Unit sales of print books declined 5% in the week ended Jan. 8, 2017, compared to the similar week in 2016, at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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November's bookstore sales were $805 million, an increase of 1.5% over November 2015. Sales for the first 11 months of 2016 were up 3.4%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With book production down 40 percent in Russia, the country's publishers are looking to favorable book pricing as a source of revenue growth in 2017. The post Growing Russian Book Market Looks to Educational and Children’s Books in 2017 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rob Waddington has been appointed group sales director for Penguin Random House UK following the resignation of Mike Symons from the role. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After launching the category in 2015 with much fanfare, Scribd has now quietly ended subscription access to comics and graphic novels. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales through French bookshops declined by 0.5% in December from a year earlier. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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After eight years of declining or at best static sales, German book retailers ended 2016 on a positive note. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hands down, the presidential election was the biggest factor in holiday sales last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Helped by Harry Potter and the hit fitness guru, year on year takings to December rose sharply to £1.59bnRetail sales struggled in 2016, but JK Rowling cast a spell strong enough to power sales towards a magical £1.6bn during the year, a rise of almost 5% on 2015, according to the latest annual... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2017-01-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book trade executives are optimistic and bullish about 2017, despite the political uncertainty of Brexit, looming European elections and Donald Trump taking up office in the US this month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors, agents, chief executives and more predict what will happen in the publishing industry in 2017. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ad Age's Survival Guide maps the changes and challenges in the year ahead, from new ad-tech wars to shifting policies in Washington, D.C.As digital marketers confronted rampant problems with online metrics last year, they were especially jolted by Facebook, which revealed in a series of... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2017-01-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Foyles achieved a 4.3% like-for-like sales increase over Christmas, the bookseller has said. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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On newsstands and in mailboxes, the 160-year-old magazine continues to defy industry trends. The post Citing a Surge in Subscriptions, The Atlantic Prints Second Run of Jan/Feb Issue appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2017-01-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Brown is back. Tolkien is back. Tony Abbott is back. Harry Potter is back (well, recycled in four new editions). Continue reading at Stuff
[ Stuff | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new Harry Potter book was by far the bestselling print title of 2016, and 'The Girl On the Train' was a major print and ebook bestseller for the second year in a row. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This season, Christian publishers offer parenting titles that combine biblical lessons with first-hand advice. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent booksellers overcame an election-year slump in November and the lack of a must-have title to finish the year flat or slightly up. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Girl on the Train tops the Weekly E-Book Ranking, but there is new blood in the chart with Tom Bale's Skin and Bones claiming the number three spot. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller has acquired The British Book Awards, also known as the Nibbies, from the estate of Publishing News founder and editor Fred Newman. The deal means that in 2017 The Bookseller will run a unified book awards event for the first time since 2004, when the British Book Awards split... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2017-01-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Shelfie's executives in Canada talk about the startup scene in book publishing—and conclude it's not as hot as it used to be. What are the lessons learned? The post Publishing in 2017: Has the Startup Scene Cooled Off? appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-01-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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