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Bookstore News: March 2, 2017
Dedham, Mass., bookseller vows to fight Amazon; ABA adds diversity programming to spring agenda; LA's Fashion Bookstore to close; and more.
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Amazon Unveils First East Coast Bricks and Mortar
The Dedham, Mass., bookstore, which opened yesterday, is the first of the e-tailer's physical stores to feature a cafe.
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Bookstore News: February 28, 2017
Inside the new Pittsburgh store selling over 8,000 titles; a "global bookstore" goes online in the Middle East; Bucharest's only English-language bookstore to close; and more.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending February 19, 2017
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 27, 2017
‘Lincoln in the Bardo,’ the first novel by acclaimed short-fiction writer George Saunders, is the #1 book in the country. Plus Nashville singer-songwriter Rory Feek’s memoir debuts at #2 overall, and the team behind the picture book 'Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site’ builds its sales with a new title.
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Bookstore News: February 24, 2017
The downloadable audio site for indie bookstores, Libro.fm, sets opening date; a new Georgia bookstore will sell books by the pound; a Nevada shop announces plans to close; and more.
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Bookstore News: February 22, 2017
Kobo launches subscription service for Dutch e-books; Emma Straub's bookstore readies for business; Booksellers at Laurelwood closes; and more.
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Literati, a New Subscription Service for Kids' Books, Launches
Literati, a new subscription service for children’s books based in Austin, Texas, has just begun fulfilling orders.
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Schoenhof’s Foreign Books to Close After 161 Years
Schoenhof’s Foreign Books, the oldest foreign language bookstore in America, will shutter its Harvard Square storefront next month. Opened in 1856, the bookstore will continue to operate as an online-only retailer.
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Chicago's Seminary Co-Op Overhauls Membership Model
After tweaking its business model last summer, which resulted in a 5% increase in sales, Chicago's Seminary Co-op is overhauling its membership model, creating a two-tiered membership/shareholder structure.
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Bookstore Sales Rose Again in 2016
Bookstore sales rose 2.5% in 2016 over 2015, the second-straight year of growth.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending February 12, 2017
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 20, 2017
First-Week Print Unit Sales for the Red Queen Series
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Bookstore News: February 16, 2017
ABA announces board candidates and diversity task force; Samuel French Bookstore in London to close; Word After Word opens in California; and more.
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Wharton Uses Zola’s Everywhere Store to Launch Online Bookstore
The store is the first to be powered by Zola’s Everywhere Store widget, an API that enables anyone to begin selling books simply by dropping a few lines of Zola’s code on to their website.
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Bookstore Sales Rose 2.5% in 2016
Despite some softness late in the year, bookstores sales in 2016 rose 2.5% over 2015. Store revenue reached just under $12 billion last year compared to $11.68 billion in 2015.
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Indie Booksellers, Want to Go to the Turin Book Fair for Free?
Europa Editions and Other Press are taking three independent booksellers to the Turin International Book Fair.
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Bookstore News: February 13, 2017
Bookshop Santa Cruz hosts a marathon '1984' reading; Duluth gets a new indie store; Mesa Bookstore finds new owners; and more.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending February 13, 2017
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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March Trilogy Powers Diamond Book Distributors to a Strong Year
2016 ended up being one of Diamond's best years ever, thanks to strong sales of the titles in Rep. John Lewis's March trilogy.