Specialty Bookselling

10 Nov

The Winter '08 /'09 Children's Indie Next List

1. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
(Scholastic, $17.99, 9780439023481 / 0439023483)

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15 Oct

The Indie October Baseball Bestseller List

With Major League Baseball's post-season in full-swing, we present the The Indie October Baseball Bestseller List, based on sales in independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending October 14, 2008.

1.

Watching Baseball Smarter: A Professional Fan's Guide for Beginners, Semi-Experts, and Deeply Serious Geeks
Zack Hample, Vintage, $13.95, 9780307280329

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08 Oct

The Indie Mind Body Spirit Bestseller List

For the eight-week period ending October 7, 2008, and based on sales in independent bookstores nationwide.

1.

A New Earth
Eckhart Tolle, Plume, $14, 9780452289963

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24 Sep

The Indie Comics & Graphic Works Bestseller List

For the eight-week period ending September 23, 2008, and based on sales at independent stores nationwide.

1.

Watchmen
Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons, DC Comics, $19.99, 9780930289232

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10 Sep

The Indie Biography and Memoir Bestseller List

For the eight week period ending September 9, 2008, and based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide.

1.

Three Cups of Tea
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Penguin, $15, 9780143038252

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20 Aug

GLBT Titles: Not Just For GLBTs Anymore

With the success of Alison Bechdel's Fun Home and just about every David Sedaris title, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender lit has long since moved from off- to center-stage at general bookstores. With so many choices for GLBT books, the tricky part for a bookseller is creating optimal GLBT section visibility, shelving titles that can span two, three, or more genres, and winnowing a rich field of contenders for shelf space.

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20 Aug

The Indie Sci-Fi & Fantasy Bestseller List

For the eight week period ending August 19, 2008, and based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide.

1.

The Host
Stephenie Meyer, Little Brown, $25.99, 9780316068048

2.

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11 Aug

Fall 2008 Children's Indie Next List

1. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman, Dave McKean (illus.)
(HarperCollins, $17.99, 9780060530921 / 0060530928)

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06 Aug

The Indie Travel Literature Bestseller List

For the eight-week period ending August 5, 2008, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide.

1.

Into Thin Air
Jon Krakauer, Anchor, $14.95, 9780385494786

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23 Jul

The Indie Gardening & Nature Bestseller List

For the eight-week period ending July 22, 2008, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide.

1.

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle
Barbara and Camille Kingsolver, Steven Hopp, Harper Perennial, $14.95, 9780060852566

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09 Jul

Indie Bestsellers: Independent Retailing-Focused Business Books

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the 12-week period ending July 8, 2008.

1.

Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
Bill McKibben, Holt, $14, 9780805087222

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25 Jun

The Indie Cooking Bestseller List

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending June 24, 2008.

1.

The Art of Simple Food
Alice Waters, Clarkson Potter, $35, 9780307336798

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25 Jun

Tapping Into the Growing Market for Graphic Novels

If any bookseller participating in ABA's Day of Education at BookExpo America had doubts about the market for graphic novels, they were put to rest at the panel "Buying, Merchandising, and Selling Graphic Novels, 101," featuring Jessica Stockton Bagnulo, graphic novels buyer and author events coordinator at McNally Robinson Booksellers in New York City; comic artist Scott McCloud; and John Shableski of Diamond Book Distributors.

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12 Jun

New Orleans' Afro-American Book Stop to Reopen

The Afro-American Book Stop, which was destroyed three years ago by Hurricane Katrina, will reopen on July 1. The new 1,500-square-foot store will be near its former location in New Orleans East and will celebrate its grand reopening throughout the July 4th weekend.

"Reopening is something I'm both excited about, yet fearful of," said Afro-American Book Stop owner Michele Lewis. "Hearing and reading so much about the struggles of bookselling, it is a bit frightening, but at the same time I'm ready."

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11 Jun

The Indie Parenting Bestseller List

Based on sales in independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending June 10, 2008.

1.

Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder
Richard Louv, Algonquin, $14.95, 9781565126053

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