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Thanksgiving Weekend Drew over 151 Million Shoppers
According to the National Retail Federation, more than 151 million people shopped in stores and/or online over Thanksgiving weekend.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending November 22, 2015
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Keeping the I in NCIBA
Calvin Crosby, the new executive director of the Northern California Independent Booksellers Association, looks ahead to growing the indie bookselling scene.
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 30, 2015
Fortune smiles on the National Book Award winners, all of whom get a bump in sales this week. Plus new books by David Baldacci, Janet Evanovich, and Todd Wilbur make our top 10 overall list.
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NRF Predicts Increased Spending for Holiday Season
The world's largest retail trade association predicted that 135.8 million people will shop this weekend, and that total holiday sales will increase 3.7% to reach $630.5 billion.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending November 15, 2015
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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AAP Monthly Statshot, July 2015
July was a good month for both the adult trade and the children’s/young adult segments.
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 23, 2015
YA author Marissa Meyer has the #8 book in the country overall, with ‘Winter,’ the conclusion of her Lunar Chronicles series. Plus Harry Potter joins the coloring-book craze, QVC’s Blue Jean Chef lands on the trade paperback list, and much more.
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ABA Head Rings Alarm About Amazon Books and Antitrust Laws
In light of Amazon opening a physical store in Seattle, the booksellers association head is reminding publishers and other vendors of their obligation to ensure that accounts do not transfer inventory from one class of business to another.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending November 20, 2015
New bookstores will open in the next few weeks in Dallas, Flint, and Savage Mill, Md. And BookHampton's store in Southampton, Long Island, found two "white knights," both former employees, who purchased it last week.
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Atlanta Feminist Bookstore Seeks New Path to Viability
The 41-year-old Charis Books and More bookstore, one of approximately a dozen remaining feminist bookstores in the U.S., has put its building up for sale.
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September Bookstore Sales Up 6.7%
Sales this September hit $1.09 billion, up from $1.02 billion last year.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending November 8, 2015
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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New Shakespeare & Co. Owner Envisions a National Bookstore Chain
Several months after buying Shakespeare & Co., Dane Neller, co-founder of the company that makes the Espresso book machine, is busy transforming the store with an eye toward national expansion.
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 16, 2015
Jeff Kinney’s 10th Wimpy Kid installment, ‘Old School,’ is the number one book in the country. Plus Leah Remini writes a Scientology tell-all, YouTube baker Rosanna Pansino cooks up her first book, and much more.
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Revolution Books Set to Reopen in Harlem
After being forced out of its home in May, the long-time New York City bookstore is holding in-store fundraisers at its new location this weekend and next before opening on November 24.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending November 13, 2015
This week marked the grand opening of a new store in Michigan, with two other stores--in Washington and Florida--prepping to open new locations before the end of the month.
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What's Selling at Colgate Bookstore
Kate Reynolds, general book buyer at the Colgate University Bookstore, talks about some of the titles she is currently selling, what she expects will be popular for holiday giving, and several early 2016 releases she’s looking forward to.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending November 1, 2015
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Amazon VP On Amazon's New Bookstore: 'We Have No Idea What's Going to Happen'
Amazon Books vice president Jennifer Cast discusses Amazon's strategy for its first physical bookstore, where a mix of data and user reviews decides the inventory.