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24 May

Weak Bookstore Sales in March

March 2006 retail sales at bookstores slipped almost four percent compared to March 2005, according to recent estimates from the Bureau of the Census. This marked the second month in a row that sales have failed to meet or beat the previous year's results. Bookstore sales in March were $1,040 million, down from $1,082 million in March 2005.

Overall retail sales continued to outpace bookstore sales. In March 2006, overall retail sales were $367 billion, 7.6 percent better than the $341 billion reported in March 2005.

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24 May

Bestseller List Reporting Deadline Extended

Next week's Book Sense Bestseller List reporting deadline has been extended due to the Memorial Day holiday.

Booksellers reporting via BookScan will have until 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 30, to report to BookScan. The deadline for booksellers reporting via the ABA file upload or web entry methods will be midnight on Tuesday.

The June 1 bestseller lists in PDF and HTML formats will be posted to ABA's trade website, BookWeb.org, in the late afternoon on Wednesday, May 31.

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24 May

TRENDS 2006 Shows Small Pub Sales More Than Previously Estimated

On Friday, May 19, at BookExpo America in Washington, D.C., the Book Industry Study Group (BISG), announced some of the key findings in its recent study, Book Industry TRENDS 2006. This year's TRENDS takes a "giant step forward," said Angela Bole, BISG's marketing and communications manager, because it now includes extensive primary research with publishers whose annual revenues are under $50 million.

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24 May

Children's Booksellers Focus on Selling Outside the Box

Thursday afternoon's sessions for children's booksellers at BookExpo America were sponsored by the Children's Booksellers and Publishers Committee: A cooperative committee of the American Booksellers Association (ABA), the Association of Booksellers for Children (ABC), and the Children's Book Council (CBC)

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