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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending October 26, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Mass Market Paperback: Not Dead Yet
When sales of e-books doubled in 2011 over 2010, it seemed as if the mass market paperback format might quickly sink into oblivion.
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 3, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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How Booksellers Can Succeed with Spanish Books: Spanish-Language Publishing 2014
Hispanics are the fastest-growing ethnic group in the U.S., and they are not only growing in terms of numbers but also expanding their presence in regions across the country.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending October 31, 2014
As Vroman's begins celebrating its 120th, other, younger, stores are finding their way by combining an office and online retail (Russo's Books) or seeking nonprofit status (Wild Iris Books).
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What's Selling at Symposium Books
Anne Marie Keohane and her husband own Symposium Books, one in Providence, R.I., and its sister store in nearby East Greenwich. AShe spoke with PW about a handful of books that she is currently handselling.
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Amazon’s Impact on Publishing? It’s Complicated
An industry panel on Amazon and its business tactics elicited a range of often contradictory responses.
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Four Questions for...Bronx Borough Prez Ruben Diaz Jr.
Last week Barnes & Noble reversed its decision to close its Bronx store, the last bookstore in the borough, after the intervention of Ruben Diaz Jr.
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Pirates, Pigeons, Dogs, Oh My!: Children's Books at NCIBA
Four-hundred booksellers representing 100 stores attended this year's Northern California Independent Booksellers Association meeting.
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Proving Amazon's a Monopoly? Not So Easy 'Seattle Times' Says
According to a report in the 'Seattle Times,' proving that Amazon is a monopoly, let alone an abusive monopoly, will be very difficult, if not impossible.
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At NCIBA, Landon Touts Group's 'Solid' Finances
At this year’s show, which took place October 23-24 in San Francisco, executive director of NCIBA, Hut Landon, said the trade organization's "financial picture is solid."
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Posman Books Forced Out of Grand Central Station
The bookstore, which has been in the transit hub for 15 years, has been asked to vacate its location as part of upgrades and a desire to improve pedestrian flow.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending October 19, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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GovDeals Auctions Surplus Books Online
If you’ve ever wondered what happened to the book that was supposed to have arrived in the mail at your aunt’s house in Kansas, or the book that you accidentally left on the plane, chances are they are in the GovDeals warehouse.
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This Week's Bestsellers: October 27, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending October 24, 2014
This week was marked by a particularly happy ending in the Bronx. Barnes & Noble reversed its decision to close its store there, the last brick-and-mortar in the borough, and will stay for at least two more years.
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At SCIBA, Teicher Says Booksellers Nowhere Near 'Endangered'
For anyone worried that independent bookstores are struggling, the upbeat mood at the Southern California Independent Booksellers Association show painted a reassuring and hopeful picture.
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Paul Krugman: 'Amazon Has Too Much Power'
'New York Times' columnist and Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman wades into the Amazon/Hachette dispute, declaring that Amazon 'has too much power.'