Print Units Post Solid Sales Gain in Early November

With both juvenile categories posting double-digit increases and a strong gain in adult nonfiction, unit sales of print books rose 5.9% in the week ended Nov. 9, 2019, over the comparable week in 2018 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-11-15 05:00:00 UTC ]
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'1984' book sales surge on NSA spy scandal

'1984' book sales are rising after the Edward Snowden revelations about NSA spying. The topic of 'Big Brother' watching has spurred the sales of  George Orwell's "1984"  and Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World." Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Survey Shows Amazon Leads Japan in Ebook Sales, Apple Already Second

A new survey in Japan shows that Amazon's Kindle is leading the market for ebook sales, with Apple (launched in March) second, followed by Kinokuniya's Kinoppy, Sony's Reader Store and Kobo. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bowker: self-published ebooks 12% of sales

Self-published titles make up 12% of all ebook sales, according to new findings from Bowker... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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National Geographic Aligns Print, Digital Content Teams

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[ Folio Magazine | 2013-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New News Corp Boss Optimistic on Print

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[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Neil Gaiman's new novel = boffo sales in Cambridge

Porter Square Books in Cambridge, Mass. was one of two booksellers given permission by Gaiman to pre-sell signed copies of his forthcoming book 'The Ocean at the End of the Lane.' 'We’ve never sold that many copies of any book in any place I’ve ever worked,' said the store's co-owner. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ingram Expands Printing Offerings

Ingram is expanding the scope of the printing services it is offering to publishers through the launch of a program it is calling Life Print. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-05-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Digital Pioneer Goes Back to Print: No Ebook of Stephen King’s Latest

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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hot first-week sales for Inferno

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ether for Authors: United We Divide

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Argentine import laws stifling digital sales

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Growth in ebook sales slows in 2012

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[ The Christian Science Monitor | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Children reading more on screen than print, NLT finds

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Strong first-day sales for Inferno

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[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Online Retailers, E-books Gained in 2012

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Early opening for Brown at Waterstones Piccadilly

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Jobs to go as Harlequin sees sales drop

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Microsoft may buy Barnes & Noble's Nook unit for $1 billion

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Barnes & Noble drops Nook prices, eyes Mother's Day sales boost

Barnes & Noble knows it's not winning the tablet race by any margin, but the book retailer is hoping for a big boost for Mother's Day.     Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-05-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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