Total book sales fell 11% in first-half, PA stats show

Total book sales across the industry fell by 11% in the first six months of 2020, despite a big increase for fiction and a surge in digital formats, figures released by the Publishers Association (PA) show. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

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Paper Manufacturer NewPage Files for Chapter 11

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Horrid Henry sales hit 17m mark

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Natalie Portman trainer book to Vermilion

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Thu, 08/09/2011 - 08:40 Vermilion has acquired a fitness book from the trainer who worked with Natalie Portman to make her body mimic a ballerina's for her Oscar-winning role in "Black Swan". Editor Louise Coe bought UK and Commonwealth rights,... Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Sales rise and profit jumps at Profile

Written By: Benedicte Page Publication Date: Tue, 06/09/2011 - 15:28 Profile has reported a 3% sales rise to £7.35m for the year to end 31st March 2011, with profits up 69% to £405,000. M.d. Andrew Franklin said the publisher was delighted to announce these "healthy" results on the day that it... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2011-09-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fig Tree aquires Nell Leyshon book

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Book tells of Evening Standard's Dispossessed campaign

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Mass-Market Paperbacks Sales in Decline

A Kindle reader on a train in Cambridge, Mass. E-book best-seller lists are full of genre novels. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Sony offers first Harry Potter book free with new reader

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Dawn Porter to write for Hodder Children's Books

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Galaxy National Book Awards coverage shake-up

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Finland's largest bookchain on verge of sale

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Digital more than 10% of RH UK sales

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Half million print run for new Wimpy Kid

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Barnes & Noble predicts £1.1bn Nook sales

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Barnes & Noble predicts £1.1bn sales from Nook businesses

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[ The Bookseller | 2011-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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