Industry Statistics

15 Jul

Retail Bookstore Sales Dip Again in May

May retail sales at bookstores were off by 2.6 percent, compared with May 2009, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.

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17 Jun

BTW News Briefs

New "buy local" recycled shopping bags from Ellerkamp; BA elects indie bookstore owner as president; Banks step up opposition to swipe-fee reform; AAP reports book sales for April

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16 Jun

Retail Bookstore Sales Down in April

April retail sales at bookstores were down by 5.07 percent, compared with April 2009, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.

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27 May

New Survey of Book-Buying Behavior Provides Good News for Indies

At Tuesday's ABA Day of Education, Jack McKeown, industry consultant and director of New Business Development for Verso Digital, presented consumer demographics and book-buying preferences from the "2010 Survey of Book-Buying Behavior With Verso Digital."

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19 May

Retail Bookstore Sales Up in March

March retail sales at bookstores were up by 1.6 percent, compared with March 2009, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.

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14 Apr

Retail Bookstore Sales Dip in February

 February retail sales at bookstores were down by 0.7 percent, compared with February 2009, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census. February 2010 bookstore sales are estimated at $1,003 million, compared with sales of $1,010 million for the same period last year.

Final January sales were $2,275 million, down 0.09 percent from last month's preliminary estimates and 1.9 percent higher than January 2009.

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18 Feb

Bookstore Sales Fall in December

December retail sales at bookstores were down for the third straight month. Bookstore sales decreased by 0.6 percent in December 2009, compared to December 2008, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census. December 2009 bookstore sales are estimated at $2,027 million, compared to sales of $2,039 million for the same period last year.

Retail sales at bookstores were down 0.8 percent for the year.

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11 Feb

Verso Study Sheds Light on Consumer Book-Buying Preferences

For 90 minutes on Thursday morning at the Winter Institute, booksellers zeroed in on the provocative aspects of consumer demographics and book-buying preferences offered by Jack McKeown, industry consultant and director of New Business Development for Verso Digital, as he reviewed the results of Verso's recent "Survey of Book Buying Behavior."

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21 Jan

Survey Looks at Consumers' E-Book Preferences

The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) last week published the results of the first of three surveys that examine when, why, how, and where consumers purchase and use e-books and e-readers.

Input for the first survey, "Consumer Attitudes Toward E-Book Reading Survey," was gathered from hundreds of book buyers -- including teens -- who also identify themselves as e-book readers.

Among the BISG survey's key findings:

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14 Jan

Holiday Survey Shows Sales Increase for Indie Business and Positive Effect of Buy Local Campaigns

More holiday shoppers deliberately sought out locally owned businesses this year, according to a national survey of more than 1,800 independent businesses.

The survey found that holiday sales for independent retailers were up an average of 2.2 percent. That contrasts with the Commerce Department figures released today, which show that overall retail sales were down 0.3 percent in December and up 1.8 percent in November.

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14 Jan

Bookstore Sales Fall in November

After a strong September, retail sales at bookstores fell for the second straight month. Bookstore sales decreased by 2.0 percent in November 2009, compared to November 2008, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census. November 2009 bookstore sales are estimated at $1,025 million, compared to sales of $1,046 million for the same period last year. October 2009 sales dropped by 1.3 percent, compared to October 2008.

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19 Nov

Bookstore Sales Increase in September

Buoyed by a strong fall list, including the release of Dan Brown's latest bestseller, retail sales at bookstores continued to significantly outpace overall retail and food service sales in September. Sales at bookstores were up by 7 percent in September 2009 as compared to September 2008, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census. September 2009 bookstore sales are estimated at $1,580 million, compared to sales of $1,476 million for the same period last year.

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14 Oct

Bookstore Sales Rise Slightly in August

Retail sales at bookstores were up by 0.4 percent in August 2009 as compared to August 2008, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census. August 2009 bookstore sales are estimated at $2,403 million, compared to sales of $2,402 million for the same period last year.

The Census Bureau decreased its preliminary estimate of July 2009 figures, from $1,109 million to $1,104 million. The adjustment puts bookstore sales this past July at 1.0 percent below July 2008.

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15 Sep

Bookstore Sales Dip Slightly in July

Retail sales at bookstores were down by 0.5 percent in July 2009 as compared to July 2008, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census. July 2009 bookstore sales are estimated at $1,109 million, compared to sales of $1,115 million for the same period last year.

The Census Bureau also raised its preliminary estimate of June 2009 figures, from $1,101 million to $1,103 million. The adjustment puts bookstore sales this past June at 3.6 percent above June 2008.

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11 Aug

Sales at Bookstores Increase in June

After five down months, retail sales at bookstores took a turn for the better in June. Sales at bookstores increased by 3.4 percent in June 2009 as compared to June 2008, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census. June 2009 bookstore sales are estimated at $1,101 million, compared to sales of $1,065 million for the same period last year.

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