BTW Takes a Holiday -- Bestseller Lists to Come a Day Later Next Week

Bookselling This Week will be taking a holiday between Christmas and New Year's Day and will return on Thursday, January 4; however, the Book Sense Bestseller Lists will still be compiled and will be sent to booksellers on Wednesday, December 27. They will also be posted to BookWeb.org on Thursday.

To ensure that as many bookstores as possible report during this crucial holiday sales period, bestseller reporting hours will be extended for 24 hours during the weeks of Christmas and New Year's Day. Next week's reporting deadline will be Tuesday, December 26, at 11:00 p.m. EST for stores reporting via Nielsen BookScan, and midnight EST on Tuesday for stores reporting via ABA methods.

For the week of New Year's Day, deadlines will be Tuesday, January 2, at 11:00 p.m. EST via Nielsen BookScan, and midnight EST on Tuesday for ABA methods.

When BTW returns on January 4, we will feature a holiday wrap-up. If you would like to be part of the story, please let us know via e-mail to editorial@bookweb.org.

To all of our readers, BTW extends best wishes for a happy holiday season and a prosperous new year!