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Incidents at Two Bookstores Seen as Outliers
Despite incidents at a few bookstores and today's super-heated political environment, booksellers say they remain confident that their stores remain places that promote civil debate.
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Forty Years at the Forefront for the Children's Book Shop
Over the course of its four decades in business, the tiny Boston-area specialty bookstore has weathered monumental changes in publishing, and had an outsized role in the world of children’s books.
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Patterson Offers 'Happy Holidays' for 320 Indie Booksellers
For the third year in a row, the bestselling author is giving holiday bonuses to indie booksellers. This year he sent checks ranging from $750 to $1,250 to booksellers and bookstore owners around the country.
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This Week's Bestsellers: December 18, 2017
What’s America reading? An array of nonfiction titles, for starters.
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Another Down Week for Holiday Sales
At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, unit sales of print books were 4% lower in the week ended Dec. 10, 2017, than in the similar week in 2016, marking the third consecutive week this holiday season in which sales were down.
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The Next Wave of Children's Bookstores, Part Two: Getting Political
This is the second in a two-part series, providing an in-depth look at new and soon-to-open children’s bookstores.
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Early Holiday Sales Languish
With sales through mass merchandisers down 8% in the first three weeks of the 2017 holiday selling season compared to 2016, total print unit sales were off 2.7% in the three week period compared to a year ago.
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October Bookstore Sales Fell 4.6%
The 4.6% decline in October bookstore sales from a year ago was the third consecutive month sales fell from the comparable month in 2016.
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'Handmaid's Tale' Was the Year's Most Read Novel on Amazon
'The Handmaid's Tale' and 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck' were the most-read fiction and nonfiction titles, respectively, on Amazon in 2017.
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As Wildfires Rage, So. California Booksellers Struggle to Stay Open
Indie booksellers in the region are struggling to keep their doors open as poor air quality is keeping away customers and home evacuations are upending employees.
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Franken to Resign, Booksellers Continue to Sell His Memoir
Minnesota booksellers say that, despite U.S. Senator Al Franken's imminent resignation from office, they intend to continue to sell his memoir as long as there is demand from customers for it.
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Holiday Book Sales Slipped Again
At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, unit sales of print books were down 1% in the week ended Dec. 3, 2017, from the similar week in 2016.
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This Week's Bestsellers: December 11, 2017
Must-have kitchen gadget the Instant Pot continues to be a boon for cookbook publishing. Plus Madeleine L’Engle’s ‘A Wrinkle in Time’ prepares for its big-screen debut, and E.L. James’s Christian Grey tells a ‘Darker’ tale.
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GLIBA Executive Director Deb Leonard To Step Down
Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association executive director Deb Leonard is leaving the regional booksellers association at the end of December, after six years at the helm.
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Bookstore News: December 6, 2017
New bookstore to open in Anchorage; the university trying to buy its bookstore; B&N to close San Jose store; the Texas library bookstore moving online; and more.
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Curious George Store to Stay Put in Harvard Square
The World’s Only Curious George Store will be included in the redevelopment of its current Cambridge, Mass. location, and will not have to move.
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Bookstore News: December 4, 2017
A Harvard Coop reading turns violent; Louisiana university bookstore closes; LGBTQ store opens in Mississippi; the history of the Strand's totes; and more.
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Indies Signal Good Start to Holiday Sales
Booksellers were pleased with the start of the official holiday shopping season following strong sales on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday.
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B&N Sees Some Positives in Gloomy Second Quarter
The chain’s sales fell and loss widened in the period, but book sales held firm.
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