Unit Sales Rose 15.4% Last Week

Print book sales finished the last week before Christmas with a rush as sales increased 15.4% over the comparable week in 2020 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. The gain put an end to a two-week streak of declining sales. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

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Book to Film Deals, Week of July 23, 2018

This week's book to film deals include an option for the memoir by former Obama Administration adviser Ben Rhodes, and a deal for a book about Winston Churchill's wife. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of July 23, 2018

This week's hot books include a Christmas-inspired story from bestselling author Maja Lunde, and a German debut novel which just sold to HarperCollins in the U.S. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fassler To Oversee Combined Atria Publicity, Marketing Units

Atria senior v-p and publisher Libby McGuire announced the hiring of Kristin Fassler in the newly-created role of v-p and director of integrated marketing. Paul Olsewski, v-p and director of publicity, will leave Atria July 27. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Comic Book Publishers, Faced With Flagging Sales, Look to Streaming

Inside the DC Universe Experience at Comic-Con International in San Diego. DC Entertainment used the interactive experience to promote its upcoming streaming service. Continue reading at The New York Times

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Fiction sales lead Ireland’s domestic market to recovery

Ireland’s Nielsen-measured market has enjoyed strong, UK-beating growth this year to date, with a grass-roots author campaign propelling the late Emma Hannigan to the top of the bestseller lists. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Weekly E-Book Ranking: Morris holds on to the top spot

Heather Morris’ The Tattooist of Auschwitz tops the Weekly E-Book Ranking for a second week, in the same seven-day period that saw the hardback edition soar into the Original Fiction number one. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 23, 2018

Ottessa Moshfegh’s ‘My Year of Rest and Relaxation’ debuts on our hardcover fiction list. Plus Asheville resident Robert Beatty receives a warm hometown welcome for his latest historical middle grade fantasy, ‘Willa of the Wood,’ and Naomi Novik weaves a new tale with ‘Spinning Silver.’ Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Week in Libraries: July 20, 2018

Making headlines this week: Library groups respond to Tor's decision to scale back ebook lending; Progress on net neutrality; And, is Amazon really so bad? Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Book Deals: Week of July 23, 2018

Morrow wins a debut novel by a Yale alumnus, Atria buys the latest by a Whole30 author, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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PW Picks: Books of the Week, July 23, 2018

This week: when being ghosted by a date might be more sinister, plus the gritty, rich history of the Bowery. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Apple iBooks Category Bestsellers, July 15, 2018

The bestselling iBooks in biographies and memoirs, fiction and literature, mysteries and thrillers, and more for the week ended July 15, 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Entertainment Weekly Taps Greg Garry as Photography Director | People on the Move

[caption id="attachment_128255" align="alignright" width="150"] Greg Garry[/caption] Former photo director of Out Magazine, Greg Garry, is joining Entertainment Weekly. Starting this week, Garry will oversee EW’s photography team from the New York office until this fall when he transfers to the... Continue reading at Folio Magazine

[ Folio Magazine | 2018-07-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book sales boom but authors report shrinking incomes

Calls for writers to reap rewards as British publishers enjoy record-breaking yearA record-breaking year for publishers has been greeted with renewed demands for authors to receive a bigger slice of income and investment, as sales of books passed the £5.7bn mark in 2017.Book sales income was up... Continue reading at The Guardian

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Scholastic Sales and Earnings Dropped in Fiscal 2018

Blockbuster sales of 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child' helped drive revenue to $1.74 billion in fiscal 2017, but without a comparable hit, sales fell 6% in the fiscal year ended May 31, 2018. Operating income dropped 38%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Bloomsbury's first quarter sales rise 3.7%

Total revenues at Bloomsbury were up 3.7% year-on-year for the four months ending 30th June 2018 following a "particularly strong result" from the adult consumer division. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Brown bags it: Origin scores author's 77th week at number one

Dan Brown’s Origin (Corgi) has shot straight into the UK Official Top 50 number one spot, selling 38,735 copies for £151,251. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Russia’s Growing Ebook and Audiobook Sales in First Half of 2018

The Russian ebook distributor LitRes reports 45-percent growth year-over-year in ebook sales for the first half of this year. And Storytel, which ended its first year in May in the market, cites digital access over vast distances as a driver. The post Russia’s Growing Ebook and Audiobook Sales... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

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Acxiom's LiveRamp inks deal with Sonobi as sale rumors swirl

Now that data-marketing giant Acxiom has sold its marketing solutions platform to Interpublic for $2.3 billion, eyes are turning to Axciom's other big business: LiveRamp, which helps brands link their data with real people. While observers wonder whether LiveRamp will also go on the block, the... Continue reading at Advertising Age

[ Advertising Age | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Alarming' study reveals only 4% of children's books feature a BAME character

Only 4% of all the children’s books published in the UK last year featured a black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) character, according to “alarming” new figures from a study into ethnic representation in children’s literature. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2018-07-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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