Barnes & Noble says books about anxiety are trending because 'we may be living in an anxious nation' (BKS)
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- Barnes & Noble said that sales of books relating to managing and coping with anxiety are up 26% from a year ago.
- The sales data shows that customers are gravitating towards workbooks and toolkits to try and manage the growing stress of "an anxious nation."
- "The Anxiety category has really popped in the last year as book buyers look for practical guides and strategies on how to manage anxiety," Barnes & Noble's senior director of merchandising, Liz Harwell, said in a press release.
Barnes & Noble is cashing in on anxiety.
The bookstore chain said in a press release on Wednesday that sales of books related to anxiety are up 26% year-over-year compared to last June. The bestselling books in the category include workbooks, toolkits, and self-help books about managing anxiety.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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