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B&N Begins Another CEO Hunt
After Parneros’s firing, publishers offer ideas for what characteristics they would like to see in B&N’s next leader—who would be its fifth in five years.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 9, 2018
‘Children of Blood and Bone,’ Jimmy Fallon’s first ’Tonight Show’ book club pick, is among the titles enjoying a boost in print unit sales this week. Plus Philadelphia Eagles QB Nick Foles publishers a memoir, and ‘Impractical Jokers’ costar James S. Murray launches a near-future SF trilogy.
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Amazon Works to Speed Pick-Ups
After complaints that Amazon has been slow in picking up orders from various suppliers, the company has instituted some changes to ensure speedier pick-ups.
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More Fiction Softness Leads To Dip in Units in Late June
Gains in the adult and juvenile nonfiction segments were not enough to counter declines in fiction, and as a result, unit sales of print books fell 1% in the week ended June 24, 2018, compared to the similar week in 2017, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 2, 2018
Beach read mainstay Elin Hilderbrand has the #2 book in the country with ‘The Perfect Couple,’ her first murder mystery. Plus Instagram cartoonist Catana Chetwynd debuts at #10 in the country with ‘Little Moments of Love,' and Carson Daly’s recommendation boosts ‘First, We Make the Beast Beautiful.'
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Bookselling Tips from Children's Institute 2018
The ABA's sixth Children’s Institute, which took place last week in New Orleans, featured a number of educational panels and roundtables on the day-to-day business of children’s bookselling.
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This Week's Bestsellers: June 25, 2018
Anthony Bourdain’s ‘Kitchen Confidential’ is the #2 book in the country. Plus Kelly Clarkson’s endorsement boosts sales of the Plant Paradox books, and Gillian Flynn’s ‘Sharp Objects’ is set to premiere on HBO.
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Change Coming Slowly to B&N
The retailer cuts costs, but can’t predict when comp sales will increase.
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Increase in Nonfiction Led to 2% Unit Gain in Mid-June
Unit sales of print books rose 2% in the week ended June 17, 2018, over the comparable week in 2017 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Court Shakes Up Tax Landscape for Online Sales
The Supreme Court overturned the law requiring that the collection of taxes for online sales was limited only to states where the seller had a physical presence. Bricks-and-mortar retailers applauded the decision.
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Online Bookstore Bookwitty.com Shuts Down
Bookwitty.com, the global, online bookseller based in Paris, has stopped taking and fulfilling orders and is shutting down the site.
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April Bookstores Fell 2.9%
The sluggish start of bookstore sales continued in April. Total sales reported by the U.S. Census Bureau fell 2.9% in April compared to April 2017, dropping to $669 million.
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Print Unit Sales Stop Three-Week Slide in Early June
Unit sales of print books broke a three-week losing streak in the week ended June 10, 2018, as sales rose 3% over the week ended June 11, 2017, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: June 18, 2018
Bill Clinton and James Patterson have the #1 book in the country with 'The President Is Missing' and more in our analysis of this week's bestseller lists.
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Bookstore Sales Fell in April
Bookstore sales fell 3.0% in April compared to the same month last year, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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A Room of One's Own Bookstore Changes Hands
The Madison, Wisc.-based bookstore is changing hands. The bookstore's longtime co-owners announced yesterday that two current employees will become owner-managers of the 43-year-old business on July 1.
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Soft Fiction Sales Continue Into June
Unit sales of print books fell 2% in the week ended June 3, 2018, compared to the similar week in 2017, at outlets that report to NDP BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: June 8, 2018
A new Dungeons & Dragons reference guide, 'Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes,’ is the #3 book in the country. Plus novels by Nora Roberts and Karen Kingsbury offer different takes on the aftermath of violence, and YA author Stephanie Garber releases ‘Legendary,’ her sequel to ‘Caraval.’
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