Crunching the numbers

Philip Jones analyses the findings of the recently-released Publishers Association Publishing Yearbook 2017. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]

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David Walliams is the Christmas Number One

David Walliams’ Bad Dad (HarperCollins) has claimed the Christmas Number One, selling 60,700 copies for £376,150 through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Ranking: Darker ties up number one

EL James’ Darker tied up the Weekly E-Book Ranking number one straight out of the gate, displacing Penguin Random House stablemate Lee Child’s The Midnight Line in its first week on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bad Dad boomerangs back into number one spot

David Walliams’ Bad Dad (HarperCollins) has soared back into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, displacing E L James’ Darker (Arrow) after a single week’s reign. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bad Dad steals away with the number one for a fourth week running

David Walliams’ Bad Dad (HarperCollins) has skidded into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot for a fourth consecutive week, selling 78,127 copies for £443,681. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Justice League: DC's holy trinity of heroes finds safety in numbers

Many comic book heroes lay claim to the moniker "iconic", though few are as iconic as DC's holy trinity: Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman. And between them they possess some of comic book history's most recognisable toys: Superman's bullet-deflecting supersuit, Batman's Batmobile and Wonder... Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2017-11-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bad Dad motors into number one spot as Walliams' fastest seller

David Walliams’ Bad Dad (HarperCollins Children's) has screeched into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 92,667 copies for £559,227. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Ranking: La Belle Sauvage becomes first children's number one

Philip Pullman's La Belle Sauvage is the first Children’s title in Weekly E-Book Ranking history to go to number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-11-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HBR Grows Paid Circ 10 Percent | By The Numbers

[Infographic] Surprising stats from around the magazine industry. The post HBR Grows Paid Circ 10 Percent | By The Numbers appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2017-10-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pullman claims first number one with La Belle Sauvage

Philip Pullman’s La Belle Sauvage (Penguin and David Fickling), the first title in his His Dark Materials “equel” The Book of Dust, has crashed into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Ranking: Origin blazes its way to number one

Origin rules the charts across formats - for the week ending 7th October, it claimed both the print and ebook number ones. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Ranking: The Furthest Station steams into number one spot

Ben Aaronovitch’s The Furthest Station has chugged into the Weekly E-Ranking number one spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Significant Zero' and 'Blood Sweat and Pixels' Review: Taking On Game Development, and the Demon That Is "Crunch"

Two recent books take readers into the pressure cooker that videogame development can so often become. Continue reading at Wired

[ Wired | 2017-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five goes fourth: Jamie Oliver serves up 60th number one

Jamie Oliver’s 5 Ingredients (Michael Joseph) has once again claimed the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 54,605 copies for £648,673, according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Five alive: Jamie Oliver spends third week at number one

Jamie Oliver’s 5 Ingredients: Quick & Easy Food (Michael Joseph) has rustled up another week in the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 56,966 copies for £675,321 according to Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Ranking: Hachette job sees McDermid hit number one

Val McDermid has gone straight to number one in her first appearance in The Bookseller’s Weekly E-Book Ranking. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Ranking: Lost Things finds number one

After hovering in the top five for the previous fortnight, Ruth Hogan's The Keeper of Lost Things has vaulted four spots to claim her first pole position on the Weekly E-Book Ranking. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A famous 5: Jamie roars back to number one

The starting pistol for the race to Christmas number one has sounded and Jamie Oliver is out of the blocks early, with his 5 Ingredients: Quick and Easy Food (Michael Joseph) shifting just under 37,000 units through Nielsen BookScan's Total Consumer Market in its first two days on sale. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Cartes Postales from Greece delivers a second week at number one

Victoria Hislop’s Cartes Postales from Greece (Headline) has once again voyaged into the Official UK Top 50 number one spot, selling 27,201 copies for £116,694—a 19.3% boost week on week.  Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In an Economic Crunch, South African Readers Turn to Used Book Stores

From the VOA: Amid tough economic times in South Africa, consumers are supporting a growing number of used book stores, avoiding new-book prices. The post In an Economic Crunch, South African Readers Turn to Used Book Stores appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-08-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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