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Obama Responds to Bookseller Criticism
Over the weekend, the NEIBA received a form letter from the White House in response to concerns raised by the association to President Obama's appearance at an Amazon fulfillment center.
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Chester County Book to Reopen Next Week
After closing for half a year, a significantly smaller West Chester, Pa., bookstore is coming back to the same shopping center where it has been for 25 years.
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Scuppernong Books to Open in Greensboro in 2014
Greensboro, N.C., is the latest city to get a wine bar/bookstore.
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Bad Comps, Higher Taxes Equal Large BAM Loss
A double-digit decline in comparable store sales and one-time charges associated with an income tax adjustment resulted in a $9.0 million net loss at Books-A-Million for the second quarter ended August 3.
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Opponents of Fixed Book Prices Have Their Say in Quebec
At the end of the first week of the Fixed Book Price hearings in Quebec, the debate intensified as those against the policy had their say in front of Quebec’s Parliamentary Committee.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending August 18, 2013
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 26, 2013
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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B&N Tries Keeping It Together
Ever since Barnes & Noble announced the $600 million–plus investment by Microsoft and the creation of Nook Media in April 2012, the conventional wisdom within the industry and among financial analysts was that the company was headed for a split, whereby Nook Media would be carved out from the retail trade stores.
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CourseSmart Offers E-textbooks for a Flat-Fee
Starting this semester, the largest provider of digital course materials is offering subscription packs of six digital textbooks for $200.
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Obituary: John L. Rikhoff (1934-2013)
The long-time sales rep died at the age of 78. Rikhoff began selling college textbooks for Houghton Mifflin. He retired in 1997 from the independent sales rep group he cofounded.
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S&S, Barnes & Noble Finally Settle Terms Dispute
After a protracted disagreement over terms between Barnes & Noble and Simon & Schuster, that left the retailer's stock of titles from the publisher diminished, the companies have announced that they have settled their dispute.
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Local Couple Buys Porter Square Books
Customers and Cantabrigians Dina Mardell and David Sandberg completed the purchase of the nine-year-old Cambridge bookstore over the weekend.
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Overstock Continues Pricing Battle
Overstock.com has announced that members of their loyalty program, Club O, will now receive "Club O Dollars" equaling 15% of a book purchase price to use toward future purchases.
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Byrd’s Books Prepares for Move
Less than two years after it opened, the Bethel, Conn., bookstore is moving from its 450 sq. ft. second-story perch to a ground floor downtown location that is nearly triple the size.
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Spotlight on Book-Buying Behavior
The long-term trend of consumers buying more books on impulse at bricks-and-mortar stores than at online retailers continued in 2012, according to Bowker’s 2013 U.S. Book Consumer Demographics and Book Buying Behaviors Annual Review.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending August 11, 2013
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 19, 2013
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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'Burn' Hot, 'Hothouse' Not
Burn, the third volume in Maya Banks's Breathless trilogy, knocked The Casual Vacancy out of the top spot on the trade paperback list for the week ended August 11 at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan, selling 25,613 copies.
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What's Selling at the Magic Tree Bookstore
At the Magic Tree Bookstore in Oak Park, Ill., in Chicago's western suburbs, co-owner Rose Joseph and bookseller Ann Krusek talk about current favorites.
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