Hachette Book Group reaches agreement with Amazon

Hachette Book Group (HBG) in the US and Amazon have reached a new multi-year agreement, after months of negotiations and a very public battle. The agreement will give HBG responsibility for setting consumer prices of its ebooks, and the publisher will “benefit from better terms when it delivers lower prices for readers”. The agreement means Amazon and HBG will now resume normal trading, with Hachette books being “prominently featured in promotions”. The new multi-year agreement covers ebook and print sales in the US, with terms taking effect in early 2015. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Print Book Sales Fell 9% at End of September

Deep declines in adult nonfiction and juvenile categories and only a small gain in adult fiction resulted in a 9.6% drop in print sales last week compared to a year ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Despite a Bump in Fiction, Print Sales Slipped 3.7% Last Week

A 17% increase in sales of adult fiction was not enough to prevent print book sales from declining 3.7% last week compared to the week ended August 21, 2021. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Print Sales Dipped Last Week

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NPD Books on July’s US Print Market: 6 Percent Lower, Year to Date

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An Easter Surprise in the States: 30 Million More Books Sold Than in 2019

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US First-Quarter 2021 Print Book Sales Grew 29 Percent

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Print Unit Sales Declined 3.3% Last Week

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