Strong Finish to a Tough Year

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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Retailers' sales rose 1% in December but face 2017 'challenge'

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

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How to use Facebook to take advantage of Google’s Q4 price surge

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What's Selling at Eagle Harbor Book Co.

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This Week's Bestsellers: October 31, 2016

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