In the 16 years between 1993 and 2008, it opened an average of 35 new stores each year,” Barnes & Noble said. U.S. PRINT BOOK SALES. 2019: 700.1 million 2020: 757.1 million 2021: 826.5 million ...

Barnes & Noble is set to open at least 60 new brick and mortar stores this year, adding to a boom of bookstores opening in the U.S. But why are bookstores making a comeback?

Customers shop at Barnes and Noble bookstore in Concord, Calif., on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022. Barnes and Noble will open a new location in Walnut Creek next month. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) ...

Barnes & Noble is delaying the opening of its relocated, downsized bookstore in the Town of Huntington to early 2025, as the retailer works to prepare the space and pushes chainwide growth.