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Print Unit Sales Still Solid in Late October
Strong gains in all categories led to a 13% increase in unit sales of print books in the week ended Oct. 24, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Unit Sales Declined 5.1% Last Week
With declines in all categories except adult nonfiction, unit sales of print books fell 5.1% last week at outlets that report to BookScan.
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Midwest Booksellers Celebrate Resilience, Honor Moon Palace Books
The virtual membership meeting of the Midwest Indepdendent Booksellers Association was a celebration of the regional booksellers' resiliency during a challenging year, as well as an homage to Moon Palace Books.
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Text of Statement Honoring Moon Palace Owners, MIBA Bookseller of the Year
Kansas bookseller Danny Caine's statement honoring the owners of Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis as the Midwest Independent Booksellers Association's bookseller of the year.
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This Week's Bestsellers: October 26, 2020
‘Burnout’ by Emily Nagoski and Amelia Nagoski gets a Brené Brown boost, landing at #16 on our trade paper list. Plus ‘The Antiquarian Sticker Book’ goes viral on TikTok, and for those who follow the adult bestsellers, it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas.
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Print Unit Sales Rose 13.4% In Early October
Unit sales of print books increased 13.4% in the week ended Oct. 10, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, with three new titles topping the bestseller list.
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Wrapping Up Virtual Fall Regionals
With this fall’s all-online regional trade shows behind them, booksellers are hoping for a return to in-person events next year.
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NYC's Strand Book Store Asks for Help
Nancy Bass Wyden, owner of Strand Book Store, with two locations in Manhattan, posted an open letter on social media Friday asking for help from the local community, saying sales are down 70% and that the need for more support has become urgent.
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After Digital Conferences, Booksellers See Hybrid Future
Following the recent slate of virtual regional bookseller conferences, both organizers and participants anticipate that in-person gatherings will make a return someday and will be part of a hybrid model that includes enhanced virtual programming.
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Workman Launches Campaign to Support Indie Bookstores
Workman Publishing has launched a campaign to encourage readers to buy books from their local independent bookstore this holiday season, under the slogan. "Shop Local NOW, So You Can Shop Local FOREVER."
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Store at Center of George Floyd Protests Wins MIBA Award
The Midwest Independent Booksellers Association named Moon Palace owners Jamie and Angela Schwesnedl booksellers of the year, lauding the couple for their response to the civil unrest in Minneapolis this past spring.
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Rollout of Boxed Out Campaign Questioned at GLIBA Meeting
Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association members raised concerns during its annual membership meeting about the strategy behind the rollout to the ABA's Boxed Out marketing campaign.
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This Week's Bestsellers: October 19, 2020
‘Humans of New York’ photographer Brandon Stanton expands his scope, and has the #3 book in the country, with ‘Humans.’ Plus Rumaan Alam’s ‘Leave the World Behind,’ a newly named NBA finalist, debuts at #4 in hardcover fiction, and podcasters Roman Mars and Kurt Kohlstedt reveal ‘The 99% Invisible City.’
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August Bookstore Sales Dropped 30.7%
Bookstore sales tumbled 30.7% in August compared to August 2019, putting an end to a brief rally that saw the rate of sales declines slowing compared to 2019.
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B&N Systems Hacked
In an email to customers, Barnes & Noble said that on October 10 it learned of "a cybersecurity attack" that resulted in unauthorized access to certain B&N corporate systems. The hack attacked systems that contain some customer information and also impacted some store operations, which are now said to be "up and running."
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ABA Kicks Off New Marketing Campaign
As Amazon's yearly two-day sales initiative, Prime Day, winds down on Wednesday, the ABA is launching a new marketing campaign, Boxed Out, that features provocative installations in front of six independent bookstores urging readers to avoid Amazon and shop local.
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Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Ride Out the Pandemic
The Mountains & Plains Indie Booksellers Association held its annual membership meeting virtually during its online regional trade show and learned that, despite the pandemic, the organization remains on solid ground.
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This Week's Bestsellers: October 12, 2020
Jim Butcher has the #5 book in the country with ‘Battle Ground,’ 17th in his Dresden Files urban fantasy series. Plus ‘The Meaning of Mariah Carey,’ the Songbird Supreme’s autobiography, lands at #6 overall, and ‘Violet Bent Backwards over the Grass,’ a book of poetry by singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey, debuts at #9.
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