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  • NC Booksellers Coping with New State Law

    Following the passage of North Carolina's "bathroom law," which requires citizens to use public restrooms that correspond with the gender identification listed on their birth certificates, booksellers are pleading with authors not to cancel appearances in the state.

  • Bookstore News: April 11, 2016

    A North Carolina store adds a West Coast location; a California bookseller considers closing; and a veteran Minnesota bookseller prepares to call it quits.

  • The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending April 5, 2016

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

  • Should Independent Booksellers Go Omni-Channel?

    How indie bookstores are finding success selling online.

  • This Week's Bestsellers: April 11, 2016

    ‘Laguna Beach’ alum Lauren Conrad’s latest lifestyle guide celebrates its debut at #5 on our Hardcover Nonfiction list. Plus new books by Peggy Orenstein and Augusten Burroughs talk about sex, and much more.

  • B&N to Outsource Some NOOK Functions

    As part of its efforts to rightsize the NOOK business, B&N signed an agreement with Bahwan CyberTek for certain NOOK technology functions and will close two offices.

  • Bookstore News: April 7, 2016

    An Iowa bookstore prepares for its grand opening; a currently unnamed bookstore/café is in the works in Maryland; and a Virginia bookstore could lose its lease.

  • Harvard Signs with CUP Distribution

    Following last week’s news that HUP’s sales partners, MIT and Yale, are forming a new sales force with Princeton, HUP has announced that it is joining the Columbia Sales Consortium.

  • Bookstore News: April 6, 2016

    A Washington, D.C., bookstore changes up its café; Poetry Madness in Portland; and a Brooklyn store faces closure.

  • New B&N Concept Store Sprouts in Westchester County

    Although little is known about the handful of new concept stores Barnes & Noble has said it plans to open this year, at least one of them is springing up outside of New York City.

  • Bookstore News: April 5, 2016

    A San Francisco store bounces back; a Cincinnati store marks its 40th birthday; and a fire temporarily closes a California shop.

  • The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending March 22, 2016

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

  • A Look Inside Books-A-Million's Used Bookstore

    PW visited the Gainesville, Fla., location of BAM's 2nd & Charles used bookstores. There, children's books are hot and romance is cold.

  • After a Sales Slump, Manga is Back Thanks To New Generation of Bestsellers

    Manga is a hit-driven market, and new titles from the Tokyo Ghoul, One-Punch Man, and Attack on Titan properties are pushing a sales rebound in the category.

  • This Week's Bestsellers: April 4, 2016

    'The Nest,’ Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney’s high-profile debut, and 'The Summer Before the War,’ Helen Simonson's highly anticipated sophomore effort, land at #4 and #5 on our Hardcover Fiction list. Plus 'The Bob’s Burgers Burger Book’ is no joke—it’s at #5 on our Hardcover Nonfiction list—and much more.

  • Bookstore News: April 1, 2016

    A new bookstore is about to be constructed in Illinois, a store in the Berkshires marks its first 40 years under one owner, and a memorial is scheduled for a former Pennsylvania bookseller.

  • MIT, Princeton & Yale Form Joint Sales Force

    To better service independent and museum stores, three university presses are forming a joint U.S. sales force. Harvard, which had worked closely with MIT and Yale, intends to sign with Columbia for sales.

  • Partners Book Distributing to Close

    One of the last remaining distributors will cease shipping at the end of this week and will close both facilities in Renton, Wash., and Holt, Mich.

  • Bookstore News: March 30, 2016

    A California bookstore preps for its opening; a Michigan store turns one; two New Jersey booksellers announce plans to close.

  • Bookstore News: March 28, 2016

    A new bookstore is coming to South Carolina; stores in California and North Carolina are relocating; and a store in Maine is changing hands.

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