Print Unit Sale Rose 8.7% At the End of November
Double-digit gains in the adult categories helped boost print unit sales 8.7% in the week ended Nov. 28, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. more...
Book Deals: Week of December 7, 2020
Mary L. Trump sells a book on America’s national trauma to St. Martin’s, FSG buys two novels from Hafsah Faizal, and more. more...
Librarians Will Miss BookExpo
Over the years, librarians had to fight for a place at a show that initially catered to booksellers. And over the years, BookExpo became a valuable place for for librarians to learn about new titles each year. more...Letter from the Editor: Farewell to BookExpo
Jim Milliot, editorial director of 'Publishers Weekly,' says goodbye to BookExpo, a trade show with a complicated history but an important role to play. more...and more.
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Publisher NewsPhotographs and Memories: Remembering BookExpo, in Pictures
From the first American Book Association convention in 1901 to the first and final virtual BookExpo in 2020, the biggest trade show in the American book business was a central event in each publishing year.
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Publisher News
Will the PRH–S&S; Combination Be Too Big?
Executives at Penguin Random House said concerns about the size of the deal are unfounded. The vast majority of their industry colleagues disagree.
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Publisher News
After a Hard Year, Kickstarter Bounces Back
Despite the pandemic and the round of layoffs and buyouts it heralded, Kickstarter is still kicking—and creators across the book business continue to rely on its services.
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Book Deals
Book Deals: Week of December 14, 2020
Don Winslow sells a trilogy to William Morrow for seven figures, Dey Street buys a memoir from Moon Unit Zappa, and more.
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Religion
Lifting Spirits: Religion Books Preview 2021
After a grim 2020, readers can find authors offering hope, consolation, inspiration, and thoughtful explorations of current issues in the New Year.
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Bookselling
Black Booksellers Denounce Tattered Cover Announcement
Black booksellers are offended and angered by the decision of Tattered Cover's new owners to call the store the country’s largest Black-owned bookstore, which they say appears to be little more than a branding opportunity.
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Bookselling
Bookshop Santa Cruz Employees Ask Owner to Recognize Union
A committee made up of booksellers and non-managerial staff at Bookshop Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, Calif., has sent a letter to store owner Casey Coonerty Protti asking her to voluntarily recognize their joining with the Communication Workers of America Local 9423.
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Libraries
ALA Urges Members to Push for Libraries in Covid-19 Relief Package
With time running out on the 116th Congress, the ALA this week issued an advocacy alert urging librarians and library supporters to push their U.S. representatives and senators to include funding for libraries in a potential Covid-19 aid bill.
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Libraries
The Skillset Podcast #8: Kelvin Watson on his Commitment to Service
Kelvin Watson became the Broward County (Florida) library director on February 26th, 2017, after serving as the chief operating officer and senior vice president for the Queens Public Library in New York city, one of the nations most diverse library systems, serving 2.3 million people. In this episode, he walks us through his journey from infantryman to vendor to librarian, often as the only black man in the room.
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Bookselling
Print Unit Sales Soared Last Week
Holiday book buying kicked into high gear last week, with unit sales of print books jumping 44.3% over the week ended November 29, 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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