HarperCollins has launched a redesigned website that features a direct sales component. Through the website the publisher has, for the first time, the ability to sell print books directly to consumers. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shoppers appear unfazed by a potential recession, tariff uncertainty and an impeachment inquiry in Washington. The National Retail Federation, which released its annual holiday sales forecast Thursday, says retail sales will increase between 3.8 percent and 4.2 percent during the last two months... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-10-03 19:49:51 UTC ]
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If you have a spare 35 grand or so, you now have a shot at a rare copy of the first book banned in America. Christie’s Auction House in New York recently announced that it will be auctioning a copy of New Canaan by Thomas Morton, a 1637 political satire that caused outrage among New […] The post... Continue reading at Electric Literature
[ Electric Literature | 2019-10-03 11:00:38 UTC ]
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Sales in the children/young adult category rose 16.6% in July over July 2018, while sales of adult books increased 3.9% in the month over 2018, according to the AAP’s StatShot program. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-10-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has begun selling a "limited number" of backlist e-books via Amazon’s £7.99 a month subscription e-book service Kindle Unlimited in the UK and Australia in a major shift from one of the big publishers. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-30 20:49:12 UTC ]
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A publishing consultant suggests that knowing your audience is the key to sales success. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-27 04:00:00 UTC ]
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HarperCollins has signed a two-book deal with spy fiction writer Charles Cumming. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-25 07:41:32 UTC ]
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For the Record, the former PM’s account of his time in office sold close to 21,000 copies in its first week, behind Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments, which topped 100,000Almost 21,000 people rushed out to buy a copy of David Cameron’s memoir in its first week on sale, placing it second on the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-09-24 14:00:06 UTC ]
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HarperCollins will publish a book by the Queen’s personal advisor and in-house designer Angela Kelly, who has worked with the Royal Household for 25 years. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-22 16:34:27 UTC ]
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Two adult fiction hits in the week ended Sept. 14, 2019, led to a 4.4% increase in unit sales of print books over the comparable week in 2018, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Led by a strong performance in its trade division, revenue at Scholastic rose 7% in the first quarter ended August 31, 2019, over the comparable period in fiscal 2019. The net loss was cut to $58.5 million, from $61.3 million in last year’s first quarter. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-20 04:00:00 UTC ]
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David Cameron marked publication day of his autobiography today with a flurry of high profile interviews as HarperCollins hails the success of his memoir. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-18 16:43:56 UTC ]
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Novelist’s return to the dystopia of Gilead sold more than 100,000 copies in hardback in its first week on sale in the UKA hardback copy of Margaret Atwood’s follow-up to The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments, was sold every four seconds in the UK last week, according to sales figures that show... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2019-09-17 14:57:57 UTC ]
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HarperCollins Children's Books has snapped up world rights in a "lightning-strike pre-empt" to A Clock of Stars by children's author Francesca Gibbons in a major three-book deal. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-17 07:34:18 UTC ]
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Amazon's next big hardware event is just days away, and it appears the tech giant is using that as an opportunity to provide hefty discounts for Fire tablet and Kindle models for Prime subscribers. Most notably, Prime members get $40 off the Kindle P... Continue reading at Engadget
[ Engadget | 2019-09-16 14:27:00 UTC ]
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Margaret Atwood's The Testaments has sold a record-breaking 125,000 copies in all combined formats in the US in its first week on sale, according to Penguin Random House US. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-15 23:13:54 UTC ]
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Anheuser-Busch InBev is poised to launch Bud Light Seltzer as part of a new product blitz, according to reports from two beer trade publications. Citing sources from the brewer’s distributor meeting this week, Beer Business Daily reported that the brewer was developing a seltzer line extension... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2019-09-13 13:12:06 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books in the week ended Sept. 7, 2019, rose 0.9% over the comparable week in 2018, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore sales in July were $646 million, down from $680 million in 2019, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Quercus held a sales conference with a difference yesterday by sending out its teams to booksellers around the UK, Ireland, France and Belgium. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-12 08:22:12 UTC ]
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Publishers Weekly’s immersive online event and workshop series has announced its keynote speaker: David Moberg, group publisher at HarperCollins Christian Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-09-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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