Softness in the children's categories and just a minimal gain in adult fiction led to a 5.8% drop in unit sales of print books last week. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-06-15 04:00:00 UTC ]
Sales of print books began the second half of 2022 on a down note, with units falling 8.8% last week compared to the week ended July 10, 2021. The sales pattern was a familiar one, with gains in adult fiction not enough to offset deep declines in adult nonfiction and the juvenile segments. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
Lower production and distribution costs were enough to give Simon & Schuster a 9% increase in earnings in the second quarter, despite an 8% drop in sales. Digital revenue jumped 44% in the quarter. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-06 04:00:00 UTC ]
Declines in adult fiction and juvenile fiction and nonfiction offset a 7.6% increase in adult nonfiction sales, resulting in a 0.8% drop in unit sales of print books for the week ended Dec. 8, 2018, compared to the similar week last year at outlets the report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2018-12-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Reading Agency has reported an 8% drop in take-up of its Summer Reading Challenge, with 699,076 children across the UK taking part in 2018's Beano-themed challenge compared to more than 760,000 last year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2018-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]