Print Unit Sales Post Another Double Digit Gain

Last week, unit sales of print books had their second consecutive week of double-digit growth over the previous week at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. For the week ended May 9, 2020, print units were up 10.5% over the prior week. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2020-05-14 04:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Vintage launches digital campaign for debut

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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Conde Nast Targets Non-Media Budgets with Ideactive Unit

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[ Folio Magazine | 2011-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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QOTD: About Those Amazon E-Book Sales

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[ AllThingsD | 2011-05-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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B&N Puts Focus on Digital

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