Holiday sales of print books followed a small increase over Thanksgiving week with a 4.2% gain last week over the week ended December 3, 2022, at outlets that report to Circana BookScan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-07 05:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers are kicking off holiday sales now, well before the traditional start of the holiday season on Black Friday, or the day after Thanksgiving. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
In order to deal with congestion issues at its warehouses, Amazon has been cutting book orders to publishers over the last several weeks, a move publishers say is on track to damage their holiday sales. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
'Becoming' by Michelle Obama was easily the biggest hit at independent bookstores over the Thanksgiving weekend. Indies were also keeping a wary eye on inventory levels amid reports of potential shortages of hot-selling titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Just like Microsoft’s holiday sales last Christmas, the company’s Cyber Monday deals are going fast, though you can still hunt down a few decent ones.The company’s Surface and Xbox deals for Cyber Monday include discounts on the Surface Pro 6 and Surface Book 2. Historically, Microsoft has also... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2018-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, unit sales of print books were 4% lower in the week ended Dec. 10, 2017, than in the similar week in 2016, marking the third consecutive week this holiday season in which sales were down. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers were pleased with the start of the official holiday shopping season following strong sales on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hands down, the presidential election was the biggest factor in holiday sales last year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Barnes & Noble Inc. posted its first decline in holiday sales in three years, hurt by a downturn in the coloring-book category, bringing another sign that the Christmas season wasn't kind to retailers. Same-store sales sank 9.1 percent for the nine-week holiday period, the New York-based... Continue reading >> [ Source: Baltimore Sun | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Books-A-Million reported that total sales for the nine week period ended January 3, 2015 were $129.2 million, an increase of 1.1% over the same period a year ago. Comparable store sales rose 1.2%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
PW's annual post-Christmas survey of two dozen bookstores across the country didn't turn up any blockbusters on a level with last year's Hunger Games trilogy; instead, shoppers gravitated to a mix of children's books. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Holiday sales for the nine-week period ended December 28 fell 6.6% at Barnes & Noble’s retail segment and tumbled 60.5% in its Nook division. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
An informal survey of new and established bookstores finds that holiday sales should be up again this year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore chain Barnes & Noble said Friday its holiday sales look disappointing and that publisher Pearson Plc took a 5% stake in its Nook e-reader business. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2012-12-28 00:00:00 UTC ]