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Free Speech Attorney to Receive First ABA Meskis Award

By John Maher | 05/17/2017 @ 08:00AM

Attorney Michael A. Bamberger has been named the inaugural honoree of the American Booksellers Association's Joyce Meskis Free Speech Award.
Bookstore News: May 15, 2017

By Ed Nawotka | 05/15/2017 @ 10:00AM

Kickstarter-supported indie gets a location; ex-bookseller starts massive book tour; Oregon store celebrates a milestone; and more.
Bookstore Sales Rebounded in March

By Jim Milliot | 05/15/2017 @ 08:30AM

After falling in the first two months of the year, compared to the same period in 2016, bookstore sales rose in March. They climbed 2.4%, to $725 million.
Amazon Buy-Button Change Raises Alarms, Questions

By Jim Milliot | 05/12/2017 @ 07:00PM

Publishers are concerned that the recently enacted policy will cut into sales, questioning the sources of “new” books.
Juvenile Fiction Is a Bright Spot in a Down Week

| 05/12/2017 @ 07:00PM

Unit sales of print books fell 3% in the week ended May 7, 2017, compared to the similar week in 2016, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
Toronto’s Beguiling Comics Store Relocates

By Ed Nawotka | 05/12/2017 @ 07:00PM

Beguiling Books and Art has moved to more modern digs near the University of Toronto after a blowout clearance sale in January—and it's thriving.
This Week's Bestsellers: May 15, 2017

By Carolyn Juris | 05/12/2017 @ 07:00PM

Neil deGrasse Tyson has the #2 book in the country with ‘Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.’ Plus the Paula Hawkins releases her ‘Girl on the Train’ follow-up, and the adult behind the Honest Toddler Twitter account publishes her first novel.
Bookstore News: May 11, 2017

By Ed Nawotka | 05/11/2017 @ 10:00AM

New bookstores are coming to Tennessee and Colorado; a Boston bookstore becomes a publisher; a short documentary on indie bookstores hits YouTube; and more.
Bookseller Suing California Over 'Autograph Law'

By Jason Boog | 05/11/2017 @ 08:30AM

Book Passage co-owner Bill Petrocelli is filing a lawsuit today against the state of California. The suit seeks to repeal the state's controversial 'Autograph Law,' which threatens to turn bookstore author signings into legal liabilities.
Bookstore News: May 9, 2017

By Ed Nawotka | 05/09/2017 @ 10:00AM

A new bookstore for Long Island City; New Orleans store to close; Indies celebrate 'Anne of Green Gables;' and more.
European Commission's New E-book Rules Worry Booksellers

By Ed Nawotka | 05/09/2017 @ 09:30AM

The Commission ruled last week that booksellers must now fulfill orders from customers anywhere in the European Union. Some fear the shift will force small and medium-sized booksellers out of the e-book business.
New Amazon Buy Button Program Draws Ire of Publishers, Authors

By Jim Milliot | 05/09/2017 @ 09:00AM

Industry members claim the program, which allows third-party re-sellers to win the main buy button on book pages, has the potential to "decimate authors' and publishers' earnings," especially on backlist books.
Unit Sales Rose 3% at the End of April

| 05/05/2017 @ 07:00PM

At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, unit sales of print books were 3% higher in the week ended Apr. 30, 2017, than in the similar week in 2016.
This Week's Bestsellers: May 8, 2017

By Carolyn Juris | 05/05/2017 @ 07:00PM

‘Option B’ by Sheryl Sandberg and Adam Grant, the #1 book in the country, is also the year’s biggest debut so far. Plus the Hulu adaption of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ rockets the 1998 trade paperback to the #7 position in the country, and ‘The Bad Guys’ children’s book series generates good sales for author-illustrator Aaron Blabey.
Bookstore News: May 4, 2017

By Ed Nawotka | 05/04/2017 @ 09:40AM

ABA elects new president; new N.C. indie breaks ground; inside Paris's most cinematic bookstore; and more.
Bookstore News: May 2, 2017

By Ed Nawotka and John Maher | 05/02/2017 @ 10:30AM

Books Are Magic's first weekend; Oklahoma City pop-up goes permanent; Spanish-language bookseller on her inspiration; and more.
Scenes from Independent Bookstore Day 2017

By Ed Nawotka, with reporting from Claire Kirch, Alex Green, and Jason Boog | 05/01/2017 @ 10:00AM

The event, which took place around on Saturday, saw 458 stores participating in 48 states. Readers who came out for the festivities enjoyed a range of things, from cocktail parties to author signings to coloring book contests.
Sales at Mass Merchandisers Continue to Bounce Back

| 04/28/2017 @ 07:00PM

The mass merchandiser channel, which had struggled before the runup to Easter, continued its rebound in late April.
B&N's New CEO Must Step Up Its Sales

By Jim Milliot | 04/28/2017 @ 07:00PM

As the new head of Barnes & Noble, Demos Parneros knows his top priority is to stop the sales slide that has plagued the company’s retail stores.
Monthly StatShot, November 2016

| 04/28/2017 @ 07:00PM

Adult trade sales rose 6.8% in November 2016, while sales in the children’s/young adult segment jumped 16.2%, according to figures released by the AAP as part of its StatShot program.

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