Industry Statistics

17 Dec

Bestseller Reporting Especially Important During Holiday Season

As the year comes to an end and bookstores are at their busiest, it is crucially important that booksellers continue to report to the Indie Bestseller Lists to demonstrate the power of independents to the industry as a whole.

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21 Nov

Retail Sales at Bookstores Up in September

After months of decline, September retail sales at bookstores were up by 6.3 percent compared to September 2012, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.

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30 Oct

Retail Sales at Bookstores Down in August

August retail sales at bookstores were down by 4.5 percent compared to August 2012, according to preliminary figures recently released by the Bureau of the Census.

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