WH Smith's total group sales for the last quarter grew slightly by 1% compared to the same period in 2014, although high street sales were down. The high street division saw both total sales and like-for-like sales fall 4% compared to last year in the 13 weeks ending 30th May. However, the losses were offset by growth in the travel business, where total sales grew 8% and like-for-like sales increased 4%. The company said it saw saw gross margin improvement and that its new store opening programme, both in the UK and internationally, was progressing well. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2015-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Ali Smith has said the Goldsmiths Prize, which is now in its third year, has encouraged publishers to take risks. The prize, awarded to bold and inventive fiction, was won by Smith last year for How to be Both (Hamish Hamilton). Smith said of the prize: “The change it’s made is that... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Don Miguel Ruiz and Barbara Emrys' 'The Toltec Art of Life and Death' and James Martin's fiction debut are among the most anticipated spirituality and religion books publishing in October. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'Make Me' by Lee Childs was once again the top selling title in Apple’s iBooks store, for the week ended September 21 Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With sales at many member stores up over last year, SIBA executive director Wanda Jewell said booksellers "seem very positive going into the holiday season,” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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E-book sales have leveled off for the most part in 2015 to date, continuing a trend that began last year. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Big Green Bookshop is to hold a “pay what you like” sale to raise money for the Jungle Library in Calais. The independent bookshop in London’s Wood Green has so far raised £2,500 for the so-called Jungle Library– a makeshift library set up by teacher Mary Jones at the refugee camp in... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Lee Child’s 'Make Me,' released September 8, debuted at the top of Apple’s iBooks bestseller list for the week ended September 14. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The summer was one of rediscovered classics, movie tie-ins, and backlist at indie bookstores across the country. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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According to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, bookstore sales in July rose 5.9% over July 2014, to $717 million, up from $677 million a year ago. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trinity Mirror's new digital strategy for its regional titles will see an increased focus on analytics and a drive to boost audience engagement, the publisher announced yesterday. Neil Benson, editorial director for regionals at Trinity Mi ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher
[ Editor & Publisher | 2015-09-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Girl in the Spider's Web,' David Lagercrantz's continuation of the late Stieg Larsson's Millennium series, took the top spot on Apple's iBooks bestseller list for the week ended September 7. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A little more than one year after the sale of the company fell through, the Perseus Books Group announced Wednesday afternoon that it “has initiated a formal process to explore a potential sale of the business.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Total revenue at Barnes & Noble fell 1.5% in the first quarter ended August 1, 2015, to $1.2 billion, compared to last year’s first period and the net loss increased to $34.9 million from $28.4 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Shepherd’s Crown, the 41st book in his much-loved fantasy series, sells more than 52,000 copies in three daysTerry Pratchett’s daughter Rhianna Pratchett has said that “somewhere Dad is raising a glass of brandy to you all” after the late author’s final novel The Shepherd’s Crown topped the... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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'The Rabbit Who Wants to Fall Asleep' sold about 35,000 copies in outlets that report to Nielsen BookScan last week, a 20% increase over the week that ended August 23. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book sales of traditionally published books in the US fell by almost 6% in the first five months of this year, compared to the same period the year before. Overall sales for trade fiction and non-fiction, children, higher education, professional and university presses were down 5.8% from... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Trade sales in May saw some wild swings, according to AAP’s monthly StatShot program. In the adult books segment there was a decline of 5.0%, compared to the same month last year. Meanwhile, sales in children’s/young adult fell 9.3%. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Allen has acquired a book about championing new ideas, with a foreword written by Sheryl Sandberg. Jamie Joseph, WH Allen senior commissioning editor, bought UK and Commonwealth rights to Originals by Adam Grant from David Miller at Rogers, Coleridge and White. In Originals Grant shows how... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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A “busy and focused” Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) kicked off yesterday (26th August) with a record number of exhibitors, the biggest-ever UK contingent and many fair-goers saying the current Chinese stock market turmoil would do little to dent their future publishing plans. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-08-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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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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