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  • Bookstore News: August 1, 2016

    The Bronx gets closer to having a winning store; customers petition to keep a bookstore landmark in D.C.; stores open in New Jersey and Arkansans; and more.

  • This Week's Bestsellers: August 1, 2016

    YouTuber Shane Dawson has the #3 book in the country with ‘It Gets Worse,’ the followup to his 2015 debut, ‘I Hate Myselfie.’ Plus Ruth Ware sees success with her sophomore effort, coloring books and ‘The Girl on the Train’ roll on, and more.

  • The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending July 24, 2016

    PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.

  • Monthly StatShot, February 2016

    Sales of adult books fell 6.6% in February compared to a year ago, while sales in the children’s/YA category rose 17%, according to figures released by the AAP’s StatShot program.

  • Frontlist Fiction Hits a Dry Spell

    No adult fiction title released in the January-through-June period managed to make the top 20 print bestsellers list in the first half of the year.

  • What's Selling at Village Books

    It’s been a busy selling season at Village Books in Bellingham, a city located in the upper northwest corner of Washington State. Children's buyer Hana Boxberger reports on some of the titles that are moving briskly in the kids' section this summer.

  • Bookstore News: July 28, 2016

    A calligrapher tries her hand at bookselling; a bookseller preps to run her town; two U.S. cities land on a list of the most bookstore-heavy places in the world; and more.

  • Harry Potter and the Return of the Bookselling Frenzy

    Harry Potter fans, booksellers, and librarians are getting ready to party like it's 2007: Scholastic is prepping to release 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child Parts One and Two' on July 31.

  • NYC's Revolution Books Seeks Cash Infusion

    After raising more than $100,000 to fund its move from Chelsea to Harlem, the bookstore needs to raise another $25,000 to buy more books, add air conditioning, and build an events stage.

  • Bookstore News: July 25, 2016

    A Minnesota mall buys a bookstore; stores in Arizona and North Carolina relocate; the world's oldest LGBT bookstore is reinvigorated; and more.

  • The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending July 17, 2016

    PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.

  • Finding a World of Good in Used Books

    Both non-profit and for-profit bookstores are funding literacy programs through the sale of used books.

  • This Week's Bestsellers: July 25, 2016

    Daniel Silva’s ‘The Black Widow’ is the #1 book in the country. Plus the fifth dispatch from Chris Colfer’s Land of Stories has the best first week yet of any book in the series, ‘A Stolen Life’ author Jaycee Dugard writes a new memoir, about adjusting to life post-captivity, and much more.

  • With No Buyer, Bankrupt Hastings Will Close All Stores

    A bid made by the liquidation specialists Hilco Merchant Resources and Gordon Brothers was approved yesterday, meaning that the process of selling off Hastings inventory and closing all stores will begin soon.

  • Bookstore News: July 21, 2016

    Rhode Island gets a bookstore bar; BAM's used book concept spreads to two more states; National Coloring Day prep begins; and more.

  • Bookstore News: July 20, 2016

    A liquor store transitions to a bookstore in Minnesota; a feminist shop makes a comeback in Canada; a minimum wage hike hits a California store; and more.

  • Bookstore News: July 18, 2016

    A filmmaker sets the scene for a new bookstore in rural North Carolina; a mystery writer gets a bookstore of his own in Georgia; and more.

  • This Week's Bestsellers: July 18, 2016

    ‘Downton Abbey’ creator Julian Fellowes returns with the Victorian Era novel Belgravia, #13 in Hardcover Fiction. Plus comedian Michael Ian Black plays his Trump card, Jennifer Keishin Armstrong writes a book about a TV show about nothing, and more.

  • Coloring Books For Adults Stay Hot

    The boom in adult coloring books is still going strong, and sales have driven growth in several categories so far in 2016.

  • Book Sales Down Slightly in 2015

    Data from the Association of American Publishers shows that total industry sales fell 0.6% in 2015 compared to 2014, to $27.78 billion.

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