Richard and Judy spring titles sell £4.6m

Written By: Philip Stone and Lisa Campbell Publication Date: Thu, 12/05/2011 - 09:45 Analysis has revealed that £4.6m of books were sold under the W H Smith Spring Richard and Judy Book Club promotion, as the retailer released the celebrity couple's new summer titles. The eight Spring Book Club titles have sold 853,000 copies across the book trade since the promotion launched in January, according to Nielsen BookScan data—nearly double the figure Channel 4's "TV Book Club" 2011 shifted (451,000 units, equating to £2.4m). read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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