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South End Throws in the Towel
The nonprofit collective, which hasn't published a new book in five years, ended its relationship with Consortium in June and is about to dissolve.
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Amazon Makes Plea to Authors to Quiet Down
Amazon has extended an olive branch to the newly formed Authors United group, and asked that the organization stop making statements that paint the e-tailer in a negative light as its terms dispute with Hachette drags on.
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Amazon-Dissenting Authors Form 'Authors United'
As HBG's dispute with the e-tailer continues, authors are starting to prepare for the long haul by forming their own organization.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending June 1, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending July 13, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 21, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Indie Publisher Opens Bookstore in Seattle
Chin Music Press became the fifth independent bookstore in Pike Place Market.
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Bookselling Roundup for Week Ending July 18, 2014
Despite the heat, summer has been anything but slow when it comes to changes in bookselling this week.
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Iowa's Hill Avenue Books Sold
Jill Krebs, who has owned Hill Avenue Books, a full-service general bookstore in Spirit Lake, Iowa, for the past 15 years, has sold the bookstore to Rachael Tinker, a long-time customer.
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Did 'California' Meet Expectations? Tough to Tell
With an assist from the Stephen Colbert bump, Edan Lepucki's debut novel hit #3 on the "New York Times" bestseller list; #20 on PW's.
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Giovanni’s Room to Reopen
A new buyer has come forward for the country's oldest LGBT bookstore, closed since mid-May.
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Retailers Applaud New Marketplace Fairness Act
RILA and ICSC support the newly introduced Senate bill combining two pieces of e-tax fairness legislation.
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Publisher Opening Classics Pop-Up
The Press at Toad Hall, an independent publisher of classics based out of Philadelphia, will be opening its first retail location, a pop-up store that will feature new editions of classic works, later this summer.
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Two Store Employees Buy Women & Children First
Lynn Mooney and Sarah Hollenbeck, two Women & Children First employees, have purchased the 35-year-old Chicago feminist bookstore from its founders.
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May Bookstore Sales Fell 7.5%
The downward trend of bookstore sales continued in May with sales in the month off 7.5% compared to May 2013.
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Chicago Indie Bookstore Day A Huge Success
Despite torrential rains, the first Chicago Independent Bookstore Day on July 12 was a huge success that exceeded all expectations, participating indie booksellers told PW.
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Amazon Versus Hachette: The Whole Story
A timeline of the Amazon-Hachette dispute, from early reports this spring of troubled negotiations up through the conflict's resolution just before the holiday book-buying season begins in earnest.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending July 6, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Is Selling Direct Worth It?
The relaunch of the HarperCollins website, redesigned with an emphasis on direct sales to consumers, has revived a longtime debate in the book industry.
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Bookstore Publishing Comes Into Its Own
The launch of the Espresso Book Machine at BookExpo America in June 2007 promised to usher in a new age of bookseller publishers.
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