Bookstore sales fell 6.8% in February, to $791 million, compared to February 2013, according to preliminary estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-04-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to a National Retail Federation survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, the average shopper spent $380.95 last weekend, down 6.4% from $407.02 in 2013. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With unit sales of print books up about 2% in the first 47 weeks of 2014, year over year, at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan, the industry is poised to post its first increase in print sales since 2008. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Google Play Store is joining in on the cyber week sale madness, offering some tempting deals on a variety of digital content.Click over to the Play Store to scroll through everything that is up for grabs. Some of the best deals are on entertainment, with Academy Award winner Her available... Continue reading at PC World
[ PC World | 2014-11-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble will be offering 500,000 copies of signed works by major authors to kick off the holiday shopping season. But will it be enough? Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Indies First, in which authors appear at independent bookstores and sometimes work as booksellers, will be happening again this year on Small Business Saturday. Take a look at who's signed up. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue at Books-A-Million rose 1.3%, to $101.2 million, compared to the third quarter last year, while the net loss stayed at $6.9 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At World Books on Atlantic Boulevard, Lily Li picks up the phone to transact one of her first sales of the day. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Big publishers are likely to feel a squeeze on their supermarket sales as a result of the sector experiencing a “once in a generation change”. Two of Britain’s biggest supermarkets, Tesco and Sainsbury’s, are also big retailers of books. Both retailers reported slumps in profits in their recent... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One of the leading children's publishers, famed for its classic Peter and Jane reading scheme, is to drop gender branding from its books. Continue reading at BBC News
[ BBC News | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin Random House’s Ladybird imprint will no longer publish books labelled “for boys” and “for girls”, in response to a campaign by Let Toys Be Toys. Ladybird has previously published books such as Ladybird Favourite Fairy Tales for Girls and Ladybird Favourite Stories for Boys. The Let... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Much-loved publisher of books for youngsters says it does not want ‘to be seen to be limiting children in any way’Ladybird, the iconic publisher of children’s books including the classic Peter and Jane reading scheme, has vowed to remove any “boy” or “girl” labels from its books because it... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Last year, various independent bookstores celebrated Cider Monday as a fun twist on the online retailing bonanza Cyber Monday. This year, some bookstores say they'll be bringing it back. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor
[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2014-11-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nosy Crow is to create a new in-house sales and marketing department, appointing Catherine Stokes as head of sales and marketing. Since 2011 Nosy Crow has outsourced its selling to Bounce Sales and Marketing, but from the beginning of 2015, the children’s publisher will create an in-house sales... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales of adult trade books rose 1.8% in August, over August 2013, while sales in the children’s/young adult category jumped 20.9%, according to the AAP’s monthly StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishers have been in the direct-to-consumer sales business for some time now, offering titles online, through direct mail, and at book fairs. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After months of bitter fighting, Hachette and Amazon announced on Thursday morning that they have settled their differences and reached a new multi-year agreement for ebook and print book sales. The post Amazon Resolves Dispute With Top-Five Publisher Hachette Over Book Sales appeared first on... Continue reading at Wired
[ Wired | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The author of The Gruffalo earned more than JK Rowling and Dan Brown in UK, making her the fourth biggest-selling writer in British historyA dancing chorus of giants and snails, witches and Gruffalos have propelled Julia Donaldson into uncharted territory, as the former childrens laureate... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Moritz Loew, VP-sales and marketing at Time Inc. and a key architect of Time.com's ambitious redesign this year, is leaving the company, Ad Age has learned. His last day is Friday.A veteran of the digital media world, Mr. Loew led U.S. ad sales for Time magazine in both print and digital. Jed... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Third quarter sales at Hachette Book Group USA fell 18.5% in the period ended September 30, 2014 compared to the third quarter of 2013, parent company Lagardere reported. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon and Hachette Book Group USA have reached a new, multi-year agreement for ebook and print sales in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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