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Bookstore Sales Rose 4.9% in July
Bookstore sales this July were $660 million, up from $629 million a year ago, .
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Unit Sales Slide in Early September
Print unit sales were 3% lower in the week ended September 10 than in the similar week last year.
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Monthly StatShot, April 2017
Sales of adult books dropped 4% in April 2017 compared to April 2016 and declined 4.6% in the children’s/young adult category, according to AAP’s StatShot report.
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Bookstagrammers Gain Influence in a Diffuse Marketplace
Celebrities sharing literary recommendation on social media—and especially Instagram—have become a powerful force in book publicity.
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This Week's Bestsellers: September 18, 2017
Big new releases from the world of mysteries and thrillers top our list of the bestselling books in the country. Plus Jesmym Ward and Salman Rushdie release new novels, and Kurt Anderson of ‘Studio 360’ examines, in his words, ‘how America went haywire.’
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Bookstore News: September 13, 2017
New bookstores are opening in Los Angeles, Chicago and Grand Rapids; the beloved Chicago bookstore cat facing unemployment; how books affect the U.K. economy; and more.
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After Irma, Some Florida Stores Reopen
While the full extent of the damage caused by Hurricane Irma is still unknown, some bookstores in Florida are reporting that they are open for business. Others, however, are dealing with power outages and uncertainty about if, and when, they will be able to turn the lights back on.
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Indie Booksellers Report Solid Summer Sales
Sales were strong across much of the country this past summer, and the attitude going into the fall is positive, according to a survey of more than 15 independent bookstores.
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Unit Sales Down 1% Compared to 2016
At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, unit sales of print books were 1% lower in the week ended Sept. 3, 2017, than in the comparable week in 2016.
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This Week's Bestsellers: September 11, 2017
A Tale of Two Kitties, third in Captain Underpants author Dav Pilkey’s spinoff series Dog Man, is the #1 book in the country. Plus Louise Penny’s ‘Glass Houses’ tops our Hardcover Fiction list, and Stephen King deems Gabriel Tallent’s debut, 'My Absolute Darling,' a ‘masterpiece.’
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B&N Has a Plan for the Future: More Stores
Barnes & Noble has been closing stores steadily for years, but CEO Demos Parneros said, during a conference call yesterday, that his goal is to position the company for "net store expansion" in fiscal 2019.
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Bookstore News: September 6, 2017
A new store tries to crowdsource working capital; a Minnesota indie preps for its grand opening; Germany gives $1 million to booksellers; and more.
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Post-Harvey, Texas Booksellers Face Different Realities and Challenges
While Lori's Book Nook in Rockport, Tex., was destroyed by the storm, many booksellers in the region faced minimal damage. For the booksellers that have reopened, the biggest concern is a lack of customers.
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New ABA President Outlines Priorities
Robert Sindelar, who took over as the president of the American Booksellers Association in June, is streamlining communication with the ABA’s membership. Here's what else he's doing.
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Unit Sales Dip 2% Compared to 2016
With sales down in three of the four major publishing segments, unit sales of print books at outlets that report to NPD BookScan were 2% lower in the week ended Aug. 27, 2017, than in the similar week in 2016.
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This Week's Bestsellers: September 4, 2017
Sue Grafton’s ‘Y Is for Yesterday’ is the #1 book in the country. Plus ‘My Struggle’ author Karl Ove Knausgaard debuts in Hardcover Nonfiction with ‘Autumn,’ and Vince Flynn’s ‘American Assassin’ heads to the big screen.
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Bookstore News: August 31, 2017
Parnassus Books adds an airport outlet; new bookstores open in Indiana and North Carolina; an Iranian bookstore in Los Angeles closes; and more.
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Bookstore News: August 29, 2017
New bookstores opening in Alaska and Michigan; Florida bookstore to close; why Japan lacks bookstores; and more.
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Amazon Opens Latest NYC Store at 34th Street
At the opening of its 11th bricks and mortar bookstore this morning, which is located across the street from the Empire State Building in New York City, Amazon said it will be continuing to open a number of new stores in 2018.
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Weathering Harvey, Houston Booksellers Offer a Helping Hand
One Houston area bookstore reported trouble from flooding, while most others will re-open today after days being closed in the wake of devastating Hurricane Harvey.
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