Bloomsbury said sales in the first four months of fiscal 2021, which began March 1, rose 18% over the same period a year ago. Revenue in the U.S. increased 38%, and sales of both digital and print books were up overall. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
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The Nielsen company estimates that 101.1 million people watched the Los Angeles Rams win the Super Bowl on NBC and Telemundo Continue reading at ABC News
[ ABC News | 2022-02-15 21:42:02 UTC ]
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Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk lands at #15 on our hardcover fiction list with 'The Books of Jacob,' translated by Jennifer Croft. Plus 'I Must Betray You,' the latest YA historical novel by Ruta Sepetys, is #10 on our children's fiction list, and a pair of celeb book club picks make their debuts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Following a year in which the pandemic decimated its business, Reed Exhibitions reported a 48% increase in revenue in 2021 and upped its in-person fair count to 269, from 169 in 2020. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Jane Goodall brings "The Book of Hope" to the Los Angeles Times Book Club Feb. 25. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2022-02-09 16:00:12 UTC ]
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Among the most popular books in US public libraries between October and December 2021 were nonfiction about mental health. Continue reading at Book Riot
[ Book Riot | 2022-02-04 11:41:00 UTC ]
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As Penguin Random House and the Department of Justice continue to prepare for an August trial in which PRH hopes to block the government’s effort to kill its acquisition of Simon & Schuster, professionals throughout the industry are finding themselves pulled into the legal fray. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-02-01 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Bloomsbury has acquired Peasants, the "extraordinary" non-fiction work by Dr Maryam Aslany, securing the debut in a hotly contested auction for a six-figure sum. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-31 15:25:14 UTC ]
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Led by impressive growth from Pushkin Press, four of the members of the Independent Alliance posted record annual totals, despite missing 10 weeks of sales data in 2021, in a year that saw most of the group’s members flourish. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-29 22:16:43 UTC ]
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Representatives at some of the UK’s biggest publishers have supplied data to broaden out the picture regarding their performance in the past year. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-29 16:11:19 UTC ]
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The final 2021 report from the Association of American Publishers shows December up 2.8 percent over December 2020, at US$1.1 billion. The post AAP StatShot: The United States’ Publishing Industry Gained 12.2 Percent in 2021 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-26 16:01:07 UTC ]
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The shortlist for the 2021 Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Trust award includes poetry, nonfiction, and three novels. The post The UK’s Sunday Times Young Writer Award Names Its 2021 Shortlist appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
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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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In 2021, chain-wide sales at Half Price Books were up 20% over 2020. The company now runs 124 stores in 19 states. Employees have unionized at four different stores in Minnesota. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Looking back on PW’s adult lists in 2021 finds shifts among the Big Five and some gains for indie presses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit sales of print books fell 13.9% in the week ended Jan. 8, 2022, compared to the first week in 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-14 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Facing tough comparisons to 2021, when sales got off to a strong start compared to 2020, unit sales of print books fell 13.9% last week from the first week in 2021 at outlets that report to BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-13 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson's Pinch of Nom: Comfort Food (Bluebird) has notched up a second consecutive week and a fourth week in total atop the UK Official Top 50, selling 54,410 copies through Nielsen BookScan's Total Consumer Market. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-11 22:26:58 UTC ]
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Swedish audio streaming company Storytel’s revenues for the last quarter of 2021 were up 20% on the previous year, in line with its forecast. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2022-01-11 18:19:04 UTC ]
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Booming appetites for crime, sci-fi and romance drive fiction sales 20% higher than in 2019, with Richard Osman the year’s bestselling authorBook sales continued to climb last year despite lockdowns, with more than 212m print books sold in 2021 – the highest figure of the last decade.Driven by... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2022-01-11 17:21:11 UTC ]
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Print book sales by volume in the United States was the highest ever recorded by NPD BookScan, with adult fiction as the leading growth category. The post NPD BookScan: US 2021 Market Unit Volume Up 9 Percent appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2022-01-11 03:46:38 UTC ]
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