At the Frankfurt Book Fair 2012, the Italian Publishers Association presented statistics about Italy's book market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2012-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The book market could receive an Olympic boost of around £16m if bookshops decide to take... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2012-04-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Disney Book Group, Hyperion Books, and Marvel have signed a preliminary agreement to move to the Hachette Book Group for book distribution services. Disney Book Group and Hyperion Books will move their distribution to Hachette, while Marvel will expand its existing relationship with Hachette,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2012-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Charlotte Williams and Philip Stone Publication Date: Fri, 08/07/2011 - 09:55 Print sales across the book market have dropped by 3% in the first six months of 2011, compared to the same period last year, with Jamie Oliver the bestselling author over the period, ahead of Julia... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The two reports measure different aspects of the book market and one is far more comprehensive than the other, but figures released last week by Nielsen BookScan and the Association of American Publishers showed a trade market where ebooks are thriving and print books are struggling. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 14/04/2011 - 09:57 Like for like book sales at W H Smith have fallen by 3% in a "soft" market as the retailer reported a 3% increase in profits to £64m. In its interim management statement, for the six months to 28th February, the group's sales... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Talk about transformation. In a span of 20 years, the Russian book market has made a 180-degree shift, from state-owned publishing and distribution to privately held (except for a few exceptions) and increasingly client driven. Every component of its book market was created overnight, after... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2011-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Barbara Casassus Publication Date: Mon, 21/03/2011 - 11:26 E-book sales by Hachette Livre in the United States are in line with the national average, according to the group's chairman and c.e.o. Arnaud Nourry. He told the Buzz Média service of the French daily Le Figaro that ebooks... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]