AAP: April sales down 3.3%

Publishers’ sales in the US fell 5.6% year-on-year to $3bn in the first third of 2015, according to the Association of American Publishers (AAP). The latest monthly AAP StatShot, covering April, put total revenues for publishers down 3.3% for the month compared to April 2014. The figure represents a shallower fall than the 6.6% drop seen in the "slow" first quarter for the year. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble Preorders are 25% Off Until April 22nd

The Barnes & Noble preorder sale applied to print books, ebooks, and audiobooks. Here are some big name titles coming out soon to preorder now. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Lit Hub Daily: April 20, 2022

“Doesn’t it scan as odd that the collective book industry reply to “your working conditions are so racist they’re a form of psychological horror” was an ecstatic yes, drag me?” Tajja Isen on The Other Black Girl and lip service in publishing. | Lit Hub Criticism Middle-earth in watercolor: Alan... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for April 19, 2022

Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by ThriftBooks. Receive a FREE BOOK credit with a pre-order of Book Lovers by Emily Henry.`Receive a FREE BOOK credit with a pre-order of BOOK LOVERS by Emily... Continue reading at Book Riot

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 18, 2022

The books we love coming out this week include new titles by Richard Cohen, Ben Shattuck, and Tove Ditlevsen. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Easter Bump Lifted Print Book Sales by 10% Last Week

With Easter getting closer, the children's category had a big jump in sales last week over a year ago, leading to an overall 10.2% increase in print unit sales for the week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore Sales Rose 27% in February

Bookstore sales were $583 million in February up from $459 million a year ago, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Riot’s Children’s Book Deals for April 13, 2022

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Religion Book Deals: April 13, 2022

Sibil Fox and Robert Richardson, who appeared in 2020’s Oscar-nominated documentary about incarceration, ‘Time,’ are sharing details about their story in a book coming to Baker; Moody is ‘Letting Go of Loneliness’ in a new title; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Club Picks for April 2022

Annie Hartnett's 'Unlikely Animals' lands on two lists, mythological retellings make a splash, and more in April's book club picks. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Sourcebooks Has Record First Quarter Sales

Widespread changes made last year to such things as its supply chain, remote work, and efforts to reach consumers led to a point-of-purchase print unit sales increase of 36% at Sourcebooks in the first quarter of 2022 over the comparable period in 2021. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for April 10, 2022

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Book Riot’s YA Book Deals of the Day: April 9, 2022

The best YA ebook deals, sponsored by the audiobook of The Silent Unseen by Amanda McCrina.`the audiobook of The Silent Unseen by Amanda... Continue reading at Book Riot

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No Actions Offered to Librarians to Help With Book Bans From National Org: Book Censorship News, April 8, 2022

This week's book censorship news includes a look at what the American Library Association is -- and is not -- doing right now. Continue reading at Book Riot

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12 Must-Read April Children’s Book Releases

April children's book releases feature new books by award winning authors like Kyle Lukoff and Dan Santat as well as fantastic debuts. Continue reading at Book Riot

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 11, 2022

The books we love coming out this week include new titles by Melissa Chadburn, Lisa Hsiao Chen, and Séamas O’Reilly. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Book Sales Boom Has Ended

Sales of print books dipped 8.9% in the first quarter of 2022, putting an end to a long sales surge. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of April 11, 2022

Dallas Mavericks CEO Cynt Marshall sells a memoir to Ballantine, Random House buys a Lincoln bio from Jon Meacham, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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From the Archive: April 16, 1973

In April 1973, Grosset & Dunlap, which is now a Penguin children’s imprint, announced the impending publication of a very adult book: Norman Mailer’s biography of Marilyn Monroe. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Licensing Hotline: April 2022

Read on for news about DK's 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' encyclopedia, Random House's picture book with Ellen DeGeneres, new Harry Potter publishing from Insight Editions, lucha libre books from Future House and Masked Republic, a Spawn trade publishing program, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Let’s call April mystery book month. Here’s what I’d read.

Two outstanding examples that daringly upend familiar conventions are Andre Bjerke’s “The Lake of the Dead" and Masahiro Imamura’s “Death Among the Undead." Continue reading at The Washington Post

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