Comics Sales Soften, but Still Surpass Pre-Pandemic Levels

This year's ICv2 Insider Talks found that while comics sales were down 7% from the “COVID peak” of 2022—with manga, once the primary driver for comics growth, seeing the largest drop—they're still holding strong, with 2023 sales up 67% above 2019. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-10-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury pre-empts Lisa Harding's 'beautiful' portrait of addiction

Bloomsbury has pre-empted Lisa Harding’s second novel about a failed actress struggling with motherhood and addiction. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-07 02:13:45 UTC ]
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6 Cookbook Comics for Your Consumption

Like food? Like comics? Turns out you can combine the two and create a comic cookbook that's a lot like the old Food Network shows. Warning: don't go in hungry. Continue reading at Book Riot

[ Book Riot | 2020-01-06 11:34:10 UTC ]
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Unruly eyes faster growth in tough video ad market after News Corp sale

News Corp, which will get small stake in Tremor, has also entered into three-year partnership for outstream video. Continue reading at Media Week

[ Media Week | 2020-01-06 09:49:13 UTC ]
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Virago pre-empts Chloé Cooper Jones' memoir

​Virago has pre-empted Chloé Cooper Jones' "game-changing" memoir about disability as US rights were snapped up by Avid Reader Press in a "major auction".  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-03 01:28:14 UTC ]
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Pottermore records £31.5m sales

Pottermore, the digital publisher of Harry Potter, recorded sales of £31.5m in the year to end March 2019, with pretax profit jumping to £6.9m. Describing the performance as "another very good year", chair Neil Blair highlighted "strong" sales of the original Harry Potter series across e-books... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-02 23:13:21 UTC ]
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Amazon claims Kindle sales boost in 2019

Kindle sales increased "again in 2019 thanks to independent publishing, Unlimited subscriptions and Amazon Publishing", the company claims. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-24 00:23:43 UTC ]
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Watchmen is by far the best adaptation of the comic – but should fans watch it?

HBO’s take on the Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons comic succeeds where all others have failed, but it is yet another DC project made without Moore’s approvalIt’s been profoundly depressing to watch Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’s Watchmen mutate into a cottage industry for DC Entertainment. The comic... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-12-23 13:46:56 UTC ]
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Religion and Spirituality On-Sale Calendar: January 2020

Find out more about a Christian guide to fasting, the new children's book by the bestselling author of 'When God Made You,' and more religion and spirituality books slated for publication in January. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-23 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Hearst Hires Former Snapchat, Warner Exec for Top Sales Role | People on the Move

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[ Folio Magazine | 2019-12-19 19:09:52 UTC ]
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Scribe pre-empts definitive account of influencer culture

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HarperCollins pre-empts 'mesmerising' thriller from Cooper in two-book deal

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[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-13 05:55:18 UTC ]
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October Bookstore Sales Fell 1.7%

According to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, bookstore sales dropped 1.7% in October compared to 2018 and were down 5.6% for the first 10 months of the year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Two Roads pre-empts 'fascinating' Charles novel after 12-publisher battle in US

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W&N pre-empts 'breathtaking' memoir from Shadrick

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Windmill's Cray pre-empts 'searing' Lee début in six-figure deal

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How does the Nobel Prize affect book sales? (And what if there’s controversy?)

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Living History: 5 Comics About History and Culture

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Michael Joseph pre-empts Klass' climate activist thriller

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Q2 Sales, Earnings Up at Wiley

Helped by acquisitions, revenue at John Wiley rose 4% in the second quarter of fiscal 2020 and net income increased 2.1%. The company's academic and professional learning division was a soft spot, with revenue falling 6%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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