Booksellers See Subdued In-Store Holiday Sales, Online Eruption

Booksellers reported a significant drop in customer traffic and a commensurate drop in sales, but online orders were way up, forcing bookstores to adapt. Barack Obama's memoir and Jeff Kinney's latest were the most popular titles over the Thanksgiving weekend at stores surveyed by 'PW.' Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-12-03 05:00:00 UTC ]

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Amazon reportedly mulls buying Boost from T-Mobile, Sprint

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What to read this summer? Ten authors weigh in with their picks.

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Barack Obama's Memoir Won't Be Released Until At Least 2020

It sets up the possibility that the former president's highly anticipated book will come out during the 2020 campaign. Continue reading at The Huffington Post

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Kinney's World Book Day boom continues

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Kinney leapfrogs Walliams in World Book Day bonanza

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Barack Obama has revealed his favourite books of 2018—and his wife Michelle's memoir Becoming (Viking) has topped his list. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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'Becoming' Gives a Strong Start to Holiday Sales

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