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Good Old-Fashioned Bookselling: An Exit Interview with Betty Takeuchi
Throughout her 45-year career, pioneering bookseller Betty Takeuchi ran San Marino Toy and Book Shoppe in San Marino, Calif., and also helped found the Association of Booksellers for Children in 1985.
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Literati Named 2019 PW Bookstore of the Year; Heidemann Rep
The six-year-old Ann Arbor bookstore has grown from 2,600 sq. ft. and seven employees when it opened to nearly 4,000 sq. ft. and 27 employees today. Long-time PGW Northwest sales rep Cindy Heidemann is known as "a master at helping buyers focus on what is important for their stores."
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 25, 2019
The latest 'Pet Sematary' resurrection claws its way to the big screen. Plus primatologist Frans de Waal embraces an empathetic subject in ‘Mama’s Last Hug,’ and the conspiracy theory title ‘QAnon’ wakes up to a spot on our list.
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Unit Sales Fell 6.0% in Mid-March
With sales down in all categories, unit sales of print books at outlets that report to NPD BookScan fell 6.0% overall in the week ended Mar. 16, 2019, compared to the similar week a year ago.
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Binc: A Safety Net for Booksellers
The foundation has provided $6.6 million in assistance to booksellers since 1996—and just keeps on growing.
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Atria Pushes Summer Read with Exclusive Indies Promotion
Simon & Schuster imprint Atria is supporting indie bookstores' efforts to pump up pre-orders by offering indies promotional materials, including a custom-made enamel pin to give to customers who pre-order one of its lead summer releases.
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Teicher to Retire from ABA at Year's End
Oren Teicher, who has led the American Booksellers Association since 2009, has announced that he will retire as CEO of the organization at the end of 2019.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 18, 2019
Rachel Hollis has the #1 book in the country with ‘Girl, Stop Apologizing,’ her follow-up to her 2018 blockbuster, ‘Girl, Wash Your Face.’ Plus ‘Daisy Jones & the Six’ by Taylor Jenkins Reid is the latest Reese’s Book Club pick, and Jenna Hager Bush launches a book club of her own with Tara Conklin’s ‘The Last Romantics.’
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Unit Sales Flat in Early March
Unit sales of print books were flat in the week ended Mar. 9, 2019, compared to the similar week in 2018, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Bookstore Sales Rose 1.7% in 2018
Bookstore sales in 2018 rose to $10.28 billion, up from $10.11 billion in 2017, according to preliminary figures released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Unit Sales Close Out February On Down Note
With the four largest categories posting high-single-digit declines, unit sales of print books fell 7% in the week ended Mar. 2, 2019, compared to the similar week in 2018, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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B&N Feels the Post-holiday Blues
A good holiday season for the retailer was dampened by soft early 2019 sales.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 11, 2019
Don Winslow completes his Cartel trilogy with ‘The Border,’ #3 in hardcover fiction. Plus 'New Yorker’ staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe delves into a long-unsolved murder with ‘Say Nothing,’ and middle-grade fantasy writer Tui T. Sutherland’s Wings of Fantasy series gets its second graphic novel adaptation.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 4, 2019
In its fifth week on sale, ‘Maid’ by Stephanie Land debuts at #19 in hardcover nonfiction. Plus Darria Long Gillespie’s ‘Mom Hacks’ enjoys some southern hospitality, and James Patterson’s ‘The Chef,’ first released in an interactive, condensed format, pubs in print.
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Print Units Fell Again in Mid-February
Unit sales of print books fell 6.4% in the week ended Feb. 23, 2019, compared to the similar week in 2018, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Culinary Bookstores Feed Local Appetites
Print cookbook unit sales were up 21% in 2018 compared with 2017. That’s good news for the modest but dedicated coterie of culinary bookshops across the country.
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BAM Closing Self-Publishing Unit
In an email sent to its self-publishing clients, Books-A-Million said that effective March 1 it is shutting down its self-publishing unit, BAM! Publish.
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Print Unit Sales Slipped 2.2% In Mid-February
Unit sales of print books fell 2.2% in the week ended Feb. 16, 2019, compared to the similar week in 2018, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 25, 2019
Love is in the air—and all over the children’s picture book list. Plus actor Gary Sinise writes a love letter to the U.S. military, and humorist John Kenney contributes ‘Love Poems for Married People.
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College Stores Adapt to Change
As sales of course materials decline, campus bookstores are pivoting to lifestyle goods and apparel and offering more services.
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