Written By: Lisa Campbell High street book sales at W H Smith were down by around 2% like-for-like in the weeks leading to Christmas, according to analysts briefed by the company, equating to books outperforming other categories. In its formal Christmas trading statement, out this morning [26th January], W H Smith said it had a 'solid" trading performance over Christmas. Overall like-for-like high street sales at the chain fell by 7% in the eight weeks to 22nd January, with a fall of 6% in like-for-like sales over the 21 week-period. read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2011-01-26 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Around 27% of people fear reading could become a “forgotten pleasure” according to new research commissioned to mark the 10th anniversary of Galaxy Quick Reads. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Research by the Bookseller shows that sales for the ‘big five’ UK publishers dropped in 2015Ebook sales for the UK’s five biggest publishers fell in 2015, according to a new report in the Bookseller, collectively declining 2.4%, to 47.9m units. It is the first drop in numbers of books sold in... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-02-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Revenue at Indigo Books & Music rose 12.9% in the third quarter ended December 26, 2015 compared to the third period a year ago. Net earnings in the quarter jumped 60%, to C$52.8 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The American Booksellers Association and Civic Economics released a report on the devastating impact of online retailing on American communities in terms of lost state and local tax revenues. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What do readers in Africa and Asia really want? A new Worldreader report tracks millions of ebook downloads and reading trends across the regions. The post Worldreader Report Tracks Ebook Downloads in Asia and Africa appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-01-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Independent bookstores across the country are reporting a very positive year, with some stores citing double-digit growth in 2015. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Penguin imprint Michael Joseph’s Ladybird parodies had another strong week in the final days before Christmas, while the Penguin Random House group dominated the top of the charts. Continue reading at The Bookseller
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Cumbria booksellers are open for business in spite of the area seeing three bouts of flooding in less than a month. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The book business looks ready to mark a second consecutive year of unit growth of print books. With one week to go in the year, unit sales of print books were up 2.8% compared to the same period in 2014. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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As our parting gift to you for 2015, Publishing Perspectives re-imagines several popular Christmas carols through the prism of the book business. The post Happy Holidays! Christmas Carols for the Book Industry appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-12-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Bookseller's annual Christmas Trading Survey for independent bookshops is now live. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sales fell 11.3% in the adult books segment compared to August 2014 and sales in the children's/young adult category dropped 5.8%, according to AAP's monthly StatShot report. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Sydney Morning Herald report taken down from website as editor-in-chief concedes they understated money paid out by Humpty Dumpty FoundationFairfax Media has apologised to the Humpty Dumpty Foundation, a children’s charity, for an article that underestimated the charity’s return on... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2015-12-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New data from Nielsen Book suggests UK consumers will buy more books for Christmas this year than they did in 2014. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The new venture may pick up where Pineapple—the print magazine Airbnb launched last year—left off.Pineapple, Airbnb's one-off print magazine, ended up publishing just one issue due to internal politics—but, according to the Wall Street Journal, it could make a comeback soon.Read Full Story Continue reading at Fast Company
[ Fast Company | 2015-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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WH Smith boss Stephen Clarke has been awarded a 56% pay rise this year, taking home £3.9m including bonuses in 2015. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Booksellers are rolling out their Christmas advertising, with chains divided between emphasising the power of giving a book as a gift and recommending individual compelling titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins (Doubleday) has been named as the WH Smith ‘Book of the Year’. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Fanny Blake gives some tips for buying books for your loved ones at Christmas. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2015-12-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Total sales fell 4.5% at Barnes & Noble in the second quarter ended Oct. 31, 2015 compared to the same period last year and the net loss from continuing operations rose to $27.2 million from $5.1 million. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-12-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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