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Print Loosens Grip on the Coasts

By Jim Milliot | 01/11/2013 @ 07:00PM

Unit sales of print books fell in every region of the country in 2012, with the largest declines coming along the coasts.
Big Names Dominated Bestsellers in 2012

By Gabe Habash | 01/11/2013 @ 07:00PM

Parsing through the top 10 bestsellers of 2012 in a number of major publishing categories reads like a usual suspects list, as a small number of authors filled a large number of spots.
This Week's Bestsellers: January 14, 2013

| 01/11/2013 @ 12:00AM

Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestsellers Lists.
News from ABA: Strong Sales, Spring Forums & Bookseller Hotel

| 01/11/2013 @ 12:00AM

The American Booksellers Association is starting off the new year in their new offices on a high note with strong sales for indies, up almost 8%, and new initiatives.
The Wal-Mart Effect

| 01/10/2013 @ 12:00AM

Last week was the first time that Nielsen BookScan added Wal-Mart data to its report on book sales. Wal-Mart sales are now part of BookScan’s mass merchandisers & other strata and as you might suspect, provided a huge boost to sales in that segment. In the week ended January 6, 2013, units in the segment rose 65% to over 1.8 million units from 1.1 million in the first week of January 2012.
Barbara Meade Retires from P&P

| 01/10/2013 @ 12:00AM

After 35 years in bookselling, Barbara Mead, former owner of Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C., has "hung up my book bag" and retired.
Literati Bookstore Scheduled to Open in Ann Arbor

By Claire Kirch | 01/09/2013 @ 12:00AM

Downtown Ann Arbor, Michigan, which lost Shaman Drum in 2009 and Borders Books' flagship store in 2011, will once again boast a general bookstore, when Literati Bookstore opens its doors this spring.
NetGalley and ABA Team Up for Indies

| 01/08/2013 @ 03:55PM

Through a new program, Digital White Box, ABA members will have access to electronic advanced copies of select print titles each month.
Amazon Plans New Jersey DC

| 01/08/2013 @ 12:00AM

Amazon continues to grow its number of distribution centers, announcing plans to open a 1 million-square-foot fulfillment center in Robbinsville, N.J. in early 2014.
This Week's Bestsellers: January 7, 2013

| 01/04/2013 @ 07:00PM

Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestsellers Lists.
Ka-ching: Indie Booksellers Ring Up Strong Holiday Sales

By Judith Rosen, with reporting by Claire Kirch, Wendy Werris, and Paige Crutcher | 01/04/2013 @ 07:00PM

Reuters called 2012 possibly the worst holiday retail season since the 2008 financial crisis—it certainly wasn’t very merry for Barnes & Noble, which was down 10.9% from 2011—but most independent booksellers PW spoke with were pleased.
The Bestselling Books of 2012

By Gabe Habash | 01/04/2013 @ 07:00PM

Half of the top 20 bestselling books of 2012 in print were either Fifty Shades titles or Hunger Games titles, and only one book not written by E.L. James or Suzanne Collins—Jeff Kinney’s latest Wimpy Kid title—cracked the one-million-copies-sold mark for the year, according to Nielsen BookScan, which tracks 75%-80% of prints sales.
Rate of Print Decline Flattened in 2012

By Jim Milliot | 01/04/2013 @ 07:00PM

Unit sales of print books fell just over 9% in 2012 at outlets tracked by Nielsen BookScan, roughly the same percentage decline posted between 2010 and 2011.
GABBS Boston Changes Hands

By Judith Rosen | 01/04/2013 @ 12:00AM

Advisor Communications in Framingham, Mass., acquired the three-year-old bargain book show GABBS Boston and will change the name to the Boston Remainder & Overstock Show.
Kobo Off to Slow Start at Indies

By Judith Rosen with reporting by Claire Kirch, Wendy Werris, and Paige Crutcher | 01/04/2013 @ 12:00AM

Kobo devices and e-books had little impact on sales at independents this holiday season, although the price reduction on Minis over Black Friday weekend, did help give them a boost at some stores.
Weak Nook Sales Lead to Disappointing B&N Holiday

| 01/03/2013 @ 12:00AM

Barnes & Noble reported sales of its Nook digital devices fell short of expectations for the holiday season.
Indie Bookstores Have Big Holiday Sales

By Judith Rosen with reporting by Claire Kirch, Wendy Werris, and Paige Crutcher | 01/02/2013 @ 12:00AM

Despite an economic backdrop filled with talk of a fiscal cliff and no single hot holiday title, independent booksellers were upbeat about the 2012 holiday season.
Pearson Takes Stake in Nook Media; B&N Holiday Sales Miss Targets

By Jim Milliot | 12/28/2012 @ 12:00AM

Barnes & Noble released some mixed news Friday morning, announcing an $89.5 million investment in its Nook Media subsidiary, while also reporting that it expects holiday sales to fall below expectations and that results in its Nook business will not meet forecasts for fiscal 2013.
Book Sales Had Strong Christmas Week; 'Third Wheel' Tops

By Jim Milliot | 12/27/2012 @ 12:00AM

Book sales had a strong showing in the week leading up to Christmas with sales rising 24% over the prior week at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. The 27.3 million print units sold during the week ended December 23, moreover, was a 5% increase over the last week before Christmas in 2011 when 26.1 million units were sold. Jeff Kinney’s The Third Wheel was the top selling title in Christmas week.
The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Print Book Sales for the Week Ending December 16, 2012

| 12/22/2012 @ 12:00AM

PW's weekly look at print book sales based on numbers from Nielsen BookScan.

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