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DDG Booksellers Featured in New Film
Jason Sudeikis and Rebecca Hall star in a romantic comedy centered around a real-life Maine bookstore.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending March 23, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 31, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW bestseller lists.
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Green Apple Named PW Bookstore of the Year
The 47-year-old San Francisco store behind California Bookstore Day is this year's winner.
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At SCIBA, Booksellers Confident and Upbeat
SCIBA booksellers enthusiastically gather in record number to discuss ABA's "Conversations That Work."
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Canadian Judge Reveals Reasons for Suspending E-pricing Agreement
Kobo's arguments against a Canadian e-book pricing consent agreement convinced judge to put the agreement on hold.
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Book Comps Fell 10% at Hastings
Comparable store sales of books fell 10.7% at Hastings Entertainment in the year ended January 31, 2014, compared to 2012. Sales also fell 8.2% in the fourth quarter.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending March 16, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Beyond the Bank: Bookstores and Alternative Funding
Indiegogo and Kickstarter, have become the go-to places for cash-strapped booksellers trying to open a bookstore, add a second location, or move an existing one.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 24, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Amazon Publishing Is Hiring, Says Belle
On the heels of last week's announcement about its new German-language publishing program, Amazon has said, in an internal memo from Jeff Belle, that the company plans to hire 70 more staffers for its publishing programs.
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Other Tiger to Close Next Month
The decade-old Rhode Island bookstore has extended its search for a new owner. Without one its last day will be April 30.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending March 9, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Hoping for a Spring Thaw
Unit sales of print books sold through Nielsen BookScan’s mass merchandisers/other channel fell 9% in the first 10 weeks of 2014, compared to the same period in 2013.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 17, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Facts & Figures 2013: All Our Coverage
Our annual collection of sales numbers for books sold in the last calendar year provides a granular portrait of the book business.
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For E-books, More Good News, Few Trends: Facts & Figures 2013
Reports from the Association of American Publishers on e-book sales suggest that the industry is maturing and growth will plateau soon.
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The Paperback Story Remains the Same: Facts & Figures 2013
The downward slide for mass market sales continues to be dramatic.
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In Hardcover, It Looks the Same, but It’s Not: Facts & Figures 2013
Check out the top-10 hardcover fiction titles on the PW 2013 fiction bestseller chart; it resembles the decade-old list from 2003.
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La Casa Azul Bookstore Helping Blast Victims
Harlem’s La Casa Azul Bookstore has stepped up to help residents affected by the gas explosion that destroyed two buildings in East Harlem on Wednesday.