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- SIBA Membership Nearly Quadrupled in 2020
In all, 116 SIBA bookstores were represented, up from 75 last year, which is a 55% increase.
09/24/2020 - Heartland 2018: An Energized Gathering of 'Strange Capitalist Librarians'
There were 290 bookseller attendees at this year’s show, on par with attendance figures for the past three years: there were 210 booksellers from 70 MIBA bookstores and 80 booksellers from 44 GLIBA bookstores, with 22 bookstores sending representatives to the show for the first time.
10/07/2018 - Paul Harding's ‘Tinkers’ Turns 10—And Stays Remarkable
But ultimately, there are the hard facts that are often bitter ones for writers: sales figures.
12/17/2018 - Booksellers Ready for Fall Gatherings
Exchanging best practices often takes center stage, with booksellers invited to share what changes they have made to their respective stores that have resulted in increased sales—or, perhaps, the opposite.
09/02/2019 - Fall Regionals 2020: The Virtual Edition
“Most independent bookstores depend on the fourth quarter to make their sales goals for the year,” she notes.
09/14/2020 - Canadian Publishing 2020: A Year of Introspection
“I’m much more optimistic than I was earlier in the year,” says BookNet CEO Noah Genner, who notes that lockdowns and bookstore closures resulted in a 34%–40% drop in retail sales during the first few months of the pandemic compared to the same period in 2019.
10/12/2020 - Comics Is a Market in Transition
But Doug Chase, graphic novel buyer at Powell’s, captured the overall mood of the bookstores: “We had a very good 2018 and one of our best holiday seasons ever, but we are approaching 2019 with a bit of caution.”
02/18/2019 - PLA 2020: Indie Booksellers Keep Nashville Humming
Brock—who is building a restaurant complex nearby—regularly dropped by during the holidays to sign stock, which helped drive sales.
02/10/2020 - Barnes & Noble Regroups and Looks Ahead
Though he doesn’t expect total annual sales to reach last year’s level—they are currently down about 20% compared to 2019—they won’t be down as much as it looked like they would be early in the spring.
07/20/2020 - Insurrection at U.S. Capitol Shines Spotlight on Books About 1898 North Carolina Coup
While not able to provide sales figures, York said that sales of the updated edition of Cape Fear Rising remain steady, although there was an uptick in June and July, at the height of the Black Lives Matter protests.
01/15/2021 - B&N's James Daunt Isn't Daunted At All
“There are lots of details to get right,” he added.With the 2019 holiday season around the corner, Daunt is realistic about the fact that not many changes can be made before the new year.
09/23/2019 - Enthusiasm Prized in Children's Programming at NCIBA Fall Discovery Show
It’s on its third printing in the U.S. market and we haven’t even gone on sale yet,” she said.
10/11/2018 - BookExpo 2018: ABA Calls for Invoicing Overhaul; Bookseller Calls for “Action” Against Spicer
“Publishers are skeptical about indies’ ability to capture pre-sales.
05/31/2018 - BookExpo 2018: Invoicing Overhaul, Gentrification, and Sean Spicer among ABA’s Town Hall Topics
“Publishers are skeptical about indies’ ability to capture pre-sales.
06/01/2018 - Toy Fair Moves on After Toys R Us
But, she noted, the company’s business was up last year, with sales redirected to other channels, especially trade bookstores.
02/25/2019
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