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This Week's Bestsellers: May 18, 2020
‘All Adults Here’ by Emma Straub, the May Read with Jenna pick, debuts at #5 in hardcover fiction. Plus Mary Kay Andrews and Jennifer Weiner release their summer reads, and Katherine Applegate returns with ‘The One and Only Bob.’
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Print Unit Sales Up 9.9% In Early May
Led by big gains in the juvenile categories, unit sales of print books rose 9.9% in the week ended May 9, 2020, over the comparable period in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Photo Essay: Bookstores Are Opening, Cautiously, Across the Country
After two months of nationwide lockdowns due to Covid-19, many bookstores are slowly and cautiously reopening as states loosen restrictions.
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Bookstore Sales Plunged 33.4% in March
With many stores closing in March, bookstore sales tumbled 33.4% in the month compared to March 2019, according to preliminary estimates reported by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Print Unit Sales Post Another Double Digit Gain
Last week, unit sales of print books had their second consecutive week of double-digit growth over the previous week at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. For the week ended May 9, 2020, print units were up 10.5% over the prior week.
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B&N Slowly Reopening Stores to Customers
By the end of the week, Barnes & Noble will have 51 bookstores open for in-store shopping. In addition, 500 stores are now offering curbside pickup.
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Booksellers Look to Curbsides and Online Sales, Not In-Store Customers
As states establish reopening timelines and Covid-19 infection rates continue to rise in various parts of the country, bookstores are not reopening in any conventional sense—nor do many owners intend to.
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Print Unit Sales Rise Nearly 5% at the End of April
Solid gains in the adult fiction and juvenile nonfiction categories lifted print unit sales up 4.7% in the week ended May 2, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: May 11, 2020
Amid a global pandemic, thousands of people are reading... ‘The End of October,’ about a fictional pandemic. Plus ‘Good Morning America’ book club pick ‘Oona Out of Order’ cracks the fiction list, and the Hulu adaptation of ‘Normal People’ boosts paperback sales.
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Photo Essay: Midwest Booksellers Adapt to the Age of Covid-19
As the Covid-19 pandemic enters its second month, these images capture booksellers continuing to adapt to a shifting retailing landscape. Some states are relaxing restrictions on business, while others remain locked down.
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Most BAM Stores Are Now Open
Books-A-Million CEO Terry Finley said most BAM stores are now open for in-store visits in addition to curbside pickup.
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Lookout Books Partners with Indie Bookstores to Provide Virtual Backgrounds
Lookout Books, a teaching press housed at the University of North Carolina-Wilmington, is partnering with indies to provide students and others with virtual bookstore backgrounds to maintain confidentiality during video calls.
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Some California Bookstores Prepare to Reopen
As part of "Phase 2" of California's four-step plan to restart its economy, bookstores can reopen on May 8 as long as they follow the state’s guidelines to reduce the risk of Covid-19 transmission. Stores will be able to offer curbside pickup and home delivery.
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Elliott Advisors Buys Wordery, U.K. Online Retailer
Elliott Advisors, owner of Waterstones and Barnes & Noble, has bought Wordery, the online bookselling division of U.K. wholesaler Bertrams. Aurelius, which owns Bertrams, said it was "reviewing its strategic options" for the wholesaler.
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Print Unit Sales Flat in Late April
A huge gain in the juvenile nonfiction category helped offset a decline in adult nonfiction to keep unit sales of print books in the week ended Apr. 25, 2020, nearly even with sales in the similar week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Booksellers Face Difficult Decisions When Reopening Stores
As states relax their provisions to cope with the spread of Covid-19, bookstores will begin to reopen—and the issues they will face are numerous.
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This Week's Bestsellers: May 4, 2020
Stephen King takes to his couch to read from ‘If It Bleeds,’ the #2 book in the country. Plus Glennon Doyle talks up new books by Jen Hatmaker and Sue Monk Kidd, and 2004’s ‘The Great Influenza’ makes a comeback.
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U.K. Booksellers Call for Government Help
With sales at some bookstores down by as much as 80% since the outbreak of the coronavirus, the U.K. Booksellers Association has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer outlining steps the government can take to support the industry.
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MIBA Cancels Spring Forum, GLIBA Donates to #SaveIndieBookstores
The Midwest Independent Booksellers Association has officially canceled its spring forum road trip to Bayfield, Wisc., on June 1-2, while the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association has donated $5,000 to #SaveIndieBookstores.
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Two Used Book Chains Start to Reopen
Gottwals Books reopened two stores in Georgia yesterday, while Half Price Books is planning to reopen some stores this weekend. In both instances, reopening has resulted in difficult discussions between employees and management.
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