![]() Sales were up 15% at Washington, D.C.’s Politics and Prose, according to general manager Tracey Filar Atwood, who was unsure whether to attribute the increase to the attention the store has received in the wake of co-owner and founder Carla Cohen’s death, American Express’s Small Business Day on Saturday, or luck. While few bookstores could match Saturday sales at Park Road Books in Charlotte, N.C., up more than 30% because of the the closing of a nearby Joseph-Beth Booksellers and the impending closure of a Borders store, many reported solid sales for Black Friday weekend, a PW survey found. The reportedly imminent launch of Google Editions could help indies gain some traction in the e-book business however. “I have a feeling this is going to be a real Kindle/Nook Christmas,” predicted Buttonwood’s Betsy Detwiler. Hardcover sales remained on the soft side and some booksellers were anxious about the impact of e-books and e-readers. Memoirs, led by the difficult-to-get The Autobiography of Mark Twain and the still surprisingly hot Decision Points, were the most popular titles. ![]() Many of the independent booksellers contacted by PW yesterday reported solid holiday sales over the Thanksgiving weekend. ![]()
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