Print Unit Sales Had Small Gain Last Week

Led by sales in the adult nonfiction category, and especially by sales increases in titles on race and social justice, unit sales of print books rose 1.6% last week at outlets that report to BookScan. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-06-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Channel 4 hires Hearst's Matt Salmon as head of agency sales

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The Works ups pre-Christmas sales by 12%

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Hachette UK sales drop 4.5% in fourth quarter

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French law on out of print works 'world first'

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Amazon ups UK ebook sales five-fold

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Quercus reports 270% December ebook sales growth

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App Development Strategies for Small to Medium-Sized Publishers

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