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Franzen, Egan, Auster Join powerHouse Arena for Hurricane Relief
powerHouse Arena in Brooklyn is hosting a Hurricane Sandy relief fundraiser, Sandy Hates Books, on Saturday, November 17, from 12-9pm. Set to appear are Jonathan Franzen, Jennifer Egan, Paul Auster, Joseph O'Neill, Rick Moody, Pete Hamill, and many more.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Print Book Sales for the Week Ending November 4, 2012
PW's weekly look at print book sales based on numbers from Nielsen BookScan.
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Tallying Sandy’s Losses
Superstorm Sandy disrupted businesses across the northern Atlantic coast when it stuck October 29, and its impact is expected to be felt for months.
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Books & Books at 30
Most indie booksellers who want to expand their business add more stores, and that’s the way Mitchell Kaplan initially tried to grow Books & Books, which he opened in Coral Gables, Fla., in 1982.
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Books-A-Million Unveils Expanded Children's Department
Books-A-Million, which has consistently reported solid performances in its children’s area, is unveiling a new 8,000 sq. ft. Kids-A-Million department in its flagship store in Birmingham, Ala. on Saturday, November 10.
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What's Selling at Kids Ink
It's been a busy fall for Shirley Mullin, owner of Kids Ink in Indianapolis, who shares word of what books are moving swiftly in her store.
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Indigo Sales Fell 5.9% in Second Quarter
Indigo Books & Music, Canada’s largest book retail chain, reported that revenue in the second quarter ended September 29, declined 5.9%, to C$185.6 million.
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World Duty Free Group to Operate Sister Company HMSHost's Retail
World Duty Free Group will grow its retail network by more than 70% with its merger with HMSHost's retail, which operates 240 stores including Simply Books and Authors Bookstores,
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Bookazine Opens Today
After being forced by Hurricane Sandy to close for just over a week, Bookazine in Bayonne, N.J., resumed full operations this morning.
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Nominations Open for Pannell Awards
WNBA is now accepting nominations for the 30th annual Pannell Award for children’s bookselling, one for a general bookstore and one for a children's specialty store.
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Bedtime Stories for Grownups Plays to Second Sellout
At the sold-out November 2 event in Eugene, Oregon’s WOW Hall, Portland authors Lidia Yuknavitch, Chelsea Cain, and Chuck Palahniuk gave another raucous performance of their “Bedtime Stories for Grownups,” the second such event that gave 400 fans—and the authors—a chance to wear pajamas in public, cuddle with stuffed animals, and listen to spooky stories.
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for the Week of 11/5/12
PW's weekly look at print book sales based on numbers from Nielsen BookScan.
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Bookazine Update
Bookazine's New Jersey warehouse is still without power, but the wholesaler is posting status updates on its Bookazine.com Web site.
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Robin’s Book Store to Close, Events Series to Continue
Philadelphia’s oldest bookstore, 76-year-old Robin’s Book Store, will close at the end of the year.
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Problems with Display Units Dim Kobo Glo
Some booksellers report difficulties with their Kobo Glo and Kobo Mini display units, which arrived late last week. Touch screens aren’t working due to tight security clamps.
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Transportation Bookstores Take Cues from Indies
Transportation centers jumped on the "shop local" bandwagon decades ago.
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YA Bookstore Opens Within General Bookstore in St. Paul
Two St. Paul, Minn., bookstores recently opened their doors with an unusual business model: Addendum, a specialty YA bookstore, is housed inside Subtext, an 1,800-square-foot general bookstore.
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Children's Booksellers Optimistic at PNBA Show
The change in venue from an airport hotel in Portland to an independent hotel in Tacoma helped make this year's Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association three-day show particularly vibrant for children's booksellers
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Bookazine Undamaged
Bookazine COO Richard Kallman reports that the wholesaler's facility is undamaged. “We shut everything down in preparation for the storm. Everything is fine,” he says. The company is just waiting for electricity.
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Bookstores After Sandy: powerHouse Arena Rebuilds
No New York bookstore suffered as much damage from Hurricane Sandy as powerHouse Arena in Dumbo: two days after 14 feet of water flooded the store, CEO of powerHouse Books and Arena Daniel Power estimated damages at $50,000.
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