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Breaking Down the Bestselling Books of 2020
In a rare occurrence, independent publishers gained ground with adult hardcover and paperback bestsellers last year, disrupting the Big Five's iron grip on the lists.
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Indie Bookstores Gear Up for 2021
After weathering a challenging 2020, independent booksellers face down an uncertain new year.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 18, 2021
Anna North lands at #20 in hardcover fiction with ‘Outlawed,’ a feminist Western parable. Plus novels by a pair of first-timers make their debuts, and ‘Eyes That Kiss in the Corners’ sees its way clear to our children’s picture book list.
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Self-Improvement Boom Sets Book Sales Off on Fast Start in 2021
More than 17.1 million print units were sold in the week ended January 9, 2021 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan, marking the first time in the history of the service that units topped the 17 million mark in the first week in January.
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Powell's Responds to Anti-Ngo Protestors
Facing protests over pre-orders of Andy Ngo's book 'Unmasked,' Emily Powell, owner of Powell's Books in Portland, Ore., explained the store's stance on freedom of expression and said it would not offer the book in-store but would offer it online.
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Bookselling Spotlight: The Raven Book Store
The Raven, founded by Mary Lou Wright and Pat Kehde in Lawrence, Kans., in 1987, began as a mystery specialty store that also carried local interest titles. Today, under the leadership of Danny Caine, the now full-service general bookstore has become an institution.
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'A Promised Land' Was 2020's Bestselling Book
A year marred by a deadly pandemic that battered the economy and by extraordinary political and racial strife nonetheless saw book sales soar, especially for a handful of major titles.
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This Week's Bestsellers: January 11, 2021
V.E. Schwab has the #10 book in the country with October’s ‘The Invisible Life of Addie Larue.’ Plus TV tie-ins to ‘Bridgerton’ and ‘The Queen’s Gambit’ debut, and new year, new you books are on the menu once more.
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Print Book Sales Rose 8.2% in 2020
With all major categories posting increases, unit sales of print books rose 8.2% in 2020 over 2019 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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B&N; Founder Makes $250K Donation to Poets & Writers
Poets & Writers wrapped up its 50th anniversary in 2020 by announcing a $250,000 contribution from Barnes & Noble founder Len Riggio and his wife, Louise, which will be used for new initiatives to extend the organization’s support of Black and marginalized writers.
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