While the Rapture isnt scheduled to occur until Saturday, according to members of certain religious fringe groups, it looks like doomsday has come early for publishers of print books. Amazon announced Thursday that sales of ebooks on the site have finally surpassed combined sales of hardcovers and paperbacks. For every 100 print books sold since April 1, the company said, it sold 105 digital ones, and credited the surge in ebook sales to its new ad-supported, lower-priced Kindle. We had high hopes that this would happen eventually, but we never imagined it would happen this quickly, said CEO Jeff Bezos. Weve been selling print books for 15 years and Kindle books for less than four years. The vice president for Kindle content, Russ Grandinetti, claimed that the digital trend is actually good for publishers. Even though some digital sales may be substitutions from print, one of the great impacts . . is people spend more minutes a day reading. They make reading more of a habit, and thats good for the total book business. But Mike Shatzkin, CEO of the Idea Logical Company, which advises publishers on digital matters, isn't buying it. [Amazon is] taking print sales away from others while their own devices are taking print sales away from them. Thats the real import of those numbers. Its one more nail in the coffin of brick and mortar stores, he told The New York Times. Still, publishers shouldnt lose hope just yet, some analysts say. According to Forrester... Continue reading at 'AdWeek'
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Unit sales of print books fell 10% for the week ended March 14 compared to the previous week, according to NPD BookScan. The juvenile nonfiction category was the only segment in which sales rose last week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon has temporarily paused accepting shipments from third-party sellers to its warehouses for products including books owing to the coronavirus outbreak. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-18 10:59:48 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books fell 3.2% in the week ended Mar. 7, 2020, compared to the similar week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-03-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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According to the Italian Publishers Association (AIE), Italy's book market fell 25% last week, with those areas worst-hit by the coronavirus—such as Lombardy, Veneto and Emilia—seeing drops of 50% and above. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-05 21:19:43 UTC ]
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With both adult categories posting small increases, unit sales of print books increased 1.4% in the week ended Feb. 15, 2020, over the comparable week in 2019. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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Sales of print books in the US fell by 1.3% in 2019 compared to the previous year, with 689.5 million sold. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-14 04:39:40 UTC ]
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As the old saying goes, new year, new e-book charts—the Bookstat E-Book Top 10 is joining the Publisher E-Book Ranking in The Bookseller’s regular e-book chart section. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-10 11:38:52 UTC ]
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The first full shopping week after Christmas, which ran from December 29, 2019, through January 4, 2020, saw unit sales of print books fall 3.7% compared to the similar week in 2010 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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A dip in adult nonfiction puts an end to a streak of small annual gains in total sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
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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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Magazine and newspaper executives may beg to differ, but our love affair with print media has been surprisingly resilient in the digital era. E-book sales have flattened, and physical book sales continue to outstrip the “disruptors” by a wide margin. In fact, as our annual review of “Books for... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2019-12-18 21:53:27 UTC ]
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In the publishing world, it seems like winning the Nobel Prize just isn’t what it used to be. A Deutsche Welle interview with Lucien Leitess, director of the Swiss publishing house Unionsverlag, explored the business of predicting a Nobel laureate’s commercial success. The controversy... Continue reading at Literrary Hub
[ Literrary Hub | 2019-12-11 19:54:24 UTC ]
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Yorkshire print firm Charlesworth Press says it is currently producing up to 36,000 personalised children’s books every day as Christmas demand for the bespoke items ramps up. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-10 19:12:36 UTC ]
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Led by such categories and toys and fashion, Amazon had record sales between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday. One book managed to make it onto the company's top-selling items over the period. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-03 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The country's largest educational publishers have filed a lawsuit seeking to stop pirate sites from illegally selling their e-books and have won a temporary restraining order. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
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After several weeks of receiving orders from Amazon that had been significantly lower than the comparable period in 2018, publishers said orders have improved this week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-21 05:00:00 UTC ]
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With both juvenile categories posting double-digit increases and a strong gain in adult nonfiction, unit sales of print books rose 5.9% in the week ended Nov. 9, 2019, over the comparable week in 2018 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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The bestselling children's book in China this year is still Charlotte's Web, as consumers continue to buy old favourites and the number of new titles is expected to fall. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-11-14 20:36:16 UTC ]
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Last month, Amazon introduced some hefty discounts on its Fire tablets and Kindle e-readers, but those discounts were only available to Prime subscribers. Now, the company has made those savings available to all customers in the US, with up to $40 of... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-10-21 12:02:00 UTC ]
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Through its data-driven Ignition marketing program, OR/M has skyrocketed print and e-book sales for its publishing partners. (Sponsored) Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
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