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Presents a chart of the top-selling children's fiction books in the U.S., as of September 12, 2005.

Reports on the release of the book "Out of the Blue" by the "Chicago Tribune" in October 2003. Overview of the book; Number of copies to be distributed by the paper.

The article reports on an increase in book sales posted by Hastings Entertainment for fiscal year ended January 31, 2009. The company sales rose by 2.8% during the period. Music share sales, on the other hand, fell from 17% in 2007 to 15% in 2008. Sales increases were attributed to new and used titles with a 1.3% increase in comparative sales.

Presents a chart of the top-selling trade paperbacks in the U.S., as of September 12, 2005, including "Wicked," by Gregory Maguire.

Reports on the sales of the book "The Five People You Meet in Heaven," by Mitch Albom in 2003. Number of copies that are out in the market; Book tours planned by Albom.

Focuses on the challenges facing mystery publishers. Performance of romantic suspense and thriller stories in the mystery market; List of several mystery books including "Trainspotting"; Information on mystery writers.

Focuses on backlist books. Value to booksellers; Definition of backlist; Categories of books that sell; Types of books that are hard to sell. INSETS: Lord of the Backlist;Spinning the Backlist Wheel.

Presents books recommended by several booksellers for the holiday and gift book season in 2004. "Homer for the Holidays," by Nancy Levine; "The Penis Book," by Joseph Cohen; The Complete Far Side," by Gary Larson; "Yiddish With Dick and Jane."

This article outlines reasons for the declining sales of children's books. The reasons cited include the electronic competition, discounting at chain superstores and mass merchandisers, failure of the school business, not enough stand-alone fiction, difficulty in booking authors on tour, excessive packaging and the presence of hardcovers.

This article presents the author's opinion on the publishing process and how books get bought and sold. For years, book people have been complaining about the commercialization of publishing. Book packagers traditionally respond to a perceived market opportunity by researching, commissioning and producing books for publishers.

This article reports that the business book market is changing as people seek business information in new ways and new places. Now that the Internet provides instant access to magazines, newspapers and blogs covering every niche in the market, business books are no longer the main source of practical advice about running a company.

Pays tribute to Ted Wilentz, a bookseller and co-owner of Manhattan's Eighth Street Bookshop in New York City. Philosophy of Wilentz on bookselling; Experiences of Wilentz in publishing; Books which have been published by Wilentz; Support given by Wilentz to artists and writers.

Presents updates on books released in the United States as of August 14, 2000. Rank of Rosamunde Pilcher's `Winter Solstice' in the fiction bestseller category; List of bestsellers in the mass market; Information on Linda Howard's `Mr. Perfect.'