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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending June 12, 2015
Berea, Oh., gets its first bookstore in three decades. The Walls of Books franchise is adding a 10th store. Anderson’s launches an Indiegogo campaign.
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Follett Adds 200 College Stores in Neebo Purchase
Consolidation in the campus store sector has begun in advance of B&N's spinoff of its higher education sector. With its purchase of Nebraska Book Company's retail store division, Follett will have more than 1,150 college stores.
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What's Selling at BookPeople of Moscow
Jesica Sweedler DeHart, co-manager of children's books and gift buyer at BookPeople of Moscow in Moscow, Idaho, reports on titles that are moving quickly at her store, including Carson Ellis's 'Home.'
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B&N to Host 'Mockingbird' Discussion at Stores Across Country
On June 18, Barnes & Noble will be holding "Page & Screen" discussion events about Harper Lee's 'To Kill a Mockingbird' at all stores nationwide, in anticipation of the release of Lee's second novel, 'Go Set a Watchman,' on July 14.
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No Decision Yet on Family Christian Deal
Despite a 14-hour hearing yesterday in federal bankruptcy court, Family Christian Stores must wait awhile longer for a ruling on whether the struggling Christian bookstore chain will be sold to FC Acquisitions.
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Tampa’s Inkwood Books Opens NJ Sister Store
After purchasing Inkwood Books in Tampa, Fla., a little over two years ago, Stefani Beddingfield is getting her family into the bookselling business. Her sister Julie, who is based in the Northeast, will be opening a second location of the store in New Jersey.
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Vt. Author Teams Up with Local Bookstores to Promote Serial E-novel
When children's author Michael Daley decided to self-publish his YA race car thriller as a six-installment serial, he turned to area bookstores for help.
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NCIBA’s Landon to Retire
The long-time executive director of one of the country's largest regional trade associations will retire prior to the Fall Discovery Show in mid-October.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending May 31, 2015
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: June 5, 2015
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending June 5, 2015
La Casa Azul in East Harlem celebrates its third birthday this weekend. Burry’s Books in Hartsville, S.C., will stay open afterall. And World Eye in Greenfield, Mass., has put its financial troubles behind it.
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Eso Won to Move in August
The well respected African-American bookstore in Los Angeles is making its fifth move at the request of MacArthur grant-winning artist Mark Bradford, who is building it a space in the A+P community project.
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BEA 2015: Bercu Says Goodbye; How to Use Social Media
The recently concluded BookExpo America featured a plethora of events for booksellers, including an address by outgoing American Booksellers Association president Steve Bercu and a well-attended panel on how booksellers can best use social media.
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SIBA Introduces Owners Retreat
This summer, the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance launches its first annual Owners Retreat. The two-day event, sponsored by Baker & Taylor, will take place July 28-29 in Raleigh, N.C.
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New Owner, New Look for Shakespeare & Co.
The bookstore in New York City's Upper East Side is about to undergo renovations, and will soon offer coffee, snacks, and POD, in addition to trade books and textbooks.
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Melville House Partners with Rough Trade NYC
The American flagship store of the British music company is featuring a branded book space for the indie press' frontlist and backlist titles, a monthly book club, and other book-related events.
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Indie Bookstore Day to Return in 2016
After the success of the first national Independent Bookstore Day last month, plans are moving forward for a second annual event to be held on Saturday April 30, 2016.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending May 24, 2015
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: June 1, 2015
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Quiet First Quarter for Books-A-Million
Revenue at Books-A-Million fell 1.9% in the first quarter ended May 2, 2015 compared to last year’s first period. Net loss at the chain was cut to $5.3 million, from $5.6 million.