Christian Retailers See Six Month Sales Gain

Same-store sales for the first six months of 2023 rose 9.7% over the comparable period 2022 at the 220 independent Christian retailers who report data to the Parable Group. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-07-25 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Publishing 2015: E-book Sales Level Off

E-book sales have leveled off for the most part in 2015 to date, continuing a trend that began last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookshop holds sale for Calais library

The Big Green Bookshop is to hold a “pay what you like” sale to raise money for the Jungle Library in Calais. The independent bookshop in London’s Wood Green has so far raised £2,500 for the so-called Jungle Library– a makeshift library set up by teacher Mary Jones at the refugee camp in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-17 00:00:00 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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Bookstore Sales Jumped in July

According to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, bookstore sales in July rose 5.9% over July 2014, to $717 million, up from $677 million a year ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Europe’s retail chains in flux

The bookselling landscape throughout Europe is in a state of flux. A look at the performance of major book retailers on the continent in the summer of 2015 shows that consumer confidence in many countries has not yet recovered from the recent economic downturn. While there were no large- scale... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stanfords launches Children’s book of the Month promotion

Stanfords has launched a Children’s Book of the Month promotion, which will begin with City Atlas by Martin Haake (Wide Eyed Editions). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Infographic Shows Facebook's Biggest Topics Last Month

On Aug. 24, when Facebook drew 1 billion users on a single day for the first time, the social network's impact on the world of conversation only became more obvious. But what exactly are people using the platform to talk about? To inform our readers, we've started working with Facebook to... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-09-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Christians Pressure New Zealand to Ban Award-Winning YA Novel

The Guardian reports that the New Zealand government has banned Ted Dawe's award-winning YA novel "Into the River" after protests from a Christian group. The post Christians Pressure New Zealand to Ban Award-Winning YA Novel appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales Down, Losses Up at Barnes & Noble

Total revenue at Barnes & Noble fell 1.5% in the first quarter ended August 1, 2015, to $1.2 billion, compared to last year’s first period and the net loss increased to $34.9 million from $28.4 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Why Are So Many Women Perfectionists? Christian Author Blames Social Media

Amy Carroll examines perfectionism and encourages readers to question their motives in her book 'Breaking Up with Perfect.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Perseus Exploring Sale of the Company

A little more than one year after the sale of the company fell through, the Perseus Books Group announced Wednesday afternoon that it “has initiated a formal process to explore a potential sale of the business.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Monthly StatShot, May 2015

May was a bad month for publishers, with sales down in most of the major categories compared to the same month last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Family Christian Looks to Repair Vendor Relations

Emerging from bankruptcy, Family Christian Stores aims to strengthen its relationship with vendors and reinvigorate their in-store and online sales ahead of Thanksgiving and Christmas. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of 'Rabbit' Rise Again

'The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep' sold about 35,000 copies in outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan last week, a 20% increase over the week that ended August 23. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-03 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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Second Quarter Sales Dip at BAM

Revenue dipped 0.4% in the quarter compared to 2014, slipping to $107.9 million, while the net loss rose to $5.8 million from $3.0 million. Comparable store sales fell 0.3%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spirituality and Religion On-Sale Calendar: September 2015

Titles on the Dalai Lama, a collection of angel stories, and a how-to on living like Jesus are among September's most-anticipated spirituality and religion books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of Self-Published 'Rabbit' Sleep Book Top 29,000

After selling roughly 300 copies prior to last week, self-published picture book 'The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep' moved more than 29,000 print copies in the week ended August 23. It's also rumored that the book were acquired by Random House for seven figures. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Girl on the Train tops Amazon's UK ebook sales this year so far

Paula Hawkins’ bestseller leads a crop of psychological thrillers, in a top 20 dominated by womenDark psychological thrillers dominate the list of the year’s bestselling ebooks unveiled by Amazon, with MP Nadine Dorries making it into a line-up composed almost entirely of female writers.The... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2015-08-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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