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ABA Past Presidents Reflect on a Changing Industry
Five past presidents of the American Booksellers Association met at Winter Institute in Albuquerque, N.M., last week to talk about where the industry is now and where it's headed.
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The Big Books of Winter Institute 14
One of the main attractions of Winter Institute is the chance for booksellers to get their hands on forthcoming titles. Here, attendees share some of the titles that got them talking...and excited.
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With No ‘Fire,’ Print Units Fell 5% in Mid-January
Unit sales of print books fell 5% in the week ended Jan. 19, 2019, compared to the similar week in 2018, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 28, 2019
What were D.C. residents reading during the government shutdown? A book popular with job-seekers, a memoir by a Muslim-American Olympic fencer, and a cookbook–turned–Netflix series.
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Finalists Named for 2019 PW Bookstore of the Year
At Winter Institute 14 in Albuquerque, N.M., PW announced its slate of five finalists for indie bookstore of the year. Many are responsible for the current rise in independent bookselling.
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WI14: Booksellers Talk Numbers, Pre-orders
The conversations at Winter Institute 14 in Albuquerque, N.M., on Wednesday focused on commerce, covering sales data, and the best ways to capture pre-order sales.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 21, 2019
Katherine Arden concludes her Winternight Trilogy with ‘Winter of the Witch.’ Plus Ruta Sepetys’s lauded 'Between Shades of Gray’ heads to the big screen with a new title, and Kamala Harris debuts with two titles, a memoir and a picture book.
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Breaking Down the Bestsellers of 2018
In spite of the fire and fury, last year’s big political titles didn’t have long runs on our adult bestseller lists.
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Indies See 2018 Sales Jump 5% with ABA Adding 95 Stores
ABA executive director Oren Teicher said sales at independent bookstores rose 5% in 2018 over 2017, helped by the addition of 95 new stores.
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Arcadia Goes Local at Winter Institute
Arcadia Publishing, which has a backlist of 14,000 local and regional titles, will present personalized catalogs to booksellers at Winter Institute, touting 16 store-specific titles the location's employees can handsell.
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Shutdown Has Mixed Effect on D.C. Bookstores
Nearly four weeks into the government shutdown, some bookstores in the nation’s capital are beginning to experience the financial effects of the federal furlough, while others remain unscathed.
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Posman Books to Open Boston Location
New York City-based Posman Books is slated to open a fifth location, this time in Boston, by summer. The bookstore will be the second Posman’s to open nationally this year and the first new bookstore in the city’s Back Bay neighborhood in a generation.
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Drag Queen Readings Win Fans, Draw Protests
As story times hosted by drag queens become more commonplace at indie bookstores, booksellers are having to contend with some unwanted realities, including protests.
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Genre Fiction Is Finding a Place At Indie Bookstores
Indie bookstores aren't known for stocking a wide assortment of genre fiction titles, but booksellers are finding that it's time for that to change.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 14, 2019
Marie Kondo’s TV series premieres on Netflix, giving ‘The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up’ its best week of sales in two years. Plus Christopher Paolini returns to the world of ‘Eragon' with a three-story collection, and two new cookbooks promise instant gratification.
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Unit Sales Start 2019 with a 9% Increase
Sales of print books got off to a good start in the first week of 2019, with units up 9.3% over the week ended January 6, 2018, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Holiday Comps Rose 4.0% at B&N
After a long string of quarterly comp store sales declines, B&N reported that 2018 holiday same store sales rose 4.0% over the comparable period a year ago. Higher promotional spending, however, may cause the retailer to cut its earnings forecast by as much as 10%.
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Indie Bookstore Count Grew in the U.K. Last Year
The number of independent bookshops with Booksellers Association membership in the U.K. and Ireland has grown for the second year in a row, rising to 883 stores from 868 in 2017. The growth follows more than 20 years of decline in the sector.
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‘Becoming’ Is Top-Selling Title In 2018
In the year of nonfiction, ‘Becoming’ was one of 10 nonfiction books among 2018’s 20 bestselling titles.
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Indie Booksellers Report Strong Holiday Finish
Although independent booksellers reported difficulty in keeping certain titles in stock, the problem was not enough to prevent many booksellers from reported a record holiday season.
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