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Bookselling Spotlight: Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books
At Philadelphia’s Uncle Bobbie’s Coffee & Books, bookstore manager Evisa Gallman sees a long future for herself in bookselling.
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WI16: Keynote Conversations
Keynote discussions look at what’s ahead for bookselling and literature.
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WI16: Black Bookselling in 2021
Four black store owners reflect on how their businesses are changing.
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WI16: Bookstores Emphasize Community
Though the “pandemic bookstores” that have opened since fall vary in size and focus, they share a commitment to their cities and towns and optimism about the future of bookselling.
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Sales of Print Books End January on High Note
Unit sales of print book rose 19.5% in the week ended January 30, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020 at outlets that report to BookScan. For the month of January, print unit sales were 21.3% higher than January 2020.
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 1, 2021
Titles related to the new administration, and especially the historic election of Vice President Kamala Harris, made strong showings on our lists. Plus new releases include ‘Winterkeep,’ Kristin Cashore’s long-awaited return to the Graceling Realm.
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A Year for the (Record) Books in Publishing
Unit sales hit an all-time high at BookScan in 2020, which the service said could be attributed to a combination of strong sales of both print books and e-books.
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Bookselling Spotlight: The Writer’s Block
Taking a look at the only independent bookstore in southern Nevada and one of only two indies in the state focused on selling new books.
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Chicago Bookstore Launches National Black Literacy Day
Semicolon Bookstore in the Windy City is launching National Black Literacy Day this February 14 and asking others to celebrate too.
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Book Sales Post Another Big Weekly Gain
Last week, unit sales of print books jumped 18% over the week ended January 25, 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. In the prior week, unit sales rose nearly 23% over 2020, resulting in a 22% increase in print sales through January 23 over the comparable period a year ago.
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ABA Nominates New President, Board Candidates
Current ABA board v-p Bradley Graham of Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C., has been nominated for a two-year term as ABA president, among several changes proposed to the membership of the ABA board.
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Print Unit Sales Soar in Mid-January
With all major categories posting huge gains, unit sales of print books jumped 22.7% for the week ended Jan. 16, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 25, 2021
Angie Thomas has the #10 book in the country with ‘Concrete Rose,’ a prequel to ‘The Hate U Give.’ Plus Holly Whitaker teaches readers – including Chrissy Teigen – to ‘Quit Like a Woman,’ and recent events boost sales of ‘On Tyranny’ and ‘1984.’
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'On Tyranny,' '1984' Boosted Book Sales Last Week
With 'On Tyranny' and '1984' both selling more than 24,000 copies last week, unit sales of print books rose 22.7% over the comparable week in 2020 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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November Bookstore Sales Dropped 21.5%
Bookstore sales were $485 million in November, down from $618 million in November 2019, according to figures from the U.S. Census Bureau. The 21.5% decline was the smallest monthly drop since spring.
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Union, PEN Issue Statements on Powell's Sale of Ngo Book
The labor union representing employees of Powell's Books in Portland, Ore., said the decision to sell conservative author Andy Ngô book 'Unmasked' online was regrettable, but the store's decision "alone to make." PEN America said selling the book did not "equal endorsement" and supported the store's decision.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 18, 2021
Anna North lands at #20 in hardcover fiction with ‘Outlawed,’ a feminist Western parable. Plus novels by a pair of first-timers make their debuts, and ‘Eyes That Kiss in the Corners’ sees its way clear to our children’s picture book list.
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Indie Bookstores Gear Up for 2021
After weathering a challenging 2020, independent booksellers face down an uncertain new year.
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Breaking Down 2020 Bestsellers by Publisher
In a rare occurrence, independent publishers gained ground with adult hardcover and paperback bestsellers last year, disrupting the Big Five's iron grip on the lists.
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Self-Improvement Boom Sets Book Sales Off on Fast Start in 2021
More than 17.1 million print units were sold in the week ended January 9, 2021 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan, marking the first time in the history of the service that units topped the 17 million mark in the first week in January.
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