Adult Nonfiction Sales Drive More Unit Gains in Late January

At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, unit sales of print books were 6% higher in the week ended Jan. 28, 2018, than in the comparable week in 2017. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cambridge Completes Warehouse Sale

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's E-Book Business Is Up 70 Percent, but It's Still Not Disclosing Kindle Sales

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[ AllThingsD | 2013-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Social Analytics: What to Measure and How to Drive Growth

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Amazon reports record sales growth

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UK kids' mag slated for adult games content

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'Record' tablet sales for Apple

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Book sales down 6% at WHS

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Turning Tide: As E-reading Catches On, Boys Gain on Girls

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'Phenomenal' tablet sales at Dixons

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Big children's brands push up 2012 sales

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Indie bookstores report strong sales for 2012

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