Another record year for the children’s sector in revenue terms, led by Middle Grade fiction from burgeoning brand David Walliams and dependable diarist Jeff Kinney, underpinned the print market’s continued growth in 2016 . Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2017-01-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Despite the contentious presidential election, sales at indie bookstores are expected to be up slightly last year, edging out what had been for many a record year in 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
A record year for submissions has led to the highest ever number of regional shortlisted entries in this year’s British Book Industry Awards Independent Bookshop of the Year category, sponsored by Gardners Books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-02-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales rose 25% at Educational Development Corp. for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2015, and net earnings jumped to $859,200 in the year, up from $357,600 in fiscal 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
Editors, agents and booksellers have told The Bookseller they worry that authors are failing to reap the benefits of growth in the children’s book market. With 2014 being a record year for children’s books—sales of which grew 9.1% year on year to a value of £336.5m, according to Nielsen... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-05-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Led by hits from David Walliams, Jeff Kinney and Egmont’s Minecraft stable, the UK children’s market hit an all-time high in revenue and market share in 2014, and exceeded sales of Adult Fiction for the first time since accurate records began. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Books by a brain surgeon, a former Mormon, a chef and an acclaimed artist are among those shortlisted for the 2014 Costa Book Awards. The awards honour books published in the last year in five categories – First Novel, Novel, Biography, Poetry and Children’s Book. This year the awards received... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales at academic and professional publisher Rowman & Littlefield rose 8% in 2013, to $51 million. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Random House enjoyed a record year in 2012, with worldwide sales up 23% and profits up by 76%. In... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]