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Powell’s Books Employees Reject Proposed Contract
On November 9, following nine months of negotiations, Powell’s Books workers represented by ILWU Local #5 rejected a tentative contract with Powell’s management.
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Libros Schmibros Grows into a Los Angeles Literary Fixture
Founded in 2010, the lending library encourages literacy through bilingual story hours, book discussion groups, and film screenings.
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 13, 2023
Erin French has the #7 book in the country with 'Big Heart Little Stove,' which follows her cookbook 'The Lost Kitchen' and memoir 'Finding Freedom.' Plus the Fonz writes about 'Being Henry,' and a new hockey romance skates onto our list.
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Book Deals: Week of November 13, 2023
Lee and Andrew Child sell four new Jack Reacher thrillers to Delacorte, Dey Street buys a guide to throwing “the greatest dinner party of all time” from Benny Blanco, and more.
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Book Club Picks for November 2023
Oprah selects Jesmyn Ward's new novel, 'Good Morning America' spotlights Stephanie Land's latest memoir, and more of this month's picks by the nation's biggest book clubs.
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Print Book Sales Fell 8% Last Week
Following a one-week, Britney Spears–led sales increase, unit sales of print books fell 8% last week compared to the week ended November 5, 2022. Sales fell in all major categories except young adult fiction.
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Indigo Books & Music Sales Dropped 12% in Q2 of Fiscal 2024
Blaming inflation and customer price sensitivity, Indigo Books & Music, Canada's leading book retailer, saw a 12.4% decline in sales for the second quarter ending September 30. Sales fell both at physical stores and online.
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Taking a Closer Look at the FTC Lawsuit Against Amazon
A new filing in the government's antitrust lawsuit sheds more light on how the e-commerce giant operates.
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Akimbo Bookshop, Rochester’s Radical Bookstore, Rises from the Ashes
Helped by the bookselling community, Akimbo reopened in April after a fire destroyed its first location.
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NEA Finds Worrying Drop in Reading Participation
A new study has found that less than half of adult Americans read a book for pleasure last year.
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 6, 2023
Britney Spears tops the bestseller list, two third novels in series see sales breakthroughs, a book on Mitt Romney does notably well, and more.
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Britney Drives Up Print Book Sales
Led by blockbuster first week sales for 'The Woman in Me' by Britney Spears and a strong showing in the young adult category, unit sales of print books rose 1.4% last week over the week ended October 29, 2022, at outlets that report to Circana BookScan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: October 30, 2023
John Grisham is #1 and Rachel Maddow is #2, plus Dolly Parton, Jada Pinkett Smith, and an ever-popular manga series all have a good week.
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Deep Drop in Fiction Led a 3.2% Decline in Weekly Print Book Sales
Unit sales of print books fell 3.2% last week at outlets that report to Circana BookScan. The performance wasn’t a bad one—it was just unable to match the same period last year, when 'It Starts with Us' by Colleen Hoover sold more than 810,000 copies in its first week on sale.
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Pioneering Bookseller Hillel Stavis Dies at 78
WordsWorth Books founder Stavis, a leader in computerized inventory and online selling and cofounder of the WordStock inventory and POS system, died on October 20.
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This Week's Bestsellers: October 23, 2023
The #10 book in the county is 'Killers of the Flower Moon,' David Grann’s 2017 true crime narrative turned Martin Scorsese–helmed film. Plus, Bob "Better Call Saul" Odenkirk makes his children's book debut.
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Bookstore Sales Fell 17% in August
A move to the sale of more digital products in the educational market, through new purchasing options for college students, is likely one of the reasons a big decline came the month before school starts.
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Along Utah’s Wasatch Front, LGBTQ Bookstores Make a Statement
The King's English Bookshop in Salt Lake City doubles down on supporting Drag Story Hours following a bomb threat, and is preparing to launch a new venture, Mosaics Community Bookstore and Venue.
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Tattered Cover Book Store Files for Bankruptcy
One of the country's best known independent bookstores plans to use the bankruptcy process to become a smaller, modern, financially sustainable business. It is in the process of closing three of its seven locations.
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Montana Judge Grants Preliminary Injunction Against Drag Ban
On Friday, a U.S. District Court judge deemed Montana House Bill 359 "vague and overbroad, chilling protected speech," and said that it exhibited "anti-LGBTQ+ animus."