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This Week's Bestsellers: July 14, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Bookselling Roundup for Week Ending July 11, 2014
Today PW introduces a new Friday feature that collects news about bookstores and bookselling from throughout the week.
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Chicago Mayor Sets City's Independent Bookstore Day
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel issued an official proclamation earlier this week, declaring Saturday, July 12 to be Chicago Independent Bookstore Day.
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Authors Guild Weighs In on Amazon-Hachette Dispute
Authors Guild co-vice president Richard Russo explained to members why the Guild has chosen to side with Hachette this time.
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Preston Finalizes Letter to Amazon
After writing a letter to readers calling on them to ask the e-tailer to end its sales terms dispute with Hachette, Preston posted an updated version of the note, complete with the signatures he has collected from other authors.
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Penguin Random House to Sponsor California Bookstore Day
Just days ahead of Chicago Bookstore Day on July 12, California Bookstore Day, which inspired it, announced a new sponsor.
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Smashwords Releases 2014 Indie E-book Sales Survey
In Smashwords' annual survey, CEO Mark Coker says that indie e-books selling for $2.99-$3.99 earn as much for their authors as conventionally published e-books selling for $7.99 or more, but generate "triple the readership."
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Binc Foundation Expands Assistance
Booksellers can now apply for aid to prevent homelessness and to pay for funeral costs.
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Print Unit Sales Up 1% in First Half of 2014
Sales of both hardcovers and trade paperbacks, the industry’s two largest print categories, were up 2% in the first six months of this year, compared to the first half of 2013, leading to an overall 1% gain in print unit sales at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan.
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The Bestselling Books of 2014 (So Far)
Young adult novels dominated the print and Kindle bestseller lists for the first six months of 2014.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 7, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Indie Authors, Readers Show Support for Amazon
More than a thousand readers have signed a petition in support of Amazon in its dispute with Hachette.
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Authors Pen Open Letter to Amazon About Hachette Dispute
Two weeks ago bestselling author Douglas Preston began quietly circulating a letter to other writers that encourages readers to write to Amazon CEO and founder Jeff Bezos.
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Indiana's Viewpoint Books Is For Sale
Viewpoint Books in Columbus, Ind., which was founded in 1973, has been placed on the market by its current owners, Terry and Susan Whittaker. The Whittakers have owned the store since 1979 and want to retire.
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Can the Indies Make 'California'?
With help from Stephen Colbert, this debut novel has become one of Little, Brown's most pre-ordered debuts ever. The title is now benefiting from a scramble by a rash of booksellers, big and small, looking to turn it into a bestseller.
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Schuler Books Acquires Nicola's Books
Schuler Books, a group of three bookstores in Michigan, is acquiring Nicola's Books in Ann Arbor. The sale will be finalized in mid-August.
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San Francisco's Bibliohead Bookstore Facing Rent Woes
Although San Francisco, Calif.-based Bibliohead Bookstore is only 700 sq. ft., it is confronting a problem that many of its larger brethren are also coping with: rising rent.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending June 22, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.



