According to data released by Spotify, users aged 18-34 make up 57% of the platform's audiobook listeners, while television adaptations such as 'Shōgun' and 'The Talented Mr. Ripley' have prompted a surge in demand for specific titles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
The board of directors at Ebony has removed CEO Willard Jackson, the magazine said Sunday, citing an ongoing independent investigation into "a number of transactions that Jackson led." A co-founder and vice chairman of Clear View Group (CVG), the private equity firm that acquired Ebony from... Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2020-07-06 17:59:58 UTC ]
The value of print books sold in Canada totaled C$1.13 billion ($850 million) in 2018, with 54.7 million units sold, according to data released by BookNet Canada and BNC SalesData, the national sales tracking service. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
In a shift, American readers have become more interested in books about mental health than about diet and exercise, according to data released by bookstore chain Barnes & Noble. The data, collected around the New Year's season, seems to indicate that readers' annual resolutions are focusing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2019-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Data released by Public Lending Right (PLR) has revealed that "Horrid Henry" creator Tony Ross was the UK's "most borrowed" illustrator across public libraries last year. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales of books and journals in Germany across 2016 were up marginally for the first time since 2013, according to data released by trade association Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
American publishers experienced a 2.7% decline in revenues in the first quarter of 2016 to $2.14bn (£1.65bn) compared to the same period in 2015, according to data released by the Association of American Publishers (AAP). Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The crime and thriller genre has dominated loans from UK public libraries last year according to data released by Public Lending Right. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-02-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
'Clinton Cash' and 'Selfish' both landed in the top 15 adult nonfiction bestsellers, according to data released by Nielsen BookScan on Wednesday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Bookstore sales fell 5.1% to $707 million in July, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales were at $745 million in July 2013. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wattpad, the online writing and reading community, continued its long arch of membership growth and increased social connectivity, finishing 2013 with more than 18 million registered users according to data released by the company today. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Written By: Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 17/02/2011 - 13:50 More people aged over 55 own e-readers than the younger generation, according to a new study on digital reading habits. Data released by research company OnePoll shows 6% of readers in the over-55 categoryequivalent to... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2011-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]