With Adult Fiction Tumbling 10%, Print Book Sales Fell 5.7% Last Week

After a long run with weekly sales ahead of 2022, unit sales of adult fiction titles were down 0.2% in the year-to-date after sales fell last week. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'

[ Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-28 04:00:00 UTC ]

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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

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2022 Print Book Sales in 10 Major Markets Were Flat Compared to Previous Year

A Nielsen report finds that sales of print books in 10 countries totaled 614 million copies last year, level with 2021 sales. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Sales Fell in First Quarter at Hachette Book Group

HBG CEO Michael Pietsch attributed the 11% decline to a strong first quarter in 2022, plus “a generally softer market, especially for hardcovers.” Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Should Public Libraries Double Down on Print Book Collections?

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Print Book Sales Slipped Last Week as DeSantis Title Topped the Charts

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The Issue-Driven Aspen Words Literary Prize: 2023 Shortlist

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New Report Puts Online Sales of Books, Audio at $12.13 Billion in 2022

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Book Publishers Face a Challenging Year Ahead

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Prince Harry Memoir Led 1.2% Rise in Print Book Sales Last Week

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US Bestsellers and Book Sales in 2022: Second-Highest at NPD

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Apple's new audiobook narration service uses AI voices

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Another Bad Week for Print Book Sales

Unit sales of print books fell 17.1% last week compared to the week ended November 13, 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. It was the third consecutive week that sales fell by double digits compared to 2021. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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NPD BookScan: US Print Book Market Shows a ‘Strong August Performance’

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Despite a Bump in Fiction, Print Sales Slipped 3.7% Last Week

A 17% increase in sales of adult fiction was not enough to prevent print book sales from declining 3.7% last week compared to the week ended August 21, 2021. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

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Easter Bump Lifted Print Book Sales by 10% Last Week

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