BTW Takes a Holiday

There will be no issue of Bookselling This Week between Christmas and New Year's Day. However, the Book Sense Bestseller List will be created and will be e-mailed to booksellers and posted to BookWeb on Wednesday, December 28.

Book Sense wants to remind booksellers that it is crucial to keep reporting to the lists at this busiest time of year as next week's list will reflect, what is for most, the last big surge of holiday sales.

Bestseller reporting hours have been extended for 24 hours. Reporting for next week's list begins at 3:00 p.m. EST on Saturday, December 24, and will end at 3:00 a.m. EST on Wednesday, December 28.

BTW asks booksellers to send reports on their holiday experiences to [email protected] for inclusion in a post-holiday wrap-up. Let us know how your sales compared to last year; what the top sellers were; whether you sold gift cards and how sales of the cards compared to previous gift card and/or gift certificate sales; and what your expectations are for the year ahead.

Finally, BTW wishes all of its readers a happy holiday season and a prosperous new year!