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Waterstones Consultation: Demanding, Horrible - and Essential for Surivival
"Very regrettable but necessary" is how James Daunt, managing director of the U.K.'s largest bookstore chain Waterstones, described to BookBrunch the loss of a about 66 Waterstones managers.
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What's Selling at Brookline Booksmith
Shoshana Flax, children's bookseller at Brookline Booksmith in Brookline, Mass., shares her enthusiasm for a handful of books she's enjoying selling this summer.
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Workshops Offer Tips for New Bookstore Owners Set
The Bookstore Training Group of Paz & Associates and the American Booksellers Association are providing classes for new booksellers in August and September.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending July 14, 2013
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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New Books from Bookseller-Authors
Bookselling and writing have long been intertwined.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 22, 2013
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Books-A-Million to Install Two Book Machines
One print-on-demand machine will go into the chain's Portland, Maine store; a second will be added to a location that is still to be announced.
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Minnesota Town Kicks Off Green Bean Scavenger Hunt
Inspired by David LaRochelle's latest picture book, How Martha Saved Her Parents from Green Beans, Excelsior Books in Minneapolis is organizing a local green bean scavenger hunt.
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Bookstore Sales Fell 1.0% in May
Bookstore sales fell 1.0% in May, to $953 million, according to preliminary estimates released Monday morning by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending July 7, 2013
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 15, 2013
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Obituary: Karl Pohrt
The founder of Shaman Drum Bookshop in Ann Arbor, Mich., and one of the leaders of bookselling in Michigan has died. A memorial service will be held on Sunday.
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Food for Thought on Verge of Closing
Earlier this week the 37-year-old not-for-profit sent out an SOS to customers: “we are fearful that we will not make it to 38, or even through the summer.”
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Decision Time for Barnes & Noble
Uncertainty has been hovering over Barnes & Noble ever since the retailer first reported that 2012 holiday sales— especially those of its Nook reading devices—were well below expectations.
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Quail Ridge Books Announces New Owner
PW's 2001 Bookseller of the Year, Quail Ridge Books in Raleigh, NC., announced its new owner Friday afternoon, Lisa Robie Poole.
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Analysis: A Band-Aid for B&N's Gunshot Wound
It's been a rough week for Barnes & Noble. And month. And year. And it may get worse before (if) it gets better.
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B&T Owner Buys Bookmasters
Baker & Taylor and Bookmasters have a contractual commercial relationship that will enable Baker & Taylor to offer many of the same publisher services as its largest competitor Ingram Content Group.
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Diesel Bookstore Opens Marin County Location
The California indie chain now has four locations, and opened its Larkspur store on Friday, July 5.
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Neebo Gets BookSmart
A new textbook rental program at participating schools offers students the lowest prices for textbooks at the local level, or on average 50% off the national textbook average price.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for YTD 2013
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.



