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Amazon Lists Holiday Sales Milestones
Amazon announced a number of “milestones” this morning for early holiday sales that featured the success of the Kindle family.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Print Book Sales for the Week Ending November 18, 2012
PW's weekly look at print book sales based on numbers from Nielsen BookScan.
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New London Bookstore to Open Soon
Hurricane Sandy is just one of several set backs that Chris Jones and his wife, Gina Holmes, have had to overcome on the path to opening Monte Cristo Bookshop in New London, Ct.,
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 26, 2012
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestsellers Lists.
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Getting a Grip on Sidelines for the 2012 Holiday Season
In the past few years especially, sidelines have become an increasingly important way for bookstores to diversify their inventory and gain margin.
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Miller's Novelade Stand Hits Nashville
After spending seven years writing her novel The Year of the Gadfly, released in May by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Jennifer Miller determined the best way to get her book into the hands of readers was to take it to the streets and interact with her audience. She created her own version of a lemonade stand - the novelade stand.
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Comps Fall at Books-A-Million, But Sales Rise 11%
For the third quarter ended October 27, sales at Books-A-Million rose 11%, to $104.7 million, despite a 3.6% decline in comparable store sales. Net loss from continuing operations for the third quarter was $2.8 million, down from a loss of $3.8 million in the comparable period in 2011.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Print Book Sales for the Week Ending November 11, 2012
PW's weekly look at print book sales based on numbers from Nielsen BookScan.
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Parnassus Books Celebrates First Year
On Friday, Parnassus Books celebrated its one-year anniversary. Co-owners Ann Patchett and Karen Hayes opened the doors to all who supported and contributed to the store's first year in business.
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Book Comps Fell 1.4% at Hastings in Quarter
Book comp sales fell 1.4% at Hastings Entertainment for the third quarter ended October 31, while total store revenue declined 6.7%, to $101.3 million, and the net loss increased to $8.0 million from $5.5 million in the comparable period in 2011.
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Mobile Libris for Sale
It’s not just the owners of brick-and-mortar bookstores who are retiring. Seven-year-old Mobile Libris in New York City is the latest book business to go on the market.
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Minneapolis Booksellers Have Much to Celebrate
Minneapolis booksellers are celebrating two of their own winning two of the four National Book Awards last week, as well as the launch of a new bookstore, Moon Palace.
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 19, 2012
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestsellers Lists.
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Hiring the Next Generation Of Booksellers
Thinking about how to give the next generation a step up, four young booksellers started the Emerging Leaders Project in 2006 with the support of the American Booksellers Association.
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Mary Lee Schneider to Head Follett Corporation
Follett Corporation didn’t have to look far for its new president and CEO, the first from outside the Follett family in its nearly 140-year history. The board unanimously elected one of their own, Mary Lee Schneider.
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SCIBA Executive Director Steps Down
Jennifer Bigelow, who has led SCIBA since 1999, is stepping down as executive director effective December 31, 2012.
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Quail Ridge Books & Music for Sale
After a successful three decade run, Nancy Olson, owner of Raleigh’s Quail Ridge Books & Music, is selling her bookstore.
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September Bookstore Sales Fell 8%
Bookstore sales took a tumble in September, falling 8.2%, to $1.39 billion, according to preliminary estimates released Wednesday morning by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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Buyer Found for That Bookstore
That Bookstore in Blytheville, is about to have a new owner after Mary Gay Shipley put the bookstore she founded 36 years ago on the block in February.
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This Week's Bestsellers: November 12, 2012
Commentary and analysis on this week's PW Bestsellers Lists.
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