Bookstore Sales Increased 7.2% in October

After two months of declines, bookstore sales were $699 million in October, up from $649 million in October 2017. Sales were flat in the first 10 months of the year compared to 2017. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore Spotlight: White Whale Bookstore

We talk with Jill and Adlai Yeomans, owners of White Whale Bookstore in Pittsburgh, Pa., which focuses on literary fiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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2 great thrillers to read now -- and 2 for your summer reading list

Get ready for summer with domestic suspense novels by Lisa Scottoline, Sally Hepworth, Katie Gutierrez and Amanda Jayatissa Continue reading at The Washington Post

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Pottermore sales and profits rise with 'strong' Harry Potter sales

Pottermore, the digital company for J K Rowling’s Wizarding World, saw revenues rise 3.2% and profits increase 23.2% in the 12 months to 31st March 2020. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Denver's Tattered Cover Bookstore Is Now the Largest Black-Owned Bookstore in the U.S.

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Read one bookstore owner’s impassioned call to help all independent bookstores.

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Love Your Bookstore: Greenlight Bookstore

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Samsung's Notebook 7 and Notebook 7 Force are premium, performance-oriented laptops

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Amazon's upgraded Fire 7 and Fire 7 Kids Edition tablets get twice the storage for the same price

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Soft Fiction Sales Result in Dip in Mid-May Unit Sales

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Adult Sales Up, Kids' Sales Down In First Nine Months of 2017

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Weekly E-Ranking: 2 Fast 2 Furious

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Weak Print Sales Limit Sales Gains at Wiley

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Trade Sales Were a Bright Spot In a Dark Year for Sales

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Children’s Bookstore Makes the Shortlist for PW Bookstore of the Year

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Amid Polish Bookstore Decline, Help for Small Bookstores

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Holiday Retail Sales Dip at B&N, Nook Sales Plunge

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