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US First-Quarter 2021 Print Book Sales Grew 29 Percent

Strong book sales continue in Q1 of 2021, with print sales up 29 percent in the US. And in 2020, ebook sales increased by 17 percent. The post US First-Quarter 2021 Print Book Sales Grew 29 Percent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-04-19 16:24:12 UTC ]
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Backlist Drives Print Book Unit Gains Higher Through February

Driven by strong backlist sales, unit sales of print books rose 26% last week over the week ended February 29, 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. It was the largest week-over-week gain compared to 2020 so far this year, helping unit sales finish the first two months of 2021 with a... Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-03-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Denmark’s Lindhardt & Ringhof Reports ‘Vast Growth in Revenue’ in 2020

'Readers want both digital books as well as the "old-fashioned" print book,' says Lindhardt & Ringhof's CEO. The post Denmark’s Lindhardt & Ringhof Reports ‘Vast Growth in Revenue’ in 2020 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-02-23 12:58:26 UTC ]
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Sales of Print Books End January on High Note

Unit sales of print book rose 19.5% in the week ended January 30, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020 at outlets that report to BookScan. For the month of January, print unit sales were 21.3% higher than January 2020. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2021-02-04 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Up, up and awry

Last week, Nielsen reported that based on estimated data the UK print book market grew 5.2% by volume in 2020, and rose 5.5% by value, to £1.76bn. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-29 03:09:12 UTC ]
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France's publishers saw 2% print drop in 2020, says SNE

French publishers’ print book sales probably dropped by only 2% in 2020 when compared to the year before, according to preliminary figures provided by Vincent Montagne, president of the French Publishers Association (Syndicat National de l’Edition, SNE). Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2021-01-11 12:59:19 UTC ]
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NPD: 2020 Was the US’ Bestselling Year for Print in a Decade

One-third of 2020 growth in US print book sales was driven by juvenile fiction, NPD BookScan reports, with overall sales of 751 million units. The post NPD: 2020 Was the US’ Bestselling Year for Print in a Decade appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-01-07 21:07:49 UTC ]
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Thomas Piketty explains why the world is ripe for ‘participatory socialism’

The French economist, whose first “Capital” book in 2014 became a surprise bestseller with its deep analysis of income inequality over the centuries, is back—and this time offering solutions to the complex problem in his new book, “Capital and Ideology.” The recovery from the financial crisis... Continue reading at 'Fast Company'

[ Fast Company | 2020-03-14 13:48:59 UTC ]
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'Where the Crawdads Sing' Top Seller So Far in 2019

Delia Owens's novel was the top-selling print book in the first half of 2019 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. The novel, published in August 2018, sold over 907,000 copies in 2019 and more than 1.1 million copies since its release. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-07-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
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New chapter? UK print book sales fall while audiobooks surge 43%

Publishers hit by surprise 5.4% fall in 2018 – but warn against proclaiming terminal declineUK book sales fell for the first time in five years in 2018, despite the success of bestsellers such as Michelle Obama’s autobiography, Becoming.The UK publishing industry was hit by a surprise fall of... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2019-06-25 23:01:37 UTC ]
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Medium Goes Analog With First Print Book

Online publishing platform Medium will publish its first print book,'The Big Disruption,' next week. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Going Beyond Protecting the Print Book

The counterfeiting of textbooks has been the bane of many educational publishers. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pears' app shortlisted for Arthur C Clarke award

Iain Pears’ Arcadia (Faber & Faber), a story that can be read either as a print book or an app, is in contention for this year’s Arthur C Clarke award for science fiction, along with novels by authors such as Becky Chambers and Nnedi Okorafor. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A manifesto for new formats

"Our love of the print book is problematic," writes Bath Spa University's Rosie Maynard, "causing people left, right and centre to declare ‘THE BOOK IS DEAD’ or some variation thereof." A couple of years ago, everyone in what I call "the industry! the industry!" passed around a ridiculous video... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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French journalists accused of blackmailing Moroccan king claim entrapment

Lawyers for Eric Laurent and Catherine Graciet say they were trapped into accepting €40,000 each to not print book Two French journalists facing extortion charges for allegedly trying to blackmail the Moroccan king, Mohammed VI, have said they were trapped into the agreement.Eric Laurent and... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Touchpress at five

Touchpress started life because I was terribly annoyed with the world for not having a platform on which I could publish the interactive electronic edition of my print book, The Elements (which existed fully formed in my little mind, and nowhere else). Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How To: Improving a Print Book By Converting it Into an Ebook

Ben Denckla explains how he converted Lionel Lord Tennyson's 1933 autobiography into an ebook, and in the process updated it for the 21st century. The post How To: Improving a Print Book By Converting it Into an Ebook appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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365 x 365: a digital experiment that's a missed opportunity

James Robertson's daily 365-word stories are a promising idea let down by poor digital designNew Year's Day saw the launch of 365, a collaboration between Scottish writer James Robertson and Hamish Hamilton, a Penguin imprint. It sounded promising: one 365-word story to be published online every... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pew survey: Reading of print books increased in 2013

The Pew survey found that e-reading increased as well but that more adults read a print book in 2013 than in the previous year. 'Print remains the foundation of Americans’ reading habits,' the report stated. Continue reading at 'The Christian Science Monitor'

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When Print Trumps Digital

Former Wired editor Kevin Kelly says that he self-published his new book A Catalog of Possibilities in print because of the enduring power of a large, print book. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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