Specialty Bookselling

San Diego’s Mysterious Galaxy has announced plans to open a second location in Southern California this summer.

Based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending February 20, 2011.

The four-page, full-color Spring Kids’ Indie Next List flier features the top 10 titles for the spring publishing season and an additional 40 selections, spanning all age groups.

Kristen McLean, former ABC executive director, now a consultant to ABA, offers insights and action points for booksellers based on the “The Children’s Book Consumer in the Digital Age,” a joint study by Bowker Pubtrack and ABC.

In recognition of Valentine’s Day, we present the Indie Love and Romance Bestseller Lists, based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending February 6, 2011.

Based on sales in independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending January 23, 2011.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending January 9, 2011.

For the eight-week period ending December 12, 2010, and based on sales at hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide.

Based on sales at independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending December 5, 2010.

In the culmination of a process that has taken nearly two years, this October the voting members of the Association of Booksellers for Children cast ballots in favor of a merger with the American Booksellers Association at a rate of more than 4-to-1.