With a Boost from Adult Fiction, Print Book Sales Rose 1.3% Last Week

A combination of a 13.1% increase in the adult fiction category and flat sales in adult nonfiction was enough to lift unit sales of print books up 1.3% last week over the comparable week in 2022 at outlets that report to Circana BookScan. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-05-19 04:00:00 UTC ]

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Print Unit Sales Flat in Late April

A huge gain in the juvenile nonfiction category helped offset a decline in adult nonfiction to keep unit sales of print books in the week ended Apr. 25, 2020, nearly even with sales in the similar week in 2019, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Print Unit Sales Down 3.5% Through April 18

Unit sales of print books fell 3.5% through April 18, 2020 compared to the same period a year ago at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Sales of juvenile nonfiction sales were up 21.7% in the period over 2019, somewhat offsetting declines in both adult fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Authors Guild, AAP Outraged by IA's 'National Emergency Library'

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Print Units Held Steady Last Week

A huge gain in unit sales in the juvenile nonfiction category helped to offset declines in adult nonfiction and juvenile fiction, keeping print unit sales last week even with the previous week at outlets that report to BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Thomas Piketty explains why the world is ripe for ‘participatory socialism’

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Bonnier unveils three-year portfolio of new Louise Pentland publishing

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US print sales fall 1.3%

Sales of print books in the US fell by 1.3% in 2019 compared to the previous year, with 689.5 million sold. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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‘Crawdads’ Takes the Triple Crown

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Print Units Post Solid Sales Gain in Early November

With both juvenile categories posting double-digit increases and a strong gain in adult nonfiction, unit sales of print books rose 5.9% in the week ended Nov. 9, 2019, over the comparable week in 2018 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Print Units Are Up 1.1% at the Close of October

Unit sales of print books rose 1.1% in the week ended October 26 over the comparable week last year, helped by strong sales in adult nonfiction, where two big cookbooks debuted. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Nonfiction Bumps Sales in Mid-October

In the week ended Oct. 19, 2019, unit sales of print books were up 2% over the similar week last year at outlets that report to NPD BookScan, helped by a trio of new nonfiction titles. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Catherine Cho to join Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency

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Print Unit Sales Up 4.4% in Mid-September

Two adult fiction hits in the week ended Sept. 14, 2019, led to a 4.4% increase in unit sales of print books over the comparable week in 2018, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Unit Sales Up at the Beginning of September

Unit sales of print books in the week ended Sept. 7, 2019, rose 0.9% over the comparable week in 2018, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Print Units Dipped 0.8% at The End of August

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Print Units Rose 2.1% In Late June

Gains in three of the four major publishing categories led to a 2.1% increase in print unit sales in the week ended June 22, 2019. over the comparable week in 2018. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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