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Preorders Make a 2019 Title a Houston Indie's 2018 Bestseller
Brazos Bookstore pre-sold more than 300 copies of Mike Freedman's 'King of the Mississippi,' a book that won't be published until July, making it the store's bestselling fiction title of 2018.
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Unit Sales Dropped 6.5% in Mid-December
The publishing industry does not look like it is headed for a big finish to 2018. In the week ended Dec. 15, 2018, unit sales of print books fell 6.5% compared to the similar week in 2017 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Booksellers’ Favorite Titles of 2018
Nearly 800 members of Bxsellers, a private Facebook group of booksellers established by PW, name their favorite titles of the year.
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This Week's Bestsellers: December 24, 2018
‘My Year of Rest and Relaxation’ and other titles that appear on multiple best-of-2018 lists enjoyed a boost in sales. Plus the self-described ‘worst alphabet book ever’ debuts in children’s picture books, and a trio of backlist, naughty-list titles proved popular with holiday shoppers.
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Teicher Reports on Another Good Year for Indies
In a year-end holiday letter ABA CEO Oren Teicher thanked publishers for reducing the cost of goods, enabling bookstores to be more profitable. He also said sales were up 5% for the year over 2017.
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Brover, Donohue, Malat Promoted at B&N Education
In the wake of Patrick Maloney's upcoming retirement as executive v-p, operations, BNED and president, BNC, Barry Brover, Thomas D. Donohue, and Lisa Malat have been promoted and have taken on new duties.
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Soft Kids, Adult Fiction Sales Drop Units 0.8% in Early December
Declines in adult fiction and juvenile fiction and nonfiction offset a 7.6% increase in adult nonfiction sales, resulting in a 0.8% drop in unit sales of print books for the week ended Dec. 8, 2018, compared to the similar week last year at outlets the report to NPD BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: December 17, 2018
Charles Krauthammer’s posthumously published collection, ‘The Point of It All,’ is the #4 book in the country. Plus Reese Witherspoon’s latest book club pick, ‘One Day in December,’ debuts at #3 in trade paper, and Graywolf releases Booker Prize winner ‘Milkman’ in the U.S.
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Bookstore Sales Increased 7.2% in October
After two months of declines, bookstore sales were $699 million in October, up from $649 million in October 2017. Sales were flat in the first 10 months of the year compared to 2017.
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This Week's Bestsellers: December 10, 2018
The Scottish Granny creates another viral hit with ‘I Need a New Butt!’ Plus QVC host David Venable’s latest cookbook is the second bestselling title in the country, and ‘A Dog’s Purpose’ heads to the big screen.
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What Happens If Ingram and B&T Tie the Knot?
A rumored Ingram bid for B&T’s trade wholesaling business has the industry concerned about more consolidation.
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B&N Announces Holiday Half-Off Sale
Barnes & Noble will discount more than 100 books at 50% off from today until December 24 in stores and December 25 online, provided supplies last.
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This Week's Bestsellers: December 3, 2018
Several new and backlist cookbooks got a significant Black Friday boost.
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‘Becoming’ Gets the Holidays Off To a Good Start
Michelle Obama’s book was a big hit at indies, but booksellers are keeping an eye on key titles amid reports of potential shortages.
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Judge Questions Parneros’s Bid to Dismiss B&N Countersuit
Judge John G. Koeltl said the former B&N CEO is free to seek a dismissal of Barnes & Noble’s counterclaim against him, but suggested it was a waste of time and effort.
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'Becoming' Gives a Strong Start to Holiday Sales
'Becoming' by Michelle Obama was easily the biggest hit at independent bookstores over the Thanksgiving weekend. Indies were also keeping a wary eye on inventory levels amid reports of potential shortages of hot-selling titles.
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Parneros Will Seek Dismissal of Barnes & Noble Countersuit
In a letter to the court last week, lawyers for Demos Parneros contend that “as a matter of law” B&N lacks the foundation to recover anything from its former CEO, and further suggest that the retailer’s theory that Parneros purposefully derailed the sale of the company to preserve his role is not plausible.
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How Bookstores Are Balancing Politics and Business
In a time of intense polarization, booksellers are trying to satisfy readers’ needs without alienating customers.
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 26, 2018
Following the release of Amazon's first official trailer for its adaptation of 'Good Omens,' based on the 1990 novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, sales of the 2006 mass market edition have spiked.
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B&N to Open Up to 15 Stores in 2019
Barnes & Noble executives said in a conference call Tuesday that they plan to open 10 to 15 new stores in calendar 2019. The move is, by far, the chain's most aggressive store opening schedule in years.
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