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  • A Glimmer of Hope for Black-Owned Bookstores

    After years of closings that have decimated the number of black-owned independent bookstores, things could be turning around.

  • Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending February 19, 2016

    This week sees a flurry of store openings, with new indies cropping up in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, St. Paul, and Prescott Valley, Ariz.

  • This Week's Bestsellers: February 22, 2016

    Jen Hatmaker’s ‘For the Love’ returns to PW’s Hardcover Nonfiction list thanks to a heartfelt promotion. Plus Pierce Brown’s Red Rising trilogy ends on a high note, Teresa Guidice of ‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’ publishes a post-prison memoir, and much more.

  • Once Upon a Time in Asheville to Close

    After the sudden death of Stan Collins this summer, his widow, Mary Collins plans to close Once Upon a Time Toys & Books in Biltmore Village in Asheville, N.C., the store they cofounded 23 years ago.

  • 2015 Sees Opening of 60 Indie Bookstores

    After independent bookstores saw a year of strong openings in 2014, the trend continued last year, with the ABA reporting that 60 new indies opened in 2015. In 2014, ABA members opened 59 stores.

  • Juenemann to Head PNBA

    Brian Juenemann has been named executive director of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association. Juenemann, who has been marketing director of the organization, is replacing outgoing executive director Thom Chambliss.

  • The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending February 7, 2016

    PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.

  • This Week's Bestsellers: February 15, 2016

    The massively popular ‘Me Before You’ movie trailer boosts Jojo Moyes’s book to #13 in the country. Plus Samantha Hunt’s 'Mr. Splitfoot' lands on our fiction list a month after publication thanks in part to some book club love, e-book queen Audrey Carlan charts for the first time in print, and much more.

  • Bookstore Sales Had First Gain in Eight Years in 2015

    Bookstores sales rose 2.5% in 2015, marking the first time since 2007 that sales in the sector were up over the previous year.

  • Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending February 12, 2016

    New bookstores are opening within the next two months in Gainesville, Fl., and Chicago. And one hightly curated shop, which displays only ten titles, is thriving north of the border in Toronto, Canada.

  • With Last-Minute Reprieve, St. Mark’s Stays Open

    The troubled New York City bookstore that was threatened with closure yesterday, got a one-week reprieve for an impending auction of its remaining inventory.

  • St. Mark’s Bookshop Could Close on Wednesday

    A default judgment in a case filed by Baker & Taylor against the troubled East Village New York bookstore could force an auction of everything in the store. It has already put a restraining order on the store's checking account.

  • The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending January 31, 2016

    PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.

  • Publishing Industry Speculates About Expansion Plans for Amazon Books

    Opinions were mixed about what Amazon's rumored plans to open more physical bookstores could mean for the publishing industry.

  • Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending February 5, 2016

    Is it finally the end for NYC’s St. Mark’s Bookshop? Inside the new Prescott, Ariz., bookstore, the Purple Cat. And more details about the new stores coming to Milwaukee and Washington, D.C.

  • Is Amazon Opening More Bookstores? It's Hiring Booksellers.

    While the mall operator who said on Tuesday that Amazon intends to open up to 400 bookstores is backtracking, the tech giant has posted job openings for several bookstore positions in the San Diego/La Jolla area.

  • Amazon Rumored to Be Opening 400 Bookstores

    In discussing fourth quarter results, the CEO of one of the country's largest mall operators said it is his understanding that Amazon's goal is to open 300 to 400 bookstores.

  • Indigo Reports Strong Q3

    Revenue at Indigo Books & Music rose 12.9% in the third quarter ended December 26, 2015 compared to the third period a year ago. Net earnings in the quarter jumped 60%, to C$52.8 million.

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