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Paula Deen's Bad Week Leads to Great Sales
Paula Deen may be on the outs with her publisher, but the break, it turns out, hasn't been all bad for business. Sales of her backlist rose exponentially in the week ending June 30, according to date from Nielsen BookScan.
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The Bestselling Books of 2013 (So Far)
These are the top 20 best-selling books of the first half of 2013, for both print and e-books.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 8, 2013
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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What Does B&N Do Next?
With Barnes & Noble completing a difficult fiscal 2013 with a bad fourth quarter, publishers are continuing to wonder what is next for the nation’s largest bookstore chain and second largest source of book purchases behind Amazon.
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 1, 2013
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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Clarification
The Picture of the Day in Thursday's PW Daily was referring to the closing of Duff's Restaurant in St. Louis, not the closing of Left Bank Books, which very much remains open for business.
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B&N Amends Credit Agreements
Barnes & Noble disclosed in filings Thursday morning that it has amended its credit agreement with several of its banks that will place limits and conditions on B&N’s dividend payments and stock buyback activities. The company also revealed that it will be late in filing its 10-K report.
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Children’s Booksellers Dork Out and Catch the Wave This Summer: A PW Survey
Despite a tough start to 2013 in many parts of the country, most booksellers are optimistic about the summer and the year as a whole.
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SCIBA Announces Inaugural Summer Reading Retreat
SCIBA booksellers and publisher members are invited to the La Quinta Resort near Palm Springs, Calif. to relax and read in July
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Little Good News from Barnes & Noble
With losses mounting in its Nook segment, Barnes & Noble reported a net loss of $154.8 million in the fiscal year ended April 27, 2013 compared to a loss of $65.6 million in fiscal 2012. Total sales fell 4.1%, to $6.84 billion.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending June 16, 2013
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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Summer Sales Outlook Bright
A tough start to 2013 in many parts of the country, with record snows, torrential rains, and tornadoes, plus the bombing in Boston, has made for a quiet year to date for many bookstores, according to PW’s survey of dozens of independents around the country.
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This Week's Bestsellers: June 24, 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 June 9, 2013
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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This Week's Bestsellers: June 17, 2013
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestseller Lists.
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April Bookstore Sales Fell 5.5%
April bookstore sales fell 5.5%, to $758 million, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Colorado Booksellers Defeat Censorship Law
A week after Colorado booksellers challenged a law restricting the display of magazines about marijuana, the State of Colorado has agreed not to enforce it.
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Henry Bear's Park for Sale
A three-store book and toy mini-chain is the latest Boston-area book institution to go on the market. Its Cambridge location is a few doors down from Porter Square Books, also for sale.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending June 2, 2013
PW's weekly look at print book sales powered by Nielsen Bookscan.
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New Owner for Buttonwood Books
Betsey Detwiler, the 79-year-old owner of Buttonwood Books & Toys in Cohasset, Mass., is about to retire. After running the store for nearly two and a half decades, she will be leaving it in good hands: those of former employees and family members.



