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Bookstore News: April 25, 2016
A Queens bookstore gets one step closer to opening; a Virginia Books-A-Million preps its new location; and a Canadian indie is planning a big birthday celebration.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending April 17, 2016
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Baker & Taylor Finds A Home at Follett
Follett Corp.’s acquisition of Baker & Taylor marks the end of B&T’s 188-year run as a standalone company.
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This Week's Bestsellers: April 25, 2016
From Broadway to bookstores: the #2 book in the country is ‘Hamilton' by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Jeremy McCarter. Plus Gwyneth Paltrow’s latest lifestyle title launches a new brand for Grand Central, Oprah Winfrey helps Cheryl Strayed onto the bestseller list six months after publication, and much more.
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A Children's Bookshop Grows in Brooklyn
On April 30, New York City will add a third children's specialty store, Stories, launched by novelist Maggie Pouncey and her husband, tech entrepreneur Matt Miller.
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NC Author Sara Gruen Mounting Local Event to Fight HB2
To prove that authors do not need to cancel events in North Carolina in order to show their opposition to the state's new "bathroom law," local bestseller Sara Gruen has mounted an event called "Kill the Bill" with a major local bookseller, and other NC authors.
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Book Depot Betting Big on Its Returns Business
The Ontario, Canada-based book wholesaler is completing a $3 million project to add a large-scale mechanical sorter, robotics, and supporting technologies that will give it significantly faster sorting capabilities.
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Bookstore News: April 18, 2016
A D.C. store is preparing to open; an Indiana bookstore is getting new owners; a California bookstore is receiving a small business award; and a long-time Pittsburgh bookseller has died.
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Partners Hoping to Move Distribution Clients to Midpoint
When Partners closed its wholesale arms in Holt, Mich., and Renton, Wash., it also meant the dissolution of the company's distribution operation. Now those clients have the option to move to Midpoint.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending April 10, 2016
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: April 18, 2016
Anderson Cooper and his mother, Gloria Vanderbilt, have the #3 book in the country with ‘The Rainbow Comes and Goes’. Plus AOL cofounder Steve Case presents his take on entrepreneurship, Cameron Diaz tackles issues of aging, and much more.
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Strong February for Bookstore Sales
Bookstore sales in February rose 7.2% over February of 2015, rising to $732 million, according to preliminary estimates released by the Census Bureau.
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Bookstore News: April 15, 2016
An Alaska porn shop is becoming a bookstore; a California bookstore receives award for new business model; and ABA announces new board.
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Judy Blume, Bookseller
At 78, bestselling author Judy Blume has added a new occupation to her c.v.: that of bookseller.
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Book Groups Urge Authors to Support N.C. Bookstores
In response to Sherman Alexie’s decision to cancel an appearance in North Carolina and concerns that more cancellations could follow, the ABA and other book-related groups asked authors not to punish booksellers.
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Nonprofit Bookstore Coming to Winston-Salem
Bookmarks, a 12-year-old nonprofit literary arts organization, has launched a $400,000 fundraising effort to open a brick-and-mortar independent to serve as a cultural gathering place in the Triad.
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After Much Prep and Research, Indie Chain Copperfield’s Opens Eighth Store
After an exhaustive search to find the ideal location for its next store, the Northern California bookstore chain is opening its eighth location in the city of Novato.
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Bookstore News: April 13, 2016
New stores coming to the Triad, Brooklyn, and Billings, while a New Jersey store copes with the aftermath of a fire next door.
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