Barnes and Noble has just announced that the new Harry Potter and Cursed Child screenplay is their most pre-ordered book ever. The bookseller has not disclosed how many units were sold. It is also the most pre-ordered written work sold on Amazon.The book of the play is set for release at midnight July 31 and the play, presented in two parts, opens in London's West End July … [Read more...] about New Harry Potter Title Sets Pre-order Records
Bookselling News
Indigo is Planning to Renovate Nearly Every Bookstore
Chapters Indigo are planning on renovating almost every single bookstore in Canada within the next two years. The bookseller is pleased with their new Sherway Gardens location in Toronto and it is basically billed as a cultural department store. Indigo now plans on adopting this model in almost every major market in Canada.The Sherway Gardens location is a new concept store … [Read more...] about Indigo is Planning to Renovate Nearly Every Bookstore
Canadian and US Bookstore Trends for 2017
The year is half over and we now have a sense on how bookstores, digital publishing and the book selling industry are faring. What are going to be the big trends for 2017?Barnes and NobleBarnes and Noble bookstore sales have remained flat this year, but the company may see more print sales in 2017 due to a few factors. Hastings books is closing 126 stores and Powell’s … [Read more...] about Canadian and US Bookstore Trends for 2017
Amazon to Battle Barnes and Noble in Manhattan
Barnes and Noble has their corporate headquarters in Manhattan and they have been serving that market since 1971. The bookseller is about to get some competition on their home turf from Amazon, who plans on opening a bookstore in Hudson Yards.Hudson Yards is a massive retail, commercial and residential space that will open in late 2018 or early 2019. This location is very … [Read more...] about Amazon to Battle Barnes and Noble in Manhattan
Barnes and Noble Plans on opening up Restaurants that serve Alcohol
Barnes and Noble is going to open four new restaurants and has promoted Chief Operating Officer Jaime Carey to the head of a newly created restaurant group. These eateries are going to not only serve hot food, but also alchololIn December 2015, Good e-Reader broke the story that the nations largest bookseller applied for a beer and wine license from the New York State … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Plans on opening up Restaurants that serve Alcohol
This bookstore does not stock a single book
There is a large demographic of people who buy e-books or print books online. Bookstores in the last five years have had to expand their inventory to include other items to help their bottom line. One bookstore in France is doing something very smart, they don't stock a single title on their shelves. Instead, they print the books you want to buy within five minutes.The … [Read more...] about This bookstore does not stock a single book
Barnes and Noble Teen Book Festival is this weekend
Barnes and Noble is launching a new program in all of their bookstores this weekend called B-Fest. This will be the largest teen book festival that will feature more than 1,800 author appearances and will represent the largest-ever weekend of author events in Barnes & Noble history.The list of authors appearing during this weekend’s teen festival is almost endless, but … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Teen Book Festival is this weekend
Early Reviews of the New Harry Potter Stage Play are Favorable
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a new e-book that will be released in July. It is the eighth story in the Harry Potter series and the first official Harry Potter story to be presented on stage. The play will receive its world premiere in London’s West End on July 30, 2016. Nobody has received an early copy of the upcoming title yet, but the stage play did have a trial run … [Read more...] about Early Reviews of the New Harry Potter Stage Play are Favorable
Nielsen Unveils Book Industry Year in Review
Nielsen is one of the only companies in the United States that tracks the publishing industry. They keep tabs on what books are selling in bookstores and monitor e-book sales through multiple retail channels. The company has just posted their year in review and it basically summarizes that e-book sales are down, while print is up.Traditional print books increased almost 3%, … [Read more...] about Nielsen Unveils Book Industry Year in Review
Barnes and Noble Holding Midnight Parties for New Harry Potter Book
Barnes and Noble is holding a series of parties at all of their bookstores in the United States. The festivities are starting on Friday, June 24, at 7 PM for the latest Harry Potter Book. Robes and wizard hats will most certainly abound.Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a new play by Jack … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Holding Midnight Parties for New Harry Potter Book
Chapters Indigo Reports Bookstore Sales Increased 12.5% in 2015
Chapters Indigo has just reported that in 2015 sales grew by 12.5% and online digital channel sales increased more than 15%. The key highlights of their full-year results was the continued strong revenue growth delivering $99 million more than last year despite operating three fewer superstores and four fewer small format stores. On a comparable 52-week basis, total revenue … [Read more...] about Chapters Indigo Reports Bookstore Sales Increased 12.5% in 2015
Jeff Bezos says If you are not a Prime Member you are irresponsible
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told shareholders today that he wants to add more benefits to the Prime membership program and said “Our goal with Amazon Prime, make no mistake, is to make sure that if you are not a Prime member, you are being irresponsible.”Amazon Prime offers plenty of benefits such as free two day shipping, access to the Kindle Lending library and being able to … [Read more...] about Jeff Bezos says If you are not a Prime Member you are irresponsible
Amazon Just Opened a College Store that Sells Nothing
On Friday Amazon just opened up a new college bookstore at the University of Pennsylvania. This 3,500 square-foot space does not have any shelves or sell anything. Instead, it operates as a pickup location for packages that students order and the staff are pushing Amazon Prime Student membership packages.Penn benefits from this new Amazon location because its mail … [Read more...] about Amazon Just Opened a College Store that Sells Nothing
Major Publishers are Experiencing Lower e-Book Sales
A couple of weeks ago The Association of America Publishers proclaimed that over the course of 2015 e-book sales have decreased by 12.7%. Nielsen Bookscan have verified that these figures are mostly correct at the Book Expo America conference in Chicago.Unit sales of e-books published by traditional publishers fell 13% in 2015 compared to 2014, said Kempton Mooney of … [Read more...] about Major Publishers are Experiencing Lower e-Book Sales