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SCIBA Mobilizes Against Festival of Books Amazon Connection
Partnering with Amazon for Festival of Books website sales makes L.A. Times an increasingly bitter target for SCIBA members.
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Local First Stores Up Significantly in 2013
Businesses in cities with Local First associations saw sales rise 7% versus 2.3% in those without.
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B&N Cut Nook Investment by 74% in Third Quarter
Figures in its filing with the SEC show that Barnes & Noble cut Nook capital expenditures by 74% in the third quarter.
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Boston Strong—In Books
Publishers are marking the first anniversary of the Marathon bombings with books about that fateful day, its aftermath, and the city itself.
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L.A. Times Festival of Books in Deal with Amazon
When the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books unveiled its list of participating authors on Tuesday, the event caused a stir among local booksellers who immediately noticed the list featured buy links to Amazon.
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Friends of St. Mark’s Launch Indiegogo Campaign
The East Village bookstore is stepping up its fundraising efforts for the store's impending move and transition to a nonprofit event space.
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Finalists Named for PW Bookstore of the Year
Booksellers from the Midwest and the West Coast dominate this year's shortlist for the 22nd annual award.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending February 23, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: March 3, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Sherman’s to Add Portland Location
Maine regional chain will open its fifth store in April.
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Chapter 2 Books Stays Open After All
Chapter 2 Books in Hudson, Wis., signed the lease Tuesday on a larger retail space, less than a week before it must vacate its current location.
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Nook Division Continues to Shrink
In a conference call following the release of its third quarter results, Barnes & Noble executives talked about the downsizing of the Nook division and other strategic plans.
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Indies First Returns This Spring with Storytime Day
Author Kate DiCamillo, the ABA, and the CBC are asking authors and illustrators to support indies by reading a story aloud at a bookstore on May 17.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending February 16, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week’s Bestsellers: February 24, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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ABA Adds 44 Stores in 2013
Indie bookselling continues to grow with the addition of new stores and a dozen stores that changed hands.
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The Check Is in the Mail: Patterson Sends Over $267,000 to Booksellers
This week James Patterson mailed the first installment of his $1 million pledge to 54 indie booksellers and the NCIBA for California Bookstore Day.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending February 9, 2014
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: February 17, 2014
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Bookstore Sales Decline Slowed in 2013
Bookstore sales fell to $13.19 billion in 2013, down 1.6% compared to 2012, according to preliminary estimates released last week by the U.S. Census Bureau.



