Unit sales of print books fell 13.9% in the week ended Jan. 8, 2022, compared to the first week in 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
Hundreds lined up to crash the doors as BookExpo opened on Wednesday, as booksellers, publishers and authors convened for another three-day stint of networking and deal-making. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Will "political fatigue" end publishers' six year streak of print sales growth? At a late morning session dubbed The State of the Publishing Industry Today, David Walter, executive director, client development for NPD Books, told BookExpo attendees that growth in print sales is trending down,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Hundreds lined up to crash the doors as BookExpo opened on Wednesday, as booksellers, publishers and authors convened for another three-day stint of networking and deal-making. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-30 04:00:00 UTC ]
Lack of a political bestseller and ramifications from printing issues have units down 5.9%. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales of print units are off to a slow start in 2019, falling 8.6% in the week ended Jan. 26, 2019, compared to the similar week in 2018, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
After a slow start to the fiscal year, Riggio, who returned as Barnes & Noble's CEO after last month's ouster of Ron Boire, has plans to improve the bookseller's bottom line. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The two major trade segments--adult and children's/YA--had a slow start to the year, according to the Association of American Publishers' StatShot program. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
After something of a slow start when the exhibition hall opened at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, May 11, book-buyer traffic at the 2016 BookExpo America—which ran through Friday, May 13, at Chicago’s McCormick Place—picked up noticeably on Thursday, May 12. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
Sales in Houghton Mifflin Harcourt's trade division fell 7.3% in the first quarter and its loss rose. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
After a slow start to Germany’s holiday book sales in 2015, shopping picked up during December and bookstores managed to finish slightly ahead. The post Germany: Strong Finish for Holiday Book Sales appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Crucial holiday book sales in Germany have been low so far. We’re taking a closer look at Germany’s holiday spending behavior this year. The post Germany: Slow Start to Holiday Book Sales appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Just as the Dow Jones Industrial Average pulled back in January following large gains in 2013, the Publishers Weekly Stock Index also got off to a slow start in 2014. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]