B&NE Retail Segment Took Big Hit in Q1

For the quarter ended August 1, sales in Barnes & Noble Education’s retail segment dropped 42.2% from the comparable period a year ago, falling to $158.8 million. In the period, comparable store sales fell 42.8%, which B&NE said accounted for $106.6 million in lost revenue. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-09-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Sally Rooney's Normal People wins big at British Book Awards

The Irish writer's "exceptional" novel beat Michelle Obama to the top prize at The British Book Awards. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2019-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Retail Spotlight: Palas Print

A dual-language bookshop near to Caernarfon’s World Heritage site is bucking the high street decline by concentrating on community and local publishing. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HBG Has Q1 Sales Gain

Revenue at Hachette Book Group rose 3.3% in the first quarter ended March 31, 2019, over the comparable period in 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Doctor, teacher, bestseller: why real-life memoirs are such a hit

A Great Ormond Street nurse has sold 100,000 books in a few weeks by joining a growing trend of writers to recount heartfelt first-person accounts of their own livesChristie Watson never imagined writing a bestselling memoir about her job as a nurse, much less about her life. “I didn’t think... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins marks 'biggest ever' retail showcase with Slater, Baddiel and Chevalier

HarperCollins welcomed 240 people to its “biggest ever” ‘Big Book’ event aimed at retailers, featuring authors such as David Baddiel, Tracy Chevalier and Nigel Slater. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales, Profits Up in Q1 at S&S

Sales at Simon & Schuster rose 3% in the first quarter of 2019 over the comparable period in 2018, rising to $164 million from $160 million a year ago. Operating income increased 6%, to $17 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-03 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Industry Reacts to B&T Exiting the Retail Wholesale Business

Booksellers and former competitors alike are developing plans on how to deal with the news that Baker & Taylor will be closing down its retail wholesale business. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Baker & Taylor to close retail wholesale business

Distributor Baker & Taylor (B&T) will shut down its retail wholesale business in a bid to align its operations with the education focus of parent company Follett Corporation. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Williams hails 'forward thinking' Women's Prize shortlist, but accident-hit Mosse misses celebration

Women's Fiction Prize co-founder Kate Mosse missed last night's celebration for the 2019 award shortlist after being knocked off her bike in central London. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&T to Close Its Retail Wholesale Business

Baker & Taylor will close down its retail wholesale business in order to better align itself with the education focus of parent company Follett Corp. About 500 jobs will be lost in the process. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies report dip in Easter trade as hot weather hits footfall

The sunny weather hit Easter weekend trading for bookshops with some struggling to shift copies, bucking the general trend after research showed High Street footfall actually increased.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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SoA Awards prize money hits £100,000 as Longford shortlist revealed

The prize money for this year’s Society of Authors’ Awards will exceed £100,000 for the first time, say organisers, as the  Elizabeth Longford Prize shortlist is unveiled. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers reveal uplift in non-traditional retail

Many publishers have reported growth in non-traditional retail for book sales, with top sellers including self-care and gardening. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Can Indies Fill the Christian Retail Gap?

LifeWay's decision to close all 170 of its bricks-and-mortar stores by the end of the year comes two years after Family Christian closed all 240 of its outlets and could lead to potential sales for surrounding independent bookstores. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The perfect buyer for the National Enquirer, Runner’s World does retail, The Onion’s threats: Publisher’s Brief

Welcome to the latest edition of Ad Age Publisher's Brief, our roundup of news from the world of content producers across digital and print. Got a tip? Send it our way. Joining us late? Here's the previous edition. All Peckered out: Supermarket tabloid the National Enquirer, as you’ve probably... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Blink signs Big Issue's 'Letter to My Younger Self' collection

Bonnier imprint Blink will publish a collection of pieces from the Big Issue’s ‘Letter to My Younger Self’ feature in October, featuring the likes of Margaret Atwood and Arianna Huffington, with all royalties going towards the magazine’s charitable work. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Mrs Hinch cleans the floor with competition to hit number one

Instagram sensation Mrs Hinch’s Hinch Yourself Happy (Michael Joseph) has sold 160,302 copies in its first week on sale to sweep straight into the UK Official Top 50 number one, according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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MoCCA Arts Fest 2019 Attracts Big Crowd of Indie Fans

The MoCCA Arts Festival, an annual indie and self-published comics and graphic novels show organized by the Society of Illustrators, attracted another big crowd to the Metropolitan West Event space in Manhattan April 6-7. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins UK hits record profit after Lord of the Rings Amazon TV deal

HarperCollins Publishers saw record profits before tax of £26.8m for the year ending 30th June 2018, almost double the 2017 figure, partly due to a monster The Lord of the Rings TV deal with Amazon. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The stars of ‘Shazam!’ on bringing the ‘Big’-meets-Superman comic book film to life

Sitting down in a back room at a Dave & Buster’s restaurant in Hollywood, actors Zachary Levi, Asher Angel and Jack Dylan Grazer are amped-up — and not just because they’ve been playing Tomb Raider and Space Invaders arcade games for 20 minutes. In recent days, the three have been watching... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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