The 25th annual Havana Book Fair, held February 11-21, opened with a new feature this year: a display of books published by nearly 40 American houses. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales of adult trade books rose 2.9% in the first nine months of 2015, compared to the first nine month of 2014, according to figures released by the Association of American Publishers through its StatShot program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
The latest report from the Association of American Publishers has revealed adult book revenues in the US shot up 2.9% for the first three quarters of 2015 - and up more than 7% in September - while children's and YA takings for the period dipped slightly. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
As part of its ongoing effort to raise writers’ income, the Authors Guild is sending an open letter to members of the Association of American Publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Total sales in the U.S. book publishing industry rose to $27.98 billion, according to figures released by the Association of American Publishers. Trade sales were up 4.2%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Russia's Samokat has been awarded the Jeri Laber International Freedom to Publish Award from the Association of American Publishers. The post Publisher Who Defied Russia’s Anti-Gay Laws Wins AAP “Freedom” Award appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Three topics that publishers have been dealing with in recent years--technology, data, and free speech--were addressed in a series of lively presentations at the Association of American Publishers’ annual meeting. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Driven by gains in the children’s/young adult and K–12 instructional materials segments, publishers’ sales hit $15.72 billion in 2014, up 4.9% over the previous year, according to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
BookStats, the statistics program formed out of agreement between the Association of American Publishers and the Book Industry Study Group, will not have a fifth year, at least not in its present form. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
As proven by the conversations at BookExpo America, American publishers, editors and readers may finally be coming around to embracing more foreign literature. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
With all major categories except the children’s/young adult segment reporting an increase in 2013, total book sales at the 1,211 publishers that report results to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot program grew 1% over 2012 figures, to $15.05 billion. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Total book sales rose 1.0% in 2013 over 2012, to $15.05 billion, at the 1,211 publishers that report results to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Hillary Clinton spoke about her upcoming book at the Association of American Publishers' annual gathering. The work is scheduled to be released this June. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Reports from the Association of American Publishers on ebook sales suggest that the industry is maturing and growth will plateau soon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The first ever "USA Pavilion" contributed to an increase in American publishers' participation at this year's Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL). Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
One of the allures of ebooks for American publishers is the opportunity the format provides to sell titles to international markets, free of the costs of printing—and shipping—books overseas. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
American publishers are faced with numerous challenges when it comes to publishing translations. Editor Ben Rosenthal offers several creative financial models as possible solutions. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
Patricia van Rhijin, director at CIDCLI, discussed the problems getting Mexican children's books published in the US. American publishers are 'so square,' she says. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
According to a new report by the Association of American Publishers, children's and young adult books experienced a sales jump driven by hardcover sales of Suzanne Collins' trilogy. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Association of American Publishers and the Authors Guild, are fighting Amazon's bid to own new global domain names including .book, .author, and .read. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2013-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]