk early March sales at bookstores in many regions have given way to temporary closures and modified business practices in response to the widening effects of the new coronavirus outbreak.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 16, 2020
Carrie Underwood has the #1 book in the country with ‘Find Your Path,’ a diet and exercise plan. Plus ‘House of Earth and Blood,’ YA fantasy author Sarah J. Maas’s adult debut, is #2 in the country, and Reese Witherspoon and Jenna Bush Hager make their book club picks.
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Print Unit Sales Fell 3.2% in Early March
Unit sales of print books fell 3.2% in the week ended Mar. 7, 2020, compared to the similar week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Coronavirus Impact Begins to Spread
The growing impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the publishing industry came into view this week as some independent bookstores reported slowing sales and the number of book festival and author tour cancellations rose.
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Breathing New Life into Old Books: PW Talks with 'The Booksellers' Director D.W. Young
We spoke to the director of a new documentary on the world of antiquarian bookselling about how the movie came about, what the future of the rare book world looks like to him, and more.
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For Midwest Booksellers, It's Business as Usual Despite Coronavirus Fears
Midwest booksellers and the two regionals representing them report that business is usual despite coronavirus fears, although booksellers are minimizing physical contact between visiting authors and their fans.
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ABA Updates Booksellers on Coronavirus Response
In an email to member stores Tuesday afternoon, the American Booksellers Association announced steps that it is taking to respond to the needs of independent bookstores and ABA staff amid growing concerns about the new coronavirus.
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New Survey Finds Little Improvement in Diversity in Romance Publishing
The annual “State of Racial Diversity in Romance Publishing Report” has been released, surveying more than 2,400 romance titles published in 2019. It discovered that for every 100 romance books published in 2019, only 8.3 were written by people of color.
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New York Bookstores Weathering Coronavirus Outbreak
From New York City to Buffalo, booksellers said customers were undeterred thus far by the news that a growing number of New Yorkers had contracted the new coronavirus.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 9, 2020
This week, we’re looking at the top-selling e-books as ranked by Bookstat, and comparing those unit sales to print unit sales from BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 2, 2020
Lisa Kleypas has the #10 book in the country with ‘Chasing Cassandra.’ Plus Simone St. James checks into ‘The Sun Down Motel,’ and historian Alexis Coe reminds readers why ‘You Never Forget Your First.’
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 24, 2020
‘Hair Love,’ based on the Oscar-winning animated short, enjoyed a spike in sales after the awards show. Plus Jenny Offill’s ‘Weather’ debuts in hardcover fiction, and Harlan Coben’s ‘The Stranger’ becomes a Netflix series.
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 17, 2020
Fashion mogul and onetime pop singer and reality TV star Jessica Simpson has the #1 book in the country with ‘Open Book.’ Plus Reese Witherspoon and Jenna Bush Hager’s new book club picks make their list debuts.
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Bookstores Team Up to Turn Arizona Blue
Bookshop Santa Cruz in California and Changing Hands Bookstore in Arizona, have partnered in a drive to register Arizona voters and persuade them to vote Democrat in this year's presidential election.
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Bookstore Sales Fell 5.7% in 2019
Bookstore sales, which struggled for most of the year, ended 2019 with a weak December and finished the year with a 5.7% sales drop compared to 2018, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 10, 2020
‘New Kid,’ the first graphic novel to win a Newbery Medal, debuts on our children’s fiction list. Plus Costco Pennie’s Pick ‘The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek’ lands on our trade paper list nine months after publication, and books associated with the late Kobe Bryant draw renewed attention.
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Judging a Book by Its Title
A recent test found that titles can be more important than cover art in attracting prospective readers.
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PLA 2020: Indie Booksellers Keep Nashville Humming
After losing Davis-Kidd Booksellers, the Nashville bookstore scene is celebrating an indie resurgence.
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