BookCon returns to New York’s Javits Center with two full days of programming, and is determined to pass the 20,000 mark this coming June with an if-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it approach. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ReedPOP has unveiled a lineup of science fiction, mystery and thriller authors for BookCon 2018, which includes such authors as David Baldacci, Sandra Brown, Brad Meltzer, and Walter Mosley. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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ReedPOP has announced the lineup for the 2018 Children’s Book & Author Breakfast, which will take place on June 1, at this year’s BookExpo in New York City. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson made "good progress" in 2017, slashing its net debt and projecting full-year profits to come in at the top end of its guidance. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two of the five top sellers in 2017 in Canada were backlist, which was up 2 percent over 2016. Print unit sales fell 4 percent, value down 3 percent. The post BookNet Canada Sees Print Sales Decline in 2017, Backlist Accounts for 60 Percent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With nearly 480,000 copies sold, Ree Drummond’s 'Come and Get It' was last year’s top selling print cookbook. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Topped by Margaret Atwood, the UK’s Top 10 bestselling authors of literary fiction last year features only one male writer, Haruki MurakamiFlying in the face of Norman Mailer’s infamous comment that “a good novelist can do without everything but the remnant of his balls”, Haruki Murakami was the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2018-01-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books fell 4% in Canada in 2017, compared to 2016, while dollar sales dropped 3%. The figures were released by BookNet Canada’s sales tracking service. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In 2017 the marginal growth was propelled not by breakout bestsellers, but by undervalued—perhaps literally—midlist writers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Women writers dominated the best-selling literary novels of last year, taking nine of the top 10 spots, according to an analysis of Nielsen BookScan sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The year the crayons quit, 2017 finally saw adult coloring books give way—but the usual Big Five dominance was as present as ever. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reports from around the country indicate a healthy season for children’s booksellers in particular, consistently citing sales hikes of 10% or more over the previous year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In a nonelection year that saw politics leap even more to the forefront of public discourse than the year prior, 2017’s biggest books were, for the most part, nonpolitical—and many came from the backlist. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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August sales of adult trade books slipped by 0.3% from August 2016, according to AAP’s StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last year, our team of audio reviewers listened to more than 200 titles. Here, we highlight our favorites from the year across several categories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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You've completed our Got It Covered 2017 quiz, now it's time to see how many of the 50 book jackets you correctly identified. Find the answers here. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Although no new book sold more than one million print copies last year,, unit sales of print books were still 10.8% higher last year than in 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books rose 1.9% in 2017 at outlets that report to NDP BookScan. Units sold hit 687.2 million, up from 674.1 million in 2016. Since 2013, print unit sales are up 10.8%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Former US president Barack Obama has named British author Naomi Alderman’s The Power as one of his favourite books of 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Though we've named our best books of 2017, we all have our personal favorites, and not all of them are from 2017. These are the best books we read this year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-01-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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While women dominate the charts, it’s been the year of the comeback kings: Philip Pullman, Jamie Oliver, Margaret Atwood …Last year JK Rowling reclaimed the No 1 spot in the bestseller charts by returning from mundane reality to the Potterverse (with the Harry Potter and the Cursed Child... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-12-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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