AAP: sales 'slow' in 2015 first quarter

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) StatShot report has recorded publisher book sales down 6.6% for the first quarter of 2015, at $2.2bn compared to $2.38bn for the first quarter of last year. Data for the StatShot comes from just over 1,200 publishers. The figures represent publishers' net revenue in the US, rather than retailer or consumer sales figures. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2015-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties: Week of May 5, 2015

The memoir by a Dutch plane crash survivor, initially self-published, draws multiple houses; a Swedish spy series repped by the Salomonsson Agency lures pubs from Greece and beyond; and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print drop hits S&S first quarter

A fall in physical book sales led to a decrease in revenue in the first quarter of 2015 for Simon & Schuster. Results released by the publisher’s parent company CBS Corporation were not broken down geographically, but gave publishing revenues for the first three months of this year at... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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News Briefs: Week of May 11, 2015

Macmillan to offer audiobooks to libraries via Hoopla and more in this week's publishing news briefs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, May 11, 2015

This week, Sally Mann's amazing memoir, original sin, and the latest from Anne Enright. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Sales figures tell all about the UK's waning love for celebrity memoirs

Publishing industry data for 2014 spills the beans on decline in biography and cookbook sales, while children’s literature in print rises by 10%Publishers used to have a simple recipe for a bestseller: sign up a celebrity or a TV chef and get the book out for Christmas.Not any more. The latest... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending May 8, 2015

Indie bookstore openings continue to outweigh closings with two new stores slated to open in the D.C. area, and another store in South Carolina prepping to open its doors. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PRH helps Bertelsmann first quarter rise

Bertelsmann increased its revenue and operating EBITDA in the first quarter of 2015, compared to the year before, chiefly due to its book publishing business and its German-language TV business. The media, services and education company, which owns 53% of Penguin Random House, has released its... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Time Inc puts Blue Fin building up for sale for more than £400m

Publisher of Marie Claire and NME expecting premium price for HQ near Tate Modern and planning to remain a tenant following saleThe publisher of Marie Claire and NME has put its London headquarters, the Blue Fin building near Tate Modern, up for sale with a price tag of more than £400m.Time Inc... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Combined Print, Digital Sales Down for UK Pubs in 2014

The combined print and ebook sales of U.K. publishers fell by 2% in 2014, to £3.3 billion, according to the new edition of the Publishers Association Statistics Yearbook. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HC posts 14% quarterly revenue rise

The inclusion of Harlequin and strong sales of Chris Kyle’s memoir American Sniper (William Morrow) helped HarperCollins to a 14% increase in revenues in the three months to 31st March, compared to the year before. But ebook revenues declined 3% year-on-year, HarperCollins’ parent company News... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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News Corp profits halve after weak newspaper ad sales

Rupert Murdoch group, which publishes Sun, Times and Wall Street Journal, partly blames currency fluctuations, as book publishing division reports growthRupert Murdoch’s News Corp has seen a 52% year-on-year fall in its third-quarter profits as its newspaper advertising revenue continued to... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Authors on the Air May 7, 2015: General Ann Dunwoody

General Ann Dunwoody, author of 'A Higher Standard, Leadership Strategies from America’s First Female Four-Star General' (Da Capo Press, 9780738217796), will appear on MSNBC TV’s 'Andrea Mitchell Reports' on Thursday, May 7. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The Arab World Slow to Adopt Digital Publishing

There is a state of confusion in the Arab world regarding digital publishing, with educational institutions at the forefront, though take up is slow. The post The Arab World Slow to Adopt Digital Publishing appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-05-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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April Bloomfield Signs Up for a Third: Cookbook Deals, April 2015

April Bloomfield takes on fish in her third cookbook at Ecco, and Artisan signs two. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: Ted Heinecken: Living History

Although Ted Heinecken describes himself as having been an eminence grise at Fujii Associates until his February retirement, he’s considered by many to be the elder statesman of the entire Midwestern book world. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, May 1, 2015

This week: David McCullough on the Wright Brothers, Kate Atkinson's follow-up to "Life After Life," and the definitive biography of Saul Bellow. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2015: BookCon Looks to Get Bigger—and Better

When ReedPop announced ambitious plans for its inaugural BookCon show last year, publishers were skeptical, and they had every right to be. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2015: Adult Galleys to Grab: Go Ahead, Take One

Our not-to-be-missed annual round-up of the show's big adult galley giveaways, listed by publisher. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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BEA 2015: Bookstore of the Year: Books & Books

In the late 1970s, Mitchell Kaplan dropped out of law school in Washington, D.C., with the dream of opening an independent bookstore in South Florida, where he grew up. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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