Online sales, ebooks and ereaders
In 2011, most stores surveyed reported being part of a chain with a retail website that sold print books (63%), 18% reported that their store had its own retail website,...
Stock, supply, staff… sale?
For the most part, as well as being happy with the books on offer, booksellers were also generally content with publishers' efforts in the realm of supply, though bestseller data...
Pre-Christmas survey 2011: A mixed bag
The attitude of booksellers going into Christmas 2011 could best be described as cautiously optimistic. After last year's dismal Christmas, it's perhaps not surprising that many booksellers have been hesitant...
The wash up
It's clear that booksellers around the country have been doing their utmost to hold onto their customers in 2011. ‘We have worked very hard this year with events, social media...
The books … and book prices
The good news for publishers (and most book retailers) is that booksellers surveyed said they thought the range of books on offer this Christmas was strong (64%), up from only...