April's Audio Download Top 20

There’s a reshuffle at the top for Audio Downloads and an uncharacteristic number one is crowned in Physical Audiobooks. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Jen Hatmaker Book Tops 17K Sales in First Week

Take a look behind the scenes at the marketing push for Jen Hatmaker’s new ‘Fierce, Free, and Full of Fire,’ released in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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April Religion Bestsellers: Books on Hope and Peace Dominate

‘The Hope of Glory,’ ‘Suffer Strong,’ ‘The Gift of One Day,’ and more titles centered on overcoming challenges take the top 10 spots on PW’s Religion Nonfiction Bestsellers list amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Scott Turow is a master of the legal thriller. ‘The Last Trial’ proves he’s still at the top of his game.

The novel revisits Sandy Stern, a character Turow first introduced in his debut, 1987’s “Presumed Innocent.” Continue reading at The Washington Post

[ The Washington Post | 2020-05-12 15:18:02 UTC ]
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20 new books coming out today.

You know what they say: April showers bring May books. Here’s today’s brand-new batch coming to (virtual) bookstores near you. Consider this a friendly reminder that it’s never a bad idea to support your local indie. * Samantha Harvey, The Shapeless Unease  (Grove Press) “This memoir churns deep... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-05-12 13:45:17 UTC ]
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20 Must-Read Adult Books for YA Readers

Sink into an excellent adult book for YA readers with these must-read crossover books featuring the themes you love in YA literature. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-05-11 10:33:44 UTC ]
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Audio in extremis

Once upon a time, round about the start of the year, there was a settled order in the audiobook recording world.  A relatively small number of voice artists had at-home recording setups – often a booth, built in a spare room or the garden shed, which gave the experienced narrator greater... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-10 19:59:08 UTC ]
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E-book Ranking: Crawdads swims into the top spot

Delia Owens’ Where the Crawdads Sing claimed the Publisher E-Book Ranking top spot for the week ending 25th April. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-10 19:53:20 UTC ]
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Print Unit Sales Rise Nearly 5% at the End of April

Solid gains in the adult fiction and juvenile nonfiction categories lifted print unit sales up 4.7% in the week ended May 2, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-08 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Spotify, Wizarding World bring Harry Potter to digital audio

Daniel Radcliffe, David Beckham and Dakota Fanning are among a handful of celebrities who will be reading various chapters of “Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone/Sorcerer’s Stone” exclusively on Spotify. Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2020-05-05 18:54:51 UTC ]
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Walliams notches up 60th number one as Rooney enters top five

David Walliams' Slime (HarperCollins) is once again the UK Official Top 50 number one, holding the top spot for a fourth consecutive week. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-05 14:42:51 UTC ]
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20 new books publishing today, day 723 at home.

The future may be uncertain, but one thing we can always count on is the bunch of new books that come into the world every Tuesday. Welcome, friends. * Emma Straub, All Adults Here  (Riverhead) “Straub cements her status as a master of the domestic ensemble drama.” –TIME   Percival... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-05-05 13:27:20 UTC ]
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20 Must-Read Small Press Short Story Collections and Anthologies

Have a quick bite of these excellent small press short story collections and anthologies sampling a wide variety of genres, themes, and perspectives. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-05-05 10:34:09 UTC ]
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Bookstat chart: Girl Beneath the Sea surges to top spot, Rooney shoots to second

Andrew Mayne's The Girl Beneath the Sea (Thomas & Mercer) has made a splash in the Bookstat e-book top 10, sailing straight into the number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-05 09:58:28 UTC ]
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Print Unit Sales Flat in Late April

A huge gain in the juvenile nonfiction category helped offset a decline in adult nonfiction to keep unit sales of print books in the week ended Apr. 25, 2020, nearly even with sales in the similar week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-01 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Coronavirus Update: The UK Scraps Its 20-Percent VAT on Digital Books

A rare benefit of COVID-19, the UK's government finally–and suddenly–has wiped out the market's punishing tax on digital publications. The post Coronavirus Update: The UK Scraps Its 20-Percent VAT on Digital Books appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-30 16:03:25 UTC ]
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Audible Charts: Secret Service sneaks into the top

Tom Bradby's Secret Service (Penguin Audio), narrated by Juliet Aubrey, has zipped into the Audible weekly number one spot for the week ending 26th April. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-29 21:05:22 UTC ]
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Publishing for the future: how children’s books have changed in 20 years

Looking back and charting changes in a business as multi-faceted and all-encompassing as children’s books is a tricky business. Given that the peak titles from the past last a very long time while most titles fade away fairly fast and the least successful disappear surprisingly completely it is... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-29 19:37:34 UTC ]
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Slime scores hat-trick for Walliams in charts top spot

David Walliams' Slime (HarperCollins) has scored a third week running in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, with Nielsen BookScan once again unable to provide volume or value figures. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-28 15:39:28 UTC ]
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20 brand-new books hitting shelves today.

The days in quarantine would all blend together if it weren’t for Tuesday, which is the day new books hit the (now metaphorical) shelves. Here are a few of the titles dropping today. You can get them from your local indie and/or Bookshop (which, by the way, has now raised over one million... Continue reading at Literrary Hub

[ Literrary Hub | 2020-04-28 13:57:38 UTC ]
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Amazon Charts: The Flatshare rooms at the top

Beth O'Leary's The Flatshare (Quercus) has continued to top the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Fiction chart, notching up a third week in the number one spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-04-28 13:51:51 UTC ]
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