Children/YA Has Strong July Sales Gains

Sales in the children/young adult category rose 16.6% in July over July 2018, while sales of adult books increased 3.9% in the month over 2018, according to the AAP’s StatShot program. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-02 04:00:00 UTC ]

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Sales Up for Children's Booksellers This Summer

The summer was one of rediscovered classics, movie tie-ins, and backlist at indie bookstores across the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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May Sales Drop for Adult, Children's Books

Trade sales in May saw some wild swings, according to AAP’s monthly StatShot program. In the adult books segment there was a decline of 5.0%, compared to the same month last year. Meanwhile, sales in children’s/young adult fell 9.3%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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July Sales Jump at EDC

July sales at Educational Development Corp. jumped 74.7% over July 2015, hitting $4.3 million, the company reported. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week in Children's Apps: July 13, 2015

This week in apps, an interactive version of a Seuss classic reinforces literacy skills. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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San Diego Comic-Con: Children's, YA Take Center Stage

Scholastic celebrated 10 years of its Graphix kids' comics imprint, bestselling author Raina Telgemeier announced a new book, and Rep. John Lewis led a reenactment of his 1965 march in Selma, Ala. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Argentine Publishers Chase YA Book Sales Boom

Seeing a boom in YA book sales, Argentine publishers are now chasing global trends and marketing to a younger demographic to help boost prospects. The post Argentine Publishers Chase YA Book Sales Boom appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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April Bookstore Sales Show Small Gain

Bookstore sales rose 0.6% in April over April 2014, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BEA 2015: Children's and YA Publishing in China

China, BEA's guest of honor this year, was the enthusiastic host to the May 28th BEA panel on Children's and YA literature in China and America. Their interest in children's literature was evident. But the event required a lot of patience. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Alma Books to launch new children's and YA list

Alma Books is launching a children’s and YA list of classic and translated titles and is hiring illustrators such as Axel Scheffler and Chris Mould. Alessandro Gallenzi, co-publisher at Alma, will launch 10 titles this September and 25 next year under the Alma imprint, and says the list is a... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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S&S change sales and children's staff

Simon & Schuster has promoted Gill Richardson to the role of sales director, as Elv Moody steps down from the position of editorial director of children's fiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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BAM Posts 2014 Profit on 0.8% Sales Gain

With comp store sales up 0.4% in the year, total revenue at Books-A-Million rose 0.8% over the previous year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers Posted Solid 2014 Sales Gains

Driven by gains in the children’s/young adult and K–12 instructional materials segments, publishers’ sales hit $15.72 billion in 2014, up 4.9% over the previous year, according to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children's, Harlequin and backlist sales boost HarperCollins

A strong performance from HarperCollins and the acquisition of Harlequin has boosted parent company News Corp's quarterly results. Revenue for publisher's worldwide operation for the second quarter of the financial year, covering the three months to December 31st 2014, increased 20% from $391m... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Drives October Sales Gains

Led by strong gains in print formats, sales of adult trade books rose 10.9% in October over October 2013, while sales of children/young adult sales increased 16.5%, according to figures released in AAP’s monthly StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Daring Swedish YA Tale Attracts Strong Foreign Rights Deals

Jessica’s Schiefauer’s Swedish YA novel Pojkarna (The Boys) is attracting strong foreign rights interest for its daring story about gender transformation. The post Daring Swedish YA Tale Attracts Strong Foreign Rights Deals appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Strong Foreign Rights Sales for 2014 French Bestsellers

2014 has been a good year for French publishers with strong foreign rights sales of several titles, including Nobel Prize-winner Patrick Modiano's novel. The post Strong Foreign Rights Sales for 2014 French Bestsellers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Firefly acquires YA and children’s titles

Welsh publisher Firefly has acquired a host of new children’s and YA titles for 2015. In the YA category, the publisher has acquired The Territory by Sarah Govett, a fantasy thriller set in a Britain where most of the land is flooded, and The Boy Who Drew the Future by Rhian Ivory, about two... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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July Bookstore Sales Fell 5.1%

Bookstore sales fell 5.1% to $707 million in July, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales were at $745 million in July 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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