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  • New Owner for BookHampton, R.J. Julia Team to Manage

    Longtime East Hampton, N.Y. resident Carolyn Brody has purchased the 45-year-old East Hampton store. Roxanne Coady and her bookstore team from R.J. Julia will manage the store.

  • Amazon Front and Center at Camex

    Over the past year, Amazon has gained enough traction on college campuses to have a booth at this year's Campus Marketplace Expo in Houston, which has drawn a steady flow of booksellers.

  • Amazon's Second Bricks and Mortar to Open in San Diego

    After opening its first physical bookstore last year in Seattle, Amazon is opening a second bricks and mortar outpost in San Diego, Calif. 'The San Diego Union Tribune' reported that the new store will open this summer.

  • Bookstore News: March 7, 2016

    First romance-only bookstore opens; BAM continues to grow its used bookstores; and Amazon adds to its campus pickup locations.

  • The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for the Week Ending February 28, 2016

    Unit sales of print books rose 5% in the week ended Feb. 28, 2016, over the similar week last year, at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan.

  • Learning Curve: Checking in With New Booksellers

    Seven new booksellers discuss the triumphs and challenges that come with opening a new store or taking over an established business.

  • This Week's Bestsellers: March 7, 2016

    Grab your TARDIS-blue pencil: the ‘Doctor Who Coloring Book’ is the #1 book in the country. Plus a cookbook by 'Sport Illustrated' swimsuit model Chrissy Teigen debuts at #1 in Hardcover Nonfiction.

  • Bookstore News: March 3, 2016

    Amazon is adding its first campus pick-up location; Harvard is experimenting with an indie bookstore; NYC is about to get two new indies; and East Hampton's local bookstore is changing hands.

  • ABA Launches New Localism Toolkit

    The ABA has created a new toolkit to help booksellers spread the message about the importance of localism to the finances of states and communities.

  • Robert Walton to Head NACS

    The recent v-p for finance and administration at Vassar College has been tapped as CEO of the professional trade association representing the $10 billion collegiate retailing industry.

  • Bookselling Roundup, March 1, 2016

    A flurry of new bookstores are opening; Minneapolis’s Once Upon a Crime is changing hands; and two Seattle stores, once projected to close, are keeping the lights on.

  • The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending February 21, 2016

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

  • Bruce Springsteen Can Fill an Arena, But Can He Sell Out a Bookstore?

    Comparing the sales of recent musician memoirs after it was reported that Simon & Schuster paid $10 million for Bruce Springsteen's memoir.

  • 2015 Was a Bright Spot for Bookselling

    After years of declines, sales climbed in 2015, and the number of stores increased for the fourth year running.

  • This Week's Bestsellers: February 29, 2016

    'A Mother’s Reckoning' by Sue Klebold, the #10 book in the country, is one of two nonfiction titles on our lists this week to address a crime that earned national attention. Plus Kate Hudson jumps on the celebrity lifestyle publishing bandwagon, ‘The Widow’ joins the burgeoning psychological suspense bookshelf, and much more.

  • What's Selling at Folio Books

    Alissa Hugel, assistant manager and children's book buyer at Folio Books in San Francisco, shares her enthusiasm for a handful of titles that are hitting a sweet spot any bookseller can appreciate.

  • Bookselling Roundup, Feb. 25, 2016

    New stores are opening in Tulsa and Cleveland, while a store in Rhode Island is celebrating its fifth anniversary as an indie after converting from a Waldenbooks.

  • B&N Confirms New Prototype Store Will Open This Year

    In a conference call in December, CEO Ron Boire said the company was working on prototype store and at a meeting in California Boire confirmed that the retailer will open a different type of outlet this year.

  • Anderson's Bookshop Wins $3K in Sourcebooks Contest

    Sourcebooks is awarding Anderson's Bookshop $3,000 after booklovers voted it their favorite indie bookstore in a six-week campaign sponsored by the press.

  • Bookselling Roundup, February 23, 2016

    Napa Bookmine adds a second store and Califon Book Shop celebrates its new owner this week.

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