February Bookstore Sales Dropped 6.8%

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'

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Audible to pay authors $1 per audiobook sale

Amazon is paying authors $1 for every audiobook they sell if they sign up to its Audible Author... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bad new for independent bookstores: Is Google becoming "another Amazon"?

Google will end its Google eBooks reseller program which allowed independent bookstores to sell ebooks through Google's platform. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Decoder Blog: In a Blow to Independent Bookstores, Google to Discontinue Reseller Program

Google said the program, which allowed independent bookstores to sell ebooks through their Web sites, was not a success. Bookstores said it was a valuable platform that allowed them to give customers something they wanted. Continue reading at The New York Times

[ The New York Times | 2012-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Google pulls plug on partnership with independent bookstores

The nation's independent bookstores got another bit of bad news Thursday: Google Inc.is closing the books on them. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Incendio! Pottermore E-Book Sales on Fire.

$1.5 million worth of Harry Potter books sold in Pottermore's first three days online. Continue reading at AllThingsD

[ AllThingsD | 2012-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harry Potter ebooks on sale today

The Harry Potter ebooks will go on sale exclusively from the Pottermore website from midday... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Harry Potter' ebooks go on sale on Pottermore

The "Harry Potter" series, which has conquered mediums from books to movies, is finally available in ebook format. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2012-03-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Drop in executive pay at Pearson

Pearson chief executive Marjorie Scardino earned almost £2.5m in 2011, down on £2.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue drops but losses down at Blackwell

Blackwell’s revenue dropped in 2011, but the company continued to reduce its losses and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Poetry and Dieting Score In February

A surprising success occurred in Italy last month, where the collected poems of Wislawa Szymborska landed at #2. Szymborska, who died February 1 at the age of 88, has a similar collection seeing “steady sales” in the U.S. from Mariner Books titled Poems New and Collected, originally published in... Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2012-03-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stranger Than Fiction: Oprah Was Bad for Book Sales

By encouraging readers to tackle longer, more sophisticated novels, the queen of daytime TV may have hurt overall fiction sales. Continue reading at The Atlantic

[ The Atlantic | 2012-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo plans marketing push to bolster British sales

E-bookseller Kobo plans to grow device sales in the UK with a strong marketing push towards the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Encyclopaedia Britannica Drops Print Edition

After 244 years, the Encyclopaedia Britannica will cease publishing its flagship encyclopedia and concentrate on its digital offerings. Continue reading at PC World

[ PC World | 2012-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wally on top as WBD sales soar

This year’s crop of eight £1 World Book Day titles were once again the bestselling... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With This Machine, You Can Print Your Own Books at the Local Bookstore

The Espresso Book Machine means that booksellers can publish and sell an enormous number of titles. But can they make the finances work? Continue reading at The Atlantic

[ The Atlantic | 2012-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print sales down 13% in Feb

Print book sales were down 13% (£15m) to £98m year-on-year in February, according to... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book sales soar with WBD effect

Book sales soared £1.9m week on week last week, with the children's sector benefitting... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-03-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How the Sale of Comag Might Impact the Newsstand Supply Chain

Comag Marketing Group, the national magazine distributor jointly owned by Hearst and Condé Nast, has been sold to the Jim Pattison Group. The deal signals the exit of the two publishers from the magazine distribution business and is being positioned as an effort to heal a newsstand supply chain... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2012-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book readers are buying plenty – but not in bookstores

The new study by Book Industry Study Group says ebook consumers are buying more books – both print and electronic – but they’re buying mostly online and via in-app purchasing. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2012-03-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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