August Kicks Off with Big Gain in Print Unit Sales

Driven by strong sales from a host of new titles, unit sales of print books jumped 24.8% in the week ended Aug. 8, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-08-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Russia’s “The Big Book” Shortlist Led by Prilepin’s “Cloister”

Zakhar Prilepin’s 'Cloister' leads the shortlist for Russia's 'Big Book' prize, which is worth 3 million rubles ($87,000) to the winner. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manderson Steps Down as Hachette U.K. Restructures Sales

Hachette UK has restructured its sales operation, creating two sales teams, resulting in the loss of a respected and much-loved director and up to 20 jobs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Editor in Chief Craig Marks: Print 'Stands in the Way of Where Spin Needs to Be'

It's time to let go of the idea that music outlet Spin is meant to be a print magazine, according to newly appointed editor in chief Craig Marks. "It's very, very hard to break up with print," he said. "But to hold onto print and to have an even kind of romantic relationship with it probably... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette UK merges sales teams

Hachette UK is to create a new sales structure, merging the teams of Little, Brown and Orion, and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales, Earnings Up in Fiscal '14 at Wiley

John Wiley & Sons reported that revenue for the fiscal year ended April 30, 2014 rose 1%, to $1.78 billion, and operating income increased 4% to $206.7 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon Responsible for Huge Share of Hachette Ebook Sales

Amazon is responsible for 78% for Hachette ebook sales in the UK, and 60% in the United States — which makes the company especially vulnerable. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales up 7% at The Works

The Works has seen a 7% boost in sales following unprecedented growth in its e-commerce arm.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New UK Competition to Find the “Next Big Thing” in Kids Books

A new competition to find the “next big thing” in children’s literature is being launched by the UK’s National Literary Trust and Bloomsbury Children’s Books. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Self-publishing boom lifts sales by 79% in a year

18m titles bought by readers in 2013, to a value of £300m, as print sales' decline continuesSelf-published books' share of the UK market grew by 79% in 2013, with 18m self-published books bought by UK readers last year, according to new statistics.With print sales falling by 10% last year, and... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Germany sees physical sales boost

Germany’s overall book sales rose slightly (0.2%) in 2013 to €9.54bn (£7.7bn),... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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April Bookstore Sales Fell 1.3%

According to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau Thursday morning, April bookstore sales fell 1.3%, to $684 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon pulls Warner Bros movies from sales as trade dispute expands

Already in fracas with publisher Hachette, retailer pulls pre-orders such as The Lego Movie to pressure the studio over pricingFirst they came for Harry Potter's author, and now they have come for your Lego. Amazon has expanded its trade dispute with publisher Hachette by adding Warner Bros to... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette reveals Amazon digital sales share

Amazon has a 78% market share of Hachette Livre ebook titles in the UK and a 60% share in the US... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales Up at EDC, Earnings Fall

Revenues at Educational Development Corp. rose 2% in the fiscal year ended February 28, 2014, hitting $26.1 million, although accounting items dropped net earnings to $357,600 from $802,900 in fiscal 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wylie opposes first sale for digital

Education publishers rely “heavily on the protections provided by copyright law in the US... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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From Ducks to Bells: Religion Publishers Trumpet Big Books at BEA

Religion publishers showcased big new books and previewed forthcoming titles—including the Duck Dynasty patriarch's autobiography and a VeggieTales comic book series--at BookExpo America in New York May 23-31. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-books to outsell print by 2018

Printed books will be outsold by ebooks by 2018, a new report by Pricewaterhouse Coopers suggests. Continue reading at BBC World

[ BBC World | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebooks on course to outsell printed editions in UK by 2018

Consumer ebook market set to almost triple over next four years while PwC predicts sales of printed editions will fallThe ebook will overtake the paperback and hardback as Britons' preferred format for reading their favourite novels by 2018, according to a report. The UK consumer ebook market... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The war on Amazon is Big Publishing's 1% moment. What about other writers? | Barry Eisler

More people are buying more books than ever, and more people are making a living by writing them. Why do millionaire authors want to destroy the one company that's made this all possible?As an author of ten novels legacy-published, self-published, and Amazon-published I'm bewildered by the... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lachlan Murdoch accuses Australian rival publishers of 'giving up on print'

News Corp co-chairman said competitors were 'irresponsible' to talk about a time when it would stop printing newspapers The co-chairman of News Corp, Lachlan Murdoch, has mounted a strong defence of the future of newspapers in the digital age while condemning his Australian competitors for... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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