James eclipses Jamie and Dan in record-breaking week

E L James has set yet another record by chalking up the longest unbroken streak atop Nielsen... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]

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"Record breaking" sales for Grey on first day

Cornerstone has claimed that the first day sales of ‘Grey’ have been “record-breaking” for an adult paperback in the industry. The latest edition of E L James’ bestselling series – Grey: Fifty Shades of Grey as Told by Christian went on sale around the world yesterday, just 18 days after the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Caitlyn Jenner Is on Pace to Break President Obama's Twitter Follower Record

Bruce Jenner effectively completed his gender transformation today—at least in the public sense—when the former Olympian appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair with the headline, "Call me Caitlyn." His new identity, Caitlyn Jenner, then got her own Twitter handle, @Caitlyn_Jenner, where she... Continue reading at AdWeek

[ AdWeek | 2015-06-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Zoella smashes first week début record

YouTube sensation Zoe Sugg has eclipsed superstars such J K Rowling, Dan Brown and E L James to record the biggest first week sale for a début since records began. Sugg, known as Zoella on her fashion and beauty vlog, which has over five million subscribers, shifted 78,109 copies of her Young... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Donaldson hits £10m for a record-breaking fifth straight year

Julia Donaldson has bested fellow bestsellers J K Rowling, Jamie Oliver and Dan Brown to become the only author to record annual sales of over £10m in five consecutive years. The Gruffalo creator sold almost £239,000 last week through Nielsen BookScan's Total Consumer Market, to bring her tally... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-11-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Fault' breaks 2014 longest-running number one record

With six weeks at the top of the official Top 50 chart John Green's The Fault in Our Stars (... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Third chart-topping week for Dan Brown

Dan Brown's Inferno is number one for the third week in a row in the Official UK Top 50 this... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-05-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hairy Bikers break 2013 non-fiction record

Hairy Bikers Dave Myers and Si King's new weight-loss tome, The Hairy Dieters: Eat for Life (... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E L James tops chart for third consecutive week

E L James' Fifty Shades of Grey was once again the bestselling book in the UK last week, and... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2012-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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One Day breaks seven-day August record

Written By: Philip Stone Publication Date: Wed, 31/08/2011 - 15:20 David Nicholls' One Day (Hodder) has broken the record for the biggest ever weekly sale from an adult-readership novel in the month of August. Across all print editions, One Day sold 92,336 copies at UK booksellers in the seven... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Goldsboro Books set for "record-breaking" year

Publication Date: Thu, 16/06/2011 - 09:10 Goldsboro Books has revealed it is on-track for a record-breaking financial year after moving premises in March. The 12-year-old independent London bookshop, which specialises in first edition signed copies, said May prevailed as its “best ever” month... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-06-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week’s Bestsellers: Week of June 30, 2024

‘Reckless’, the latest YA romantasy from Lauren Roberts, is the #1 book in the country. Plus some new book clubs picks make strong showings on our lists, and we’ll get right to reading them after mixing up some ‘Freezer Door Cocktails.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2024-07-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Record labels sue AI music generators for ‘massive infringement of recorded music’

Major music labels are taking on AI startups that they believe trained on their songs without paying. Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Group sued the music generators Suno and Udio for allegedly infringing on copyrighted works on a “massive scale.” The Recording Industry... Continue reading at Engadget

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Lachlan Murdoch’s whirlwind week: from US court testimony to Sydney Christmas party as elites rub shoulders | The Weekly Beast

Global head of News Corp among Murdoch’s guests. Plus: Toni Collette reveals split with husband after Daily Mail photosLachlan Murdoch’s week began with a deposition on Monday in the Dominion Voting Systems lawsuit against Fox News and ended with the News Corp co-chair hosting an exclusive party... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2022-12-09 01:26:31 UTC ]
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Records tumble as Nielsen figures claim 2021 as the most lucrative year on record

Despite some gaps in the BookScan data, it looks as though 2021 was a record year for the book industry, with many sectors setting annual records based on 42-week sales figures alone. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-22 09:59:44 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Ranking: Eleanor Oliphant spends 14th week at the top

For an eighth week in total, the Weekly E-Book Ranking top two are once again completely fine—Gail Honeyman’s blockbuster début and Nibbies board-sweeper Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine and its perennial runner-up, Heather Morris’ The Tattooist of Auschwitz. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-05-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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How to Prevent “Move Fast and Break Things” From Breaking You

More than most people, Jonathan Taplin has seen firsthand how the rise of digital behemoths like Google and Facebook has irrevocably transformed the life of artists and musicians. A former tour manager for Bob Dylan and the Band and a movie producer for Martin Scorsese, Taplin has become an... Continue reading at Fast Company

[ Fast Company | 2017-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for Week Ending January 8, 2017

Unit sales of print books declined 5% in the week ended Jan. 8, 2017, compared to the similar week in 2016, at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unstoppable Train takes the Weekly E-Ranking number one for a 14th week

The Girl on the Train (Transworld) has chugged its way into a 14th non-consecutive week as the Weekly E-Ranking number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Book Ranking: five weeks at the top for Moyes' Me Before You

Jojo Moyes makes it five weeks on the trot at at the summit of the Weekly E-Book Ranking, with the film-boosted sales of Me Before You (Michael Joseph) showing little sign of slowing down. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Weekly Scorecard: Tracking Unit Print Sales for the Week Ending February 28, 2016

Unit sales of print books rose 5% in the week ended Feb. 28, 2016, over the similar week last year, at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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