Sales at bookstores were down slightly in 2023 and fell again in the first quarter of 2024, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. But is the decline due to a drop in sales, or a change in how sales—particularly sales from college stores—are reported? Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-05-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales fell 1.3% in July, slipping from $595 million last year to $587 million in 2023, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
After falling in April, bookstore sales rose 6% in May over 2022, rising to $650 million from $613 million a year ago. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
After rising 11.9% in the first quarter of 2023, bookstore sales fell 0.9% in April from a year ago, dropping to $580 million from $585 million, according to estimates from the government. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Three months of double-digit increases resulted in bookstore sales rising to $2.07 billion in the first quarter of 2023, from $1.83 billion in the first period of 2022. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
For the second month in a row, bookstore sales posted large gains over 2022. According to preliminary figures from the U.S. Census Bureau, February bookstore sales increased 10.7% over last year, rising to $609 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales posted surprisingly strong gains in January, jumping 15.9% over 2022. Sales in January 2023 were $997 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Last year's bookstore sales increased to prepandemic levels, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-17 05:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales finished just under $9 billion in 2022, 6.2% higher than 2021 and 0.7% above 2019, the last year bookstores had a normal sales pattern before business was disrupted by the pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-02-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales inched up 0.5% in November over a year ago, to $668 million, compared to $665 million in November 2021. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-01-18 05:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales fell 2.9% in October compared to 2021, falling to $636 million from $655 million last year, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-12-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales were up 8.5% over last year, reaching $6.45 billion, in the first nine months of 2022. The steady improvement in the year leaves bookstore sales 0.8% below pre-pandemic nine-month sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-11-16 05:00:00 UTC ]
Following two months of declines, bookstore sales rose 5.4% in August over August 2021, hitting $1.14 billion. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-10-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
After months of steady increases compared to the pandemic-induced slump in 2021, bookstore sales declined 8.2% in June, falling to $605 million from $659 million a year ago. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales increased 12.3% in May over a year ago, rising to $665 million, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. The gain was relatively modest compared to earlier jumps in previous months. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales posted a solid increase in April over 2021, rising 31.6%, to $633 million, from $481 million a year ago. For the first four months of 2022, bookstore sales increased 19.4% over the comparable period in 2021, rising to $2.62 billion, from $2.19 billion in 2021. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
March bookstore sales increased 12.5% over a year ago, contributing to a 16% gain in the first quarter of 2022 over the comparable period in 2021. The $1.99 billion in 2022 first quarter sales, however, was 2.5% below the first period of 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales were $583 million in February up from $459 million a year ago, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
January bookstore sales increased to $914 million in 2022 over 2021, but were 7.7% below bookstore sales in January 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-03-16 04:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales increased 28% in 2021 over 2020, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales were $9.03 billion, compared to sales of $6.50 billion in pandemic-ravaged 2020. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-16 05:00:00 UTC ]