Industry Sales Flat Through November

According to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot program, sales from 1,374 reporting publishers were up 0.3% through November over the comparable period in 2017. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Sales Rose 5.8% in Christmas Week

The holiday sales period ended on a high note with unit sales of print books increasing 5.8% over the week ended December 24, 2022 at outlets that report to Circana BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Poetry sales boom as Instagram and Facebook take work to new audiences

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‘A bellwether for the industry’: why Warner-Paramount talk is no surprise

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Holiday Book Sales Slip Again

For the second consecutive week, gains in adult and young adult fiction were not enough to offset declines in all other categories, resulting in a 2.9% decline in unit sales of print books last week from the comparable week in 2022. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Sales Rose at PRH During a Difficult Year, Says CEO Nihar Malaviya

PRH global CEO Nihar Malaviya thanked employees in a memo for their efforts during a year which saw sales rise over 2022 despite the host of internal challenges the world's largest trade publisher faced in 2023. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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The End of the Holiday Print Book Sales Streak

Sales of Liz Cheney's new book got off to a good start and three titles by Rebecca Yarros continued to be hot, but print sales dipped 1.1% last week from a year ago. The decline put an end to two weeks of higher sales over 2022. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-12-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Publishing Sales Up Just a Smidge Through First Nine Months of 2023

Publishing stayed roughly flat in the first nine months of 2023, inching up 0.8% at the 1,225 publishers that report to the Association of American Publishers' monthly StatShot program over the comparable period in 2022. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Holiday Book Sales Have Another Good Week

Holiday sales of print books followed a small increase over Thanksgiving week with a 4.2% gain last week over the week ended December 3, 2022, at outlets that report to Circana BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Suzanne Collins, Rebecca Yarros Drove Print Book Sales Up over Thanksgiving

Titles in the Hunger Games and Empyrean series sold in big numbers last week, leading to a 1.4% increase in sales of print books over 2022. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Licensing Hotline: November 2023

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The best Cyber Monday deals for 2023 that are still going: Shop sales from Apple, Sonos, Google, Anker and more

Cyber Monday is almost over but the deals are not yet gone. There are still a number of great tech deals out there, so if you're a little late to the holiday shopping frenzy that has been the past few days, fear not. You can still save on gadgets from Apple, Sonos,... Continue reading at Engadget

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Audible Cyber Monday sale brings a Premium Plus membership down to $6 for the first four months

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The Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy eBook Deals of November 27, 2028

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The Meta Quest 2 VR headset is still on sale in an Amazon Black Friday deal

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Book Deals: Week of November 27, 2023

Rebecca Yarros re-ups with Montlake for two more standalone contemporary romances, Putnam buys three novels from Southern gothic horror author Andy Davidson, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Huge Libro.fm Audiobook Sale

The Libro.fm audiobook sale has thousands of audiobooks available at a great discount. Get everything from Fourth Wing to Yellowface. Continue reading at Book Riot

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Book Riot’s SFF Deals for November 20, 2023

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Book Deals: Week of November 20, 2023

Ballantine signs Norah O’Donnell to write a “female-focused retelling of American history,” Jamaica Kincaid sells a book about her garden in Vermont to Timber Press, and more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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This Week's Bestsellers: November 20, 2023

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The PW Publishing Industry Salary Survey 2023

Our annual industry survey reveals a modest median pay increase and minor improvements in workforce diversity across trade book publishers. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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