Favorites Drive 7% Gain in Units

At outlets that report to NPD BookScan, unit sales of print books were 7% higher in the week ended June 25, 2017, than in the similar week in 2016, with three of the four major categories posting solid gains. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Halton swaps United for PEW

Margaret Halton has left United Agents to join PEW Literary and will handle all foreign rights for the agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publisher defends diversity drive after Lionel Shriver's attack

Penguin Random House has responded to the novelist’s criticisms, saying it aims to ‘reflect the society in which we live’Lionel Shriver’s blistering assertion that, “drunk on virtue”, Penguin Random House is putting diversity ahead of literary excellence has been dismissed by the publisher,... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2018-06-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH 'drunk on virtue' over diversity drive, says Shriver

Lionel Shriver has branded Penguin Random House (PRH) "drunk on virtue" after seeing a "by turns fascinating, comical and depressing" questionnaire for authors to complete as part of its diversity drive. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-06-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How German publisher Spiegel is experimenting beyond the metered paywall to drive reader revenue

"We don’t want it [paid-for content] to be too in your face." The post How German publisher Spiegel is experimenting beyond the metered paywall to drive reader revenue appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday

[ Digiday | 2018-06-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Two ‘Younger’ Fans, and S&S Staffers, Find a New Project in Their Favorite Show

When two Simon & Schuster employees saw that a central character on the TV show 'Younger,' which is set in the world of New York book publishing, was releasing a novel, they wanted to make sure that book hit shelves in the real world. Now it will. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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NYRF 2018: Money, Status Will Drive More Diversity

There is an eager audience of consumers for diverse books and films that is being neglected by gatekeepers, a panel of experts at the New York Rights Fair said. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Our favorite Kindle reader, the Paperwhite, is on sale for 25 percent off today

Amazon’s Kindles are among the best ways to read without lugging around physical copies of all your favorite books and magazines, and if you’re looking to try one for yourself, today's your lucky day—our favorite e-reader, the Kindle Paperwhite, is on sale now for $90, its lowest price since... Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2018-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Soft Fiction Sales Result in Dip in Mid-May Unit Sales

Unit sales of print books fell by less than 1% in the week ended May 13, 2018, compared to the similar week in 2017, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Units Fell 3% in the First Week of May

Unit sales of print books fell 3% in the week ended May 6, 2018, compared to the similar week in 2017 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Média-Participations united

A major merger has put Vincent Montagne at the helm of what is now France’s third largest publishing group. Barbara Casassus reports. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Thanks to Downloadable Audio, Publishers See Small Revenue Gain in 2017

Revenue from the more than 1,200 publishers who report sales to the AAP increased 0.4% in 2017 over 2016, rising from $14.65 billion in 2016 to $14.70 billion last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book to Film Deals, Week of May 7, 2018

This week's hot book to film deals include a novel recently optioned for Ron Howard to direct, and a TV series to be adapted from works by Paulo Coelho. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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HMH Trade Has Small Q1 Sales Gain

HMH attributed the sales rise in the first quarter of 2018 in part to higher print titles sales, but a change in the product mix of sales—last year HMH sold lots of 'The Handmaid's Tale' and '1984' ebooks—contributed to a slight rise in the quarterly net loss. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of May 7, 2018

HMH nabs a Brit’s debut rom-com, S&S buys a nonfiction book from the creator of a forthcoming BET dramedy, Andrews McMeel invests in another Instagram poet, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, May 7, 2018

This week: new books from Michael Ondaatje, Zora Neale Hurston, and Rachel Kushner. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: May 7, 2018

Michelle McNamara’s ‘I’ll Be Gone in the Dark’ has a surge in sales after an arrest in the Golden State Killer cold case. Plus ‘Magnolia Table’ by Joanna Gaines sets a place at the top of the list, and CNN’s Jake Tapper publishes a novel about the McCarthy era. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Joanna Gaines’s Cookbook Sells 169K in First Week

'Magnolia Table,' cookbook by the star of HGTV mega-hit 'Fixer Upper,' sold more than 169,000 copies in its first week on sale. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-05-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comey's 'A Higher Loyalty' Lifts Unit Sales in Mid-April

Boosted by sales of more than 358,000 copies of 'A Higher Loyalty' by James Comey, print unit sales rose 7% in the week ended Apr. 22, 2018 over the comparable week in 2017 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit Sales for 2018 to Date Are Up 3% from 2017

Unit sales of print books in the week ended April 15, 2018, tumbled 15% compared to the similar week in 2017 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-04-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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