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SIBA Gets Into Publishing
The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance is the first regional association to offer print-on-demand to its members.
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 5, 2013
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending July 28, 2013
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Gottwals Books Tries Franchising
Over the past six years, Georgia-based Gottwals Books has gone from a single used bookstore in the town of Warner Robins to four 3,000 sq. ft. stores, each with 40,000–50,000 books.
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Galbraith, Rowling Go One-Two on Bestseller List
J.K Rowling, with the help of Robert Galbraith, had the two top-selling books for the week ended July 28 at outlets that report their print sales to Nielsen BookScan.
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Allison Hill Promoted to CEO at Vroman’s Bookstore
After working in executive capacities at Vroman's since 2004, Allison Hill is named CEO.
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Overstock Extends Pricing War
Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne plans to keep up the pressure on Amazon by continuing the deep discounts through midnight August 7.
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Obama Talks Up Middle Class in Amazon Visit
Amazon could not buy the kind of positive publicity that it garnered during Tuesday’s almost two-hour visit by President Obama to its Chattanooga, Tenn., fulfillment warehouse to promote his proposals to “secure a better bargain” for the middle-class.
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Controversy Swirls Around Obama Speech at Amazon Facility
As President Obama prepares for a scheduled 2 pm EST speech today at an Amazon warehouse in Tennessee, setting out his proposals to jumpstart the economy with a combination of corporate tax cuts and job creation programs, controversy continues to swirl among booksellers.
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Village House of Books to Open in Los Gatos
Owners Cheryl and Steve Hare look forward to opening the only general bookstore in the Los Gatos community since Borders closed there in 2011.
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ABA, Regionals Respond to Obama's Amazon Visit
On the eve of President Obama's visit to an Amazon warehouse in Tennessee, the ABA and two regional booksellers associations, NEIBA and NAIBA, weigh in, sending to Obama letters critical of Amazon's business model and practices.
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Does President Obama Hate Indie Bookstores?
As President Obama prepares to speak about jobs Tuesday at a two-year-old Amazon fulfillment warehouse in Chattanooga, Tenn., independent booksellers are responding to the announcement with anger and disappointment.
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Ann Arbor Gains Another Bookstore
Bookbound, the second independent bookstore to open in Ann Arbor, Mich. this year, will open its doors in mid to late August, with a grand opening celebration scheduled for Sept. 7.
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New B&N Filings Have No Update on 'Strategic Review'
Barnes & Noble filed its proxy statement and 10-k report with the Securities & Exchange Commission Monday morning, and in the filings provided no update on whether or when Nook Media may be separated from the retail trade group.
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Overstock Goes After Amazon
In a move that could well have collateral damage, Overstock has vowed to offer many of its book titles at 10% less than Amazon.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending July 21, 2013
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Is Seasonal Publishing Dead?
“Always be closing,” the oft-quoted line from David Mamet’s Pulitzer Prize–winning play Glengarry Glen Ross, could serve as the mantra at today’s big houses.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 29, 2013
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Aaron’s Books Goes to School
This summer eight-year-old Aaron’s Books in Lititz, Pa., is expanding by creating and managing a campus store for Linden Hall, the oldest independent girls boarding and day school in the country.
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Book House Signs Lease, Will Move This Fall
The Book House in St. Louis, which was served with an eviction notice this past spring, has signed a lease in a new location. The bookstore will re-open in stages this fall as its new home is brought up to code.



