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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending November 21, 2014
B&N is leading off the holiday push for bricks-and-mortar bookstores. This weekend it launches an expanded Discovery Weekend, one week in advance of Indies First/Small Business Saturday.
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SIBA Receives $40,000 Grant On Its 40th Anniversary
The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance received a $40,000 grant from the Reba and Dave Williams Foundation in honor of its 40th anniversary serving Southern booksellers.
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ABFFE to Merge with ABA
To expand free speech programming for indie booksellers the American Booksellers Foundation for Free Expression, will become a distinct group within the ABA on January 1.
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September Bookstore Sales Fell 6.4%
Bookstore sales fell 6.4% in September compared to September 2013, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending November 9, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen's Bookscan.
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Amazon.book and the New Top-Level Domain Names
Amazon’s purchase of the .book generic top-level domain (TLD) has prompted speculation about how the e-tailer plans to use it.
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The Amazon-Hachette Dispute is Over. Now What?
Amazon and Hachette Book Group reached an agreement on Thursday, ending one of the longest (and most widely covered) negotiations of sales terms in publishing history.
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Booksellers Edgy About Harper Direct-Sale Program
Booksellers are worried that HarperCollins is now a competitor thanks to a program that incentivizes authors to send potential buyers to the publisher's website.
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 17, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending November 14, 2014
As the holiday season approaches, several cities are getting in the book spirit with book fairs, including Miami and New Orleans.
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Amazon-Hachette Deal: The Reaction
Reaction to the agreement between Amazon and the Hachette Book Group has been coming in quickly. Douglas Preston, who founded Authors United, said he was “relieved” to hear about the agreement.
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Amazon, Indies, Barnes & Noble Unite for E-tax Fairness
Advocates for Internet sales taxes, which include both the American Booksellers Association and Amazon, sent a letter urging Congress to act.
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Amazon, Hachette Reach Deal on Sales Terms
Amazon and Hachette Book Group USA have reached a new, multi-year agreement for e-book and print sales in the U.S.
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B&N Starts Holiday Bundling Program
Barnes & Noble has created B&N Sync Up, a program that will allow customers to buy selected paperbacks and receive the digital edition for $4.99.
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Christmas Creep: Pushing Black Friday Up
It’s not just Amazon that is testing how early shoppers are willing to get serious about Christmas. B&N is launching Discovery Weekend, the weekend before Thanksgiving.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending November 2, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 10, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending November 7, 2014
Washington, D.C., is on its way to becoming capital booktown. It got its first new bookstore in a decade this week, Upshur Street Books.
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Indigo Has Solid Second Quarter
Comparable store sales at Indigo's superstores rose 9.6% over the second period in 2013 and increased 2.4% at its small format outlets.