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September Bestsellers.

May Bestselling Books

The Hallmarked Man claimed the top spot with 2,493 sales. The Impossible Fortune (Thursday Murder Club #5) followed closely in second place with 2,401 sales. In third place, What We Can Know made its debut with 1,999 sales.

Explore previous Monthly Bestsellers or click the button below for the full list of this month's bestsellers.
   
   
   

Welcome New Stores.

   

Pulp Fiction is a specialist, bricks ’n’ mortar, science fiction, fantasy, crime and mystery bookshop in Brisbane, Australia. 
   
   
   

New Features and Improvements added in September.

  • Progressed
    • New website checkout, hope to have this on beta in the coming weeks
    • Sales tax upgrade to handle multiple taxes and exempt groups
    • General ledger (integration with gift cards)

    • EDI service improvements and additions

    • A digital invoice/receipt option for the mob POS

  • Released
    • Additional interfaces added to the new mob friendly back office layout 

    • SEO improvements to attract more website traffic and sales

    • Speed improvements to movers

    • Accessibility (ADA) improvements to improve usability for disabled users

  • Infrastructure updates and improvements

See a detailed summary on our website or Circle Support on X for all changes including bug fixes.

   

KPIs.

Book Industry Figures
Both the New Zealand and Australian markets showed improvement in September. NZ, while still in negative territory, rose to (-2.10%) and AU showed a modest rebound (1.54%).


Year-to-date results show a similar pattern: New Zealand is modestly ahead at 0.05%, while Australia is tracking more strongly at 3.35%.


Monthly Sales vs. Last Year (August → September)

  • Australia: -1.22% → 1.54%
  • New Zealand: -8.28→ -2.10%
Circle customers can view detailed year-to-date data in Reports > Monthly Sales

   

US Regional Conferences.

I have just returned from a tour of US regional bookseller conferences. This was a 'look & learn' mission for us - so a big shout out to all the wonderful organisers and bookshops that took the time to chat. 


I can report that local bookselling is alive and well in the US regions. The things that stood out for me were the variety of stores and not just the creative blend of used and new book selling, but the integration of cafes and even bars! (Tough job visiting these stores!)


Book bans are the hot topic this year which honestly had me scratching my head with some of the books that had made it onto the various banned lists. 


Warwick
CirclePos Founder

   
   

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