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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending October 12, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: October 20, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Bookstore Roundup, Week Ending Oct. 17
Both the Texas Teen Book Festival and the Boston Book Festival kick off this weekend. And Greenlight Books in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Oblong Jr. in Millerton, N.Y., are turning 5 and 20, respectively.
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Publishers React to Amazon's Pop-Up Stores
Recent news that Amazon is getting into bricks and mortar retail, with plans for two California pop-up stores, has gotten people in publishing talking.
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August Bookstore Sales Rose 3.4%
Bookstore sales had their best month of the year in August, with sales up 3.4% over August 2013.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending October 5, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: October 13, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Frankfurt Book Fair 2014: Canadian Poet Goes to FSG in Major Deal
In a deal closed shortly before the fair got underway, Trident Media’s Ellen Levine sold a debut novel to Farrar, Straus & Giroux’s Jonathan Galassi for a figure rumored to be in the substantial six figure range.
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Bookselling Round Up, Week Ending October 10, 2014
Albertine, the newly opened New York City bookstore of the French Embassy, launches a six-day festival and two stores mark reopenings: Third Street Books and Know Knew Books.
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Canadian Authors Hit by Hachette-Amazon War
Canadian authors say the Hachette-Amazon fight is hurting U.S. sales, particularly for writers looking to break into the American market.
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New Bookstore to Open in Boston
Former Borders bookseller Kate Layte is opening a 500 sq. ft. general bookstore, Papercuts, JP, in the Jamaica Plain section of the city in November.
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NYT Public Editor Takes on Amazon-HBG Coverage
Coverage of the dispute between Amazon and the Hachette Book Group by the 'New York Times' made its way into the Sunday column of Margaret Sullivan, the paper's public editor.
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This Week's Bestsellers: October 6, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending September 28, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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NEIBA 2014: Booksellers Join Amazon Antitrust Fervor
During the 41st annual New England Booksellers Association annual meeting, talk of Amazon was in the air, specifically about the possibility of an antitrust case against the e-tailer.
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Heartland Fall Forum 2014: A Celebration of Community
This year's trade show was a celebration of books, community, and camaraderie for 310 Midwest Independent Booksellers Association booksellers and 98 Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association members.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending October 3, 2014
This week marks a number of milestones: 40 years for Town House Books in Aurora, Ill.; 30 for Quail Ridge Books & Music in Asheville, N.C., and 10 for stores in Waynesboro, Pa., and Berkeley, Calif.
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Heartland Fall Forum 2014: A Call to Action
At Heartland Fall Forum, booksellers shared tips for making a successful store and discussed the need to call out politicians on what they do to actually help small business.
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HC Offering Authors Direct Sales Option, Higher Royalty
HarperCollins is ramping up its direct sales efforts by offering authors who sell direct the chance to earn a higher royalty rate in the process.