Print grows for fifth consecutive year in 2019

Kay Featherstone and Kate Allinson’s Pinch of Nom: Everyday Light (Bluebird) has re-claimed the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, with 44,024 copies sold through Nielsen BookScan’s Total Consumer Market, as the print market posts 2.4% growth in value for 2019 and a 0.4% bump in volume year on year. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-12-30 18:15:33 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2020-07-21 05:50:22 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2020-06-07 17:27:57 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2020-05-05 22:58:09 UTC ]
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Print Unit Sales Fell 1.3% in 2019

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-01-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-09 17:00:46 UTC ]
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Review of the Year 2019: The Bestsellers

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[ The Bookseller | 2020-01-02 20:35:48 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2019-12-30 15:48:55 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-12-20 05:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2019-12-18 21:53:27 UTC ]
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