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Bookstore News: March 21, 2017
Rockport's Toad Hall celebrates 45 years; new Brooklyn store to open May 1; Hartford store moves; London store for Afro-Caribbean authors may close; and more.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending March 12, 2017
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 20, 2017
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s new book debuts, while a couple of her older titles enjoy a boost. Plus Mohsin Hamid examines the refugee crisis through a fictional lens, and four inspirational books land on our lists.
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Bookstore News: March 17, 2017
Buffalo's Talking Leaves to Close One Location; WORD KIDS bookstore to open in Brooklyn, Wild Detectives Facebook clickbait depicts classic novels; and more.
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January Bookstore Sales Fell 3.7%
After rising 2.5% in 2016, bookstore sales fell 3.7% in January, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Bookstore News: March 13, 2017
Memorial for Minneapolis bookseller set; Tucson, a thriving book town; Bangor children's bookseller moves on; and more.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 13, 2017
'The Hate U Give,’ a debut YA novel inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement, lands at #7 in children’s front list fiction. Plus ‘Portraits of Courage’ by George W. Bush is tops in Texas, and the movie ‘The Shack’ puts the book it’s based on all over our lists.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending March 5, 2017
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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National College Store Association Gears Up to Fight for Independent Campus Bookstores
As the number of independent campus stores dwindles precipitously, NACS is making the preservation of indies its top priority.
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Bookstores Get Political
From educational programming to town halls to outright protest, bookstores across the country are becoming hotbeds of political activism.
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Bookstore News: March 9, 2017
ABA to provide low-cost e-commerce platform; a feminist bookstore opens in Montreal; a Providence store faces a forced move; and more.
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At SIBA's Spring Event, ABA Addresses Idea of Bookstores as Safe Havens
At the bookselling event, which took place in Atlanta on Monday, a closed-door session addressed indie booksellers' desire to potentially allow their stores to act as safe havens for groups they feel have been threatened under the Trump administration.
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Bookstore News: March 7, 2017
A Michigan indie takes on Facebook; Cleveland booksellers honor Women's History Month; three booksellers win book fair scholarships; and more.
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National Association of College Stores Changes Direction to Save Indies
The college store association is redefining its indiCo subsidiary to offer full and custom services to institutions that need help with running their campus stores. And it is partnering with Amazon, RedShelf, and VitalSource, among other service providers, to keep campus stores independent.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 6, 2017
The #1 book in the country is 'The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts,' covering three decades of the influential video game franchise. Plus V.E. Schwab closes out her Shades of Magic fantasy trilogy, and ‘Sapiens’ author Yuval Noah Harari speculates on the next phase of human development.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending February 26, 2017
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Gottwals Books Turns 10, Adds 15th Store
Shane Gottwals discusses the strategy that's seen his bookstore grow from a single 1,500 square-foot space to an expanding operation with multiple franchisees.
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Boston Art Installation Doubles as Spanish-Language Bookstore
An art installation in Boston highlights what's missing in American book culture.
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Indie Bookstores Collaborate to Lure Touring Authors to Colorado
Five Colorado independent bookstores, including the Tattered Cover in Denver and the Bookworm of Edwards, are offering free accommodation and fun to lure more touring authors to the state.
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B&N Still Searching For ‘Magic Bullet’ to Stop Sales Slide
On a call about its just-reported disappointing third-quarter financial performance, Barnes & Noble CEO Len Riggio said that although the company has found success with some new categories, it still hasn’t found a "magic bullet" to end the overall sales slide.