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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending July 24, 2015
Fourteen indies opened between April and June, according to the ABA. And new stores continue to open, including Books by the Beach in New Smyrna Beach, and a second location for Ye Olde Warwick Book Shoppe.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 20, 2015
John Green takes two of the top 10 spots on this week’s PW Bestsellers list. Plus soccer star Alex Morgan gets a World Cup sales bump, and two thriller series have big weeks.
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AAP Monthly StatShot, March 2015
First-quarter e-book sales were down 2.5% and 36.6% in the adult and children’s/young adult categories, respectively, according to figures in AAP’s StatShot program.
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Despite Mixed Reviews, 'Watchman' Breaks Sales Records
"Go Set a Watchman" may have met a cool reception from some critics, but readers have made it the hot book of the summer. Harper Lee’s second novel will likely end up being the top-selling book for 2015.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending July 12, 2015
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending July 17, 2015
The Rizzoli Bookstore will reopen July 27 in New York City, and Books. Inc. puts the finishing touches on its grand opening of its new Berkeley store this weekend. New stores opened in Fresno and in New Richmond, Ohio.
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Historic Day One Sales for 'Watchman'
Barnes & Noble and Book-A-Million have both pronounced that 'Go Set a Watchman' had the largest first day sale of any adult fiction book in the history of both retailers.
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Four Questions for Paul X. McCarthy
The creator of the Bookstore Mind Share' index for comparing stores talks about the creation of his list of the world's top 40 bookstores.
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Bookstore Sales Rose $7 Million in May
Bookstore sales rose by just less than 1% in May compared to May 2014, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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'Watchman' Anticipation, in Photos
From midnight release parties, to film screenings, to daylong read-a-thons, check out our photos of how bookstores around the country rang in the biggest publishing event of the year.
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Authors, Booksellers & Agents Call for DoJ to Investigate Amazon
Days before Amazon celebrates its 20th anniversary, Authors United is asking authors to sign a letter to the DoJ for an investigation of Amazon, and ABA submitted a similar request on Monday.
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FCS Creditors to Decide Fate of Chain by August 7
Family Christian Stores creditors will vote on the fate of the beleaguered chain by August 7.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending July 5, 2015
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 13, 2015
Coloring books continue draw attention on the PW Bestsellers list. Plus books by Daniel Silva, Ted Cruz, and other authors make their list debuts.
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‘Mockingbird’s’ Trip from Popular Library To Grand Central
The anticipation of the publication of "Go Set a Watchman" has led to increased interest in Harper Lee’s other book, "To Kill a Mockingbird."
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Biographies, Home & Garden Hot Categories in 2015
The biography/autobiography/memoir and house & home/gardening categories were the two hottest book segments in the first half of 2015, based on unit sales of print books.
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The Changing Landscape: Landlords Helping Indies
Not all landlords want a bookstore so much that they’ll forego market rates, but there are a growing number who do.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending July 10, 2015
Among this week's openings are the Tiger’s Den bookstore/bar in St. Joseph, Mo. And, in other news, Lancaster, Pa., bookstore Aaron's Books is celebrating its tenth anniversary.
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The Bestselling Books of 2015 (So Far)
Paula Hawkins’s debut thriller, 'The Girl on the Train,' was the top-selling title on the print and Kindle bestseller lists for the first half of 2015.