Quercus sends teams on bookshop tour for 'off piste' sales conference

Quercus held a sales conference with a difference yesterday by sending out its teams to booksellers around the UK, Ireland, France and Belgium. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2019-09-12 08:22:12 UTC ]
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Print Sales Fell 3.7% in Mid-August

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Despite a Bump in Fiction, Print Sales Slipped 3.7% Last Week

A 17% increase in sales of adult fiction was not enough to prevent print book sales from declining 3.7% last week compared to the week ended August 21, 2021. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Print Sales Slipped 2.9% in Mid-August

Unit sales of print books dipped 2.9% in the week ended Aug. 13, 2022, from the comparable week last year, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-19 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Book Sales Fell 2.9% Last Week

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-18 04:00:00 UTC ]
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A Publisher's Tour of Texas Bookstores

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June Bookstore Sales Fell 8.2%

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon sale slashes the price of Kindle Kids and Fire Kids tablets

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[ Engadget | 2022-08-16 10:01:53 UTC ]
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Amazon sale discounts Kindle e-readers by up to 21 percent

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What it was like asking for Salman Rushdie’s work in a Pakistan bookshop | Anonymous

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Print Sales Dipped in Early August

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-12 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Media Briefing: What Axios’ sale says about the valuation of digital media companies

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[ Digiday | 2022-08-11 04:01:00 UTC ]
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New Rooms for Debate at Joint Bookstore Conference

The just-concluded New Voices New Rooms joint virtual gathering of the New Atlantic and Southern Independent Booksellers Associations delved into such issues as book banning, de-escalating confrontations, and ways to generate additional revenue. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-11 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Sales Dipped Last Week

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[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-08-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Second quarter sales jumped 34% over last year’s second quarter at Simon & Schuster, and operating income leapt 54%. The strong results followed a first quarter which CEO Jonathan Karp said "defied gravity." Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Print Sales Fell Back Last Week

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College textbook maker Pearson eyes NFTs to claim a cut of second-hand sales

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