Costco to stop selling books year-round: report

Group 1 - Costco plans to stop selling books regularly at its wholesale clubs from January through August starting next year, with regular stocking only during the holiday season from September through December [1] - The decision is influenced by the added cost for workers to stock books, which require more effort compared to other items that can be easily rolled out on pallets [1] - This move could significantly impact publishers, as Costco's bulk orders can reach hundreds of thousands of copies for a single book [2] Group 2 - Costco has been a major bookseller for decades, but the company has been gradually pulling back on book sales [4] - Bestselling fiction, book club selections, nonfiction hardcovers, cookbooks, and boxed sets of children's books have historically sold well at Costco [5]