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Thanks to mild weather and a strong economy, December sales at bookstores across the Midwest were up, with booksellers reporting increases ranging from 13% to 31%. Adult fiction and political nonfiction were popular, as were children's picture books. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-01-09 05:00:00 UTC ]
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UK retailers saw a strong finish to Christmas, with like-for-like sales up 1.0% in December from the same month a year earlier, the British Retail Consortium has reported. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After a slow start to Germany’s holiday book sales in 2015, shopping picked up during December and bookstores managed to finish slightly ahead. The post Germany: Strong Finish for Holiday Book Sales appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A mild winter in many parts of the country, combined with the lowest unemployment in six years and significantly reduced gas prices, resulted in a strong holiday season at most independent bookstores. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Despite an abbreviated selling season of only 27 days between Thanksgiving and Christmas (2012 had a 32-day season, the longest possible), most booksellers contacted by PW were buoyed by good sales so far this year and anticipate a strong finish to 2014. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Buoyed by a strong finish to 2011, indie booksellers celebrated their independence at this year’s seventh annual American Booksellers Association Winter Institute held at the Astor Crowne Plaza in New Orleans, January 18–20. Some who recently opened second stores, like Peter Makin at Brilliant... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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Three stores in PW’s informal coast-to-coast survey of bookstores—Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Mass.; Beaverdale Books in Des Moines, Iowa; and Skylight Books in Los Angeles—called this their best holiday season ever. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2011-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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