Units Jumped 20.2% in Easter Week

The final week before Easter proved to be a boon for juvenile publishing, with sales in the nonfiction category rising 80.8% over the week ended Apr. 21, 2018, while fiction sales jumped 67.1%. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, May 20, 2019

This week: a scientist’s race to save her husband from a deadly superbug, plus a shiver-inducing Icelandic thriller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-05-17 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Easter Titles Help Lift Unit Sales 4.3% in Early April

With Easter having passed by this time in 2018 and the holy day still a few weeks away this year, overall unit sales of print books rose 4.3% in the week ended Apr. 6, 2019, over the comparable week last year, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Late Easter Leads to Unit Drop at End of March

Unit sales of print books dropped 7.1% in the week ended Mar. 23, 2019, compared to the similar week in 2018, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-03-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Another Soft Week for Unit Sales in January

Sales of print units are off to a slow start in 2019, falling 8.6% in the week ended Jan. 26, 2019, compared to the similar week in 2018, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2019-02-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Week in Libraries: November 2, 2018

Among the week's headlines: Libraries hope to win at the ballot box; NYPL sends a 'powerful' message via its library card design; and a look at how the battle over privacy is shaping up in Congress. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-11-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Decline in Fiction Leads to Drop in Total Units in First Week of October

Unit sales of print books fell 2.7% in the week ended Oct. 6, 2018, compared to the similar week in 2017, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book to Film Deals, Week of August 20, 2018

This week's hot book to film deals include an option for the nonfiction bestseller about the opioid crisis, "Dopesick," and another deal at TNT for a Caleb Carr backlist bestseller. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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International Hot Book Properties, Week of August 20, 2018

This week's hot books include an Australian debut novel which just sold in Italy, and a French memoir by a Rohingya refugee. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: August 20, 2018

‘Girl Wash Your Face’ and ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ enjoy a particularly strong week, and the DC Icons series adds some meow to the mix. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Units Inched Up in Second Week of August

Unit sales of print books rose 1% in the week ended Aug. 12, 2018, over the comparable week in 2017 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of August 20, 2018

In this week’s column, Norton buys a debut novel at auction; Berkley buys two from Bently; Orbit invests in a new trilogy by Merbeth; and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, August 20, 2018

This week: a James Baldwin children's book, plus a contemporary and provocative take on 'Frankenstein.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Unit Sales Flat in First Week of August

Unit sales of print books were relatively flat in the week ended Aug. 5, 2018, compared to the similar week in 2017, falling 0.2% at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-08-10 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

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Print Unit Sales Rose 2% in First Half of 2018

With unit sales of print books rising 4% in the adult nonfiction segment—the industry’s largest major category—total unit sales for the first half of 2018 increased 2% over the comparable period in 2017 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PW Picks: Books of the Week, July 2, 2018

This week: the two men who ruled the underworld of old Shanghai, plus a journey through India's new Gilded Age. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book Deals: Week of July 2, 2018

Putnam lands a novel by a U.K. editor, Princeton UP invests six figures in a book by a pair of high-profile economists, and more in this week's notable book deals. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: July 2, 2018

Beach read mainstay Elin Hilderbrand has the #2 book in the country with ‘The Perfect Couple,’ her first murder mystery. Plus Instagram cartoonist Catana Chetwynd debuts at #10 in the country with ‘Little Moments of Love,' and Carson Daly’s recommendation boosts ‘First, We Make the Beast Beautiful.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2018-06-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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