Unit Sales Begin September with 2.4% Dip

Increases in adult fiction and young adult were not enough to offset declines in the adult nonfiction and juvenile categories, resulting in a 2.4% decline in unit sales of print books for the week ended Sept. 3, 2022. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-09 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Six Months Sales Up at Bloomsbury, But Earnings Dip

Revenue at Bloomsbury Publishing rose 13% in the six months ended August 31, 2015 compared to the same period a year ago, but pretax profit dipped to £342,000 from £509,000. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-10-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookselling Roundup, Week Ending September 4, 2015

New York City continues to add more bookstores, with one slated to open on the Lower East Side early next year. Twice Told Tales will open in McPherson, Kans., and The Booksellers is opening in Dayton, Oh., this coming week. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Second Quarter Sales Dip at BAM

Revenue dipped 0.4% in the quarter compared to 2014, slipping to $107.9 million, while the net loss rose to $5.8 million from $3.0 million. Comparable store sales fell 0.3%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Spirituality and Religion On-Sale Calendar: September 2015

Titles on the Dalai Lama, a collection of angel stories, and a how-to on living like Jesus are among September's most-anticipated spirituality and religion books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales dip at Hachette UK in first half

Sales at Hachette UK were down 3.5% in the first six months of 2015 compared to the year before, because of a “slate of new releases that was not as strong as the first half of 2014”, according to results announced by Hachette's parent company Lagardere. E-books represented 33% of sales in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Airport Book Sales Begin to Climb

Like their Main Street bricks-and-mortar counterparts, bookstores at airports and train stations are benefitting from a print revival. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit Sales Inched Up in First Half of 2015

Sales of print books for the first six months of 2015 were running just about even with the same period in 2014 at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan. Units inched up 0.3% in the period, to more than 286 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-07-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book, Magazine Sales Dipped at BAM

The sale of books and magazines fell by about $3 million in 2014 compared to 2013 at Books-A-Million, the retailer disclosed in its recently filed 10-K report. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Canadian Book Sales Dipped in 2014

Print book sales in Canada last year remained even at 52 million total units, but the total dollar value was down by about C$16 million to C$934 million compared to 2013, according to a new report from BookNet Canada. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales rise, but Foyles dips into loss

Foyles reported a loss last year due to the closure of its Westfield White City branch and the move of its new flagship store, although sales were up 2.2%. Results for the year to 30th June 2014 show that the six-shop mini-chain slipped into a loss of £600,000, up from a profit of £100,000 in... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-02-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Changes to HBG Sales Unit; Epstein Named V-P

Dave Epstein has been promoted to v-p of retail sales, and will oversee sales of both adult and children's books to all traditional retail accounts. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bookstore Sales Dipped in October

Bookstore sales fell slightly in October, dropping 0.5%, to $728 million, compared to October 2013, according to statistics released Thursday morning by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As Ukraine Sales Dip, Russia’s Eksmo Sells Bookstore Stake

Politics and a 15% drop in sales in 2014 has prompted Eksmo to sell its stake in Ukraine's Logos-Trans, which operates 50 Book Supermarket stores across the country. The post As Ukraine Sales Dip, Russia’s Eksmo Sells Bookstore Stake appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Will Print Unit Sales Rise in 2014?

With unit sales of print books up about 2% in the first 47 weeks of 2014, year over year, at outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan, the industry is poised to post its first increase in print sales since 2008. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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September Bookstore Sales Fell 6.4%

Bookstore sales fell 6.4% in September compared to September 2013, according to figures released Friday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Authors on the Air September 2, 2014: Diane Lewis

Diane Lewis, M.D., author of 'The Great Healthy Yard Project: Our Yards, Our Children, Our Responsibility' (She Writes Press, 9781938314865), will appear on WNYC's 'The Leonard Lopate Show' on Tuesday, September 2. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Religion On-Sale Calendar: September 2014

New books in a big religion publishing month include offerings from Joel Osteen, Sam Harris, and Joyce Meyer. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Wright to Head Up New HBG Int'l Sales Unit

Based out of London, Ben Wright, formerly of PRH, will oversee the new publisher's new group international sales division. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Pearson Cutting 4,000 Jobs as First-Half Sales Decline

Pearson Plc (PSON), the publisher of the Financial Times, said today it will have cut a total of about 4,000 jobs in the two years through 2014 and reported a sales decline of 6.5 percent for the first half. The cuts are equivalent to about 10 perc ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2014-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book Sales Rose 4% in First Quarter

Trade ebook sales rose 4.3% in the first quarter of 2014 to $387.9 million, according to AAP's monthly StatShot report. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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