After a lackluster start to the year, unit sales of print books have improved in recent months, and were up 5% in May over a year ago at outlets that report to BookScan. A BookScan analyst said that if current trends last, summer sales could top those in 2023. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-06-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
While summertime means vacations and a break from the normal routine for many people, it is the busiest time of the year for seasonal booksellers—especially when your store is near the Great Lakes. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Few booksellers in PW’s post–Labor Day survey of summer sales were as upbeat as Val Stadick, owner of Main Street Books in Minot, N.D., where the state’s oil boom helped the seven-year-old bookstore bounce back from a flood two years ago. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]