Specialty Bookselling

Based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide for the eight-week period ending June 8, 2010.

Booksellers discussed the challenges and opportunities that 8-to-12-year-old readers represent, as part of ABA's Day of Education at BookExpo America.

For the eight-week period ending May 17, 2010, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide.

To help bookstores and libraries mark May is Latino Books Month, the Association of American Publishers' Publishing Latino Voices for America (PLVA) Task Force has teamed with the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and others to present a recommended reading list of children's books intended to foster "bookjoy" and to encourage families to read together. The list includes titles in English and in Spanish as well as bilingual titles, nonfiction, picture books, and novels, all celebrating Latino culture and Latin American identity.

For the eight-week period ending April 13, 2010, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide. 1. J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2010: For Preparing Your 2009 Tax Return J.K. Lasser Institute, Wiley, $19.95, 9780470447116 2.

Browser's Briefing: Idlewild Books features world literature and travel guides, organized by country. Owner David Del Vecchio noted that the store sells more literature than guidebooks, with most of the customers shopping the store for their next great read rather than looking to plan a trip.

For the eight-week period ending March 23, 2010, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide. 1. The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie Alan Bradley, Bantam, $15, 9780385343497 2.

When Follett Higher Education Group announced a new textbook rental program open to independent bookstores, "we instantly had people signing up," said senior vice president of intellectual properties Gary Shapiro.

For the eight-week period ending March 9, 2010, and based on sales in hundreds of independent bookstores nationwide. 1. Rand McNally 2010: The Road Atlas: United States/Canada/Mexico Rand McNally (Eds.), Rand McNally, $13.95, 9780528942488 2.

Here is the 2010 Indie Next List Poetry Top Ten, based on the enthusiastic nominations of independent booksellers nationwide. A full-color PDF of the list is available for download via BookWeb. Showcasing two international collections, an audiobook, an innovative introduction to poetry for children, and the latest work of the current U.S. poet laureate, the 2010 Poetry Top Ten is the result of strong support from booksellers with a deep level of knowledge and commitment.