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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BookNet Canada's annual report, The State of Digital Publishing, shows a slight decline in sales of ebooks last year, even as publishers produced more digital titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Total sales of audiobooks rose 18.2%, to an estimated $2.1 billion. Unit sales for the year were up even more, rising 33.9% over 2015, to 89.5 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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APA estimates show 2016's audiobook sales growth expanding by almost 20 percent again. Sixty-seven million Americans say they finished an audiobook. The post Audio Publishers Association: Annual Survey Cites a Third Year of Strong US Audiobook Sales Growth appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A rare bookseller is selling two first editions of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (Bloomsbury) for more than £10,000 combined. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Toronto-based Kobo and Seattle's Amazon are neck-and-neck in Canadian publishers' use of ebook retailers, BookNet Canada finds, in a new 2016 survey. The post BookNet Canada: Digital Revenue Up in 2016, Ebook Sales Down appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Hearst Autos division will handle industry advertising sales across all magazine titles. The post Hearst Magazines Drives Toward Category Sales appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-05-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Citing a 110-percent jump in sales in Latin America and 41 percent growth in Spain, a new report sees digital as a key to the Spanish markets' turnaround. The post Dosdoce and Bookwire Chart ‘Soaring’ Ebook Sales in the Spanish Markets appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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Sales at HMH, S&S, Lagardère, and HarperCollins are up in the first quarter compared to a year ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Reports in Russia describe a 60-percent growth in ebook sales last year, and analysts say digital formats may grow at 30 to 50 percent for years to come. The post Russia’s Readers Raise the Digital Stakes Amid Falling Print Sales appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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The Society of Authors is calling on publishers to consider the impact that bulk “special sales” deals are having on both author and publisher earnings. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Led by strong gains in its children’s publishing division, revenue at Bloomsbury rose 15% in the fiscal year ended February 28, 2017 over fiscal 2016. Profits slipped, however, dropping to £9.4 million from £10.3 million in fiscal 2016. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After falling in the first two months of the year, compared to the same period in 2016, bookstore sales rose in March. They climbed 2.4%, to $725 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an amicus brief, AAP lawyers argue that a reversal legalizing the resale of digital media would be "catastrophic" for the publishing industry. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales at Regnery jumped 48.9% in the first quarter ended March 31, largely thanks to the strong sales of David Limbaugh's 'The True Jesus.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Sales rose 4.1% at HBG in the first quarter ended March 31, 2017 over the same period in 2016. The revenue gain was due to solid sales in HBG's Center Street division. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Revenue at the publisher rose 4% in the third quarter of fiscal 2017, to $374 million. Earnings increased 3%, to $37 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors' and publishers' groups are protesting a change in Amazon's third-party sales policy. The retailer says it's in line with 'the rest of Amazon.' The post Authors Guild Joins Warnings on Amazon’s Buy-Button Book Sales Policy appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling iBooks in mystery, romance, sci-fi, biography, fiction, and more for the week ended April 30, 2017. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Ed Christie, UK sales director at Random House, is leaving the company after 28 years, following a shake-up of PRH's UK sales leadership team. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With the stock prices of five companies falling in April and another five rising, the Publishers Weekly Stock Index rose 3.3% in the month. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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