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Harper to Provide Express Shipping for Indies
HarperCollins Publishers will launch an expedited shipping program for indie booksellers for the holiday season beginning November 3.
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Is Books in Store Going Away?
With the death of president and founder Jerry Peacock last November, booksellers are facing uncertainty about the status of the 28-year-old POS inventory system.
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Kobo Goes Dutch
In its latest partnership, Kobo is now selling e-books in conjunction with bol.com, the largest provider of e-books in the Netherlands and Belgium.
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July Bookstore Sales Fell 5.1%
Bookstore sales fell 5.1% to $707 million in July, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales were at $745 million in July 2013.
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This Week's Bestsellers: September 15, 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 7, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Barnes & Noble Treads Water
There was a mix of good news and bad news in Barnes & Noble’s first-quarter financials, which the company released last week for the period ended August 2.
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Indies First Movement Expands
The ABA will launch a second, larger Indies First/Small Business Saturday campaign this Thanksgiving weekend.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending September 12
It's been a good week for indie bookstores with Maple Street Book Shop in New Orleans celebrating its first half century and two stores announcing successful transitions.
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Bookseller Profile: Hannah Moushabeck at Odyssey Bookshop
Hannah Moushabeck, age 25, is the children's department director at Odyssey Bookshop, a children's book editor for Interlink Publishing Group, and co-chair of the New England Children's Booksellers Advisory Council.
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A Strong Summer for Kids' and YA Books in Bookstores
Movies, movies, and more movies were the key to book sales for teens and younger readers this summer.
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B&N Quarterly Sales Fell 7%, But Losses Cut
Revenue at Barnes & Noble fell 7% in the first quarter ended August 2, to $1.23 billion, but the retailer cut its net loss to $28.4 million from $87.0 million in the first period of fiscal 2014.
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Rizzoli Bookstore to Reopen in Spring
After being forced to close last April, Rizzoli will be be back one year later.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending August 31, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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A Hot Summer For Indie Stores
Despite high rents and preliminary data from the U.S. Census Bureau that shows a 7.9% drop in overall bookstore sales for the first half of 2014, PW’s informal poll of nearly two dozen indie bookstores found that many overcame a tough winter and are, in fact, up for the year. Some are way up.
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This Week's Bestsellers: September 8, 2014
Commentary and analysis on PW Bestsellers, which this week feature new titles on top of both the fiction and nonfiction lists.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending September 5, 2014
The unofficial start of the fall season is beginning with a grand reopening of a bookstore under new ownership and the opening of two stores.
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Authors United Preparing New Amazon Initiative
The group of more than 900 authors will launch a new initiative, possibly next week.
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New Lease for Bank Street
The preeminent New York City children's bookstore will move to a smaller location in February 2015.
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This Week's Bestsellers: September 1, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.