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Little City Books to Open in Hoboken
An unlikely trio—a literary agent, a singer/songwriter, and an investment banker—are bringing the first general independent bookstore in over a decade to this New Jersey city.
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Tracking Amazon: New Harper Lee Tops The Charts
'Go Set a Watchman,' to be released by HarperCollins this July, claimed the #1 spot on Amazon's chart, with 'Mockingbird,' written 50 years prior, jumping from #7,564 to the #2 spot.
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Amazon Unveils First Staffed Location On a College Campus
Purdue University, the second of three colleges in the country to have a co-branded online store with Amazon, now has the first staffed campus location from the e-tailer.
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Minimum Wage Law to Shutter SF Indie
With the law set to its increase its payroll by 39%, 18-year-old Borderlands Books said it will have to close its doors by March 31.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending January 25, 2015
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen's Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 2, 2015
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Canadian Indies Report a Positive 2014
Independent bookstores across Canada reported that sales in 2014 were generally up. Several booksellers also mentioned that the Amazon-Hachette dispute convinced some readers of the importance of shopping locally.
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Changes on Board for NCIBA
Northern California Independent Booksellers Association president Calvin Crosby has resigned his position, now that he has joined McSweeney's as marketing director.
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending January 30, 2015
The indie bookstore revival continues with a newly opened store in Plattsburgh, N.Y., and new stores slated for Detroit and Decatur.
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Merritt Bookstore for Sale
The Millbrook, N.Y., bookstore, toy store, and art gallery, which opened on New Year’s Day 1988, is the latest indie to go on the market.
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Diana Gabaldon, Poisoned Pen Launch Writers' Program
The bestselling author has partnered with her local bookstore on a writer-in-residence program in Scottsdale, Ariz.
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Avon, Powell’s Team on Romance Program
Next month, the bookstore and publisher will begin testing a pilot romance program in which a bestselling author promoted four titles.
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NE Bookstores Close, Cancel Events Thanks to Blizzard
Even before the snow picked up on Monday, bookstores began to feel the effects. Many canceled events and will be closed today.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending January 18, 2015
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen's Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 26, 2015
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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The Zuckerberg Effect
Mark Zuckerberg is not Oprah Winfrey. It may not matter to publishing folk, though.
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The Hottest (and Coldest) Book Categories of 2014
The self-help and graphic novels categories had the fastest growth in print book sales among adult segments in 2014, and children's books saw a big boost thanks to Divergent and Frozen titles.
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Bookselling News Roundup
Less than one month into the new year, stores continue to open, including a third Vermont location for Phoenix Books and an eighth store for Gottwals Books and the Walls of Books.
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Mixed Results for Bricks-and-Mortar Stores with Digital Content
For many bricks-and-mortar bookstores, 2014 was a banner year, helped by the overall improvement in the sale of print books.
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SIBA Starts Year of Engagement
Today SIBA kicked off its B3! Building Better Booksellers program, which enables booksellers to earn points to defray the cost of attending its Discovery Show in September.



