BookNet Canada Sees Print Sales Decline in 2017, Backlist Accounts for 60 Percent

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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Amazon takes aim at Shutterfly with photo printing service

Photo printing is the latest addition to Amazon's slate of services and that's not great news for the likes of Shutterfly. Amazon Prints outputs snapshots for as little as 9 cents each and offers photo books starting at $20. What's more, options like... Continue reading at Engadget

[ Engadget | 2016-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon's New Photo-Printing Service a Threat to Shutterfly

Amazon has introduced a new photo printing service, triggering the worst single-day decline in more than eight years for shares of Shutterfly.The new AmazonPrints service offers printed photos starting at 9 cents each and photo books starting at $20. Cards and calendars will be additional... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2016-09-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade Book Sales Down in Q1 of 2016

According to figures released by the AAP's StatShot program, sales of adult books fell 10.3% and sales of children's/YA titles fell 2.1%, compared to the same period last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Papego: Bridging the Gap between Mobile and Print

Papego is an app currently drawing attention in Germany from readers, publishers, and booksellers because it allows a reader an easy way to keep reading digitally or in print. The post Papego: Bridging the Gap between Mobile and Print appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print or Digital, It's Reading That Matters...

Print books are hanging on, but in a digital age where more books are being published than ever before, why is book reading in decline? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hachette’s Blyton ready for 2017

Hachette Children’s Group talks to Charlotte Eyre about its ambitious plans for the Enid Blyton estate.     Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin General showcases Spring 2017 authors

Penguin General hosted its authors at the Library Club on St Martins Lane, who personally introduced their books for Spring 2017 in a series of five-minute readings. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WBD defends 2017 selection after lack of diversity criticism

World Book Day has reiterated its commitment to promoting a “diverse range of authors” after criticisms about the lack of writers of colour in its 2017 selection. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Torbay Bookshop goes back up for sale

The Torbay Bookshop is being put back up for sale by owners Matthew and Sarah Clarke, who have run it for a total of 23 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Decline of Distributors to Christian Stores Reflects Market Trends

Following the closing of Send the Light Distribution (STL) this summer, the number of book distributors serving the Christian market has dropped to a new low. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How The Daily Beast gets 40 percent of readers to visit its homepage

Publishers trying to wrest their readers back from search and social media might take a long look at The Daily Beast, the IAC-owned news publisher that lures 40 percent of its readers to its homepage every month. The post How The Daily Beast gets 40 percent of readers to visit its homepage... Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2016-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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AAP’s Tom Allen to Retire in 2017

Allen, who was named CEO of the Association of American Publishers in 2009, has announced that he will retire in early 2017. Given the news, the AAP board of directors has begun a search for a new CEO. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent Booksellers See Second Strong Summer in a Row

Flat was the new up at many bookstores that participated in PW's annual summer sales survey. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales at B&N Down Over 6% in Q1

In its first earnings release since firing CEO Ron Boire last month, Barnes & Noble reported that sales fell 6.6% in its first quarter of 2017, which ended July 30. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Books continue to buck national retail sales trend

Books continue to buck the national retail trend, with sales up 8.9% year-on-year in volume in August in comparison to the year before, where total UK retail sales were down 0.9% in the same period. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bonnier to Shutter Print Travel Magazines

Islands to go digital while Destination Weddings & Honeymoons says goodnight. The post Bonnier to Shutter Print Travel Magazines appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2016-09-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comics Sales Bounce Back at 2016 Diamond Summit

While comics sales have yet to fully recover from a shaky start this year--overall sales are down 2.2%--reps at the industry event said they expect sales to stabilize by the end of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Head of Zeus hires booksellers to lead new sales team

Head of Zeus has established its own sales team to sell and market its books to independent and high street booksellers across the UK from the beginning of September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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China ‘delivering sales growth’ for UK publishers

UK publishers said the demand for rights from Chinese publishers at BIBF “far exceeded expectations”, with children’s and illustrated books particularly in demand. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH first-half revenue hit by ebook decline

Global revenues at Penguin Random House fell 10.7% year-on-year in the first half of 2015 due to lower ebook sales. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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