Nielsen is one of the only companies in the United States that tracks the publishing industry. They keep tabs on what books are selling in bookstores and monitor e-book sales through multiple retail channels. The company has just posted their year in review and it basically summarizes that e-book sales are down, while print is up.Traditional print books increased almost 3%, … [Read more...] about Nielsen Unveils Book Industry Year in Review
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Barnes and Noble Holding Midnight Parties for New Harry Potter Book
Barnes and Noble is holding a series of parties at all of their bookstores in the United States. The festivities are starting on Friday, June 24, at 7 PM for the latest Harry Potter Book. Robes and wizard hats will most certainly abound.Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is a new play by Jack … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Holding Midnight Parties for New Harry Potter Book
Chapters Indigo Reports Bookstore Sales Increased 12.5% in 2015
Chapters Indigo has just reported that in 2015 sales grew by 12.5% and online digital channel sales increased more than 15%. The key highlights of their full-year results was the continued strong revenue growth delivering $99 million more than last year despite operating three fewer superstores and four fewer small format stores. On a comparable 52-week basis, total revenue … [Read more...] about Chapters Indigo Reports Bookstore Sales Increased 12.5% in 2015
Jeff Bezos says If you are not a Prime Member you are irresponsible
Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos told shareholders today that he wants to add more benefits to the Prime membership program and said “Our goal with Amazon Prime, make no mistake, is to make sure that if you are not a Prime member, you are being irresponsible.”Amazon Prime offers plenty of benefits such as free two day shipping, access to the Kindle Lending library and being able to … [Read more...] about Jeff Bezos says If you are not a Prime Member you are irresponsible
Amazon Just Opened a College Store that Sells Nothing
On Friday Amazon just opened up a new college bookstore at the University of Pennsylvania. This 3,500 square-foot space does not have any shelves or sell anything. Instead, it operates as a pickup location for packages that students order and the staff are pushing Amazon Prime Student membership packages.Penn benefits from this new Amazon location because its mail … [Read more...] about Amazon Just Opened a College Store that Sells Nothing
Major Publishers are Experiencing Lower e-Book Sales
A couple of weeks ago The Association of America Publishers proclaimed that over the course of 2015 e-book sales have decreased by 12.7%. Nielsen Bookscan have verified that these figures are mostly correct at the Book Expo America conference in Chicago.Unit sales of e-books published by traditional publishers fell 13% in 2015 compared to 2014, said Kempton Mooney of … [Read more...] about Major Publishers are Experiencing Lower e-Book Sales
Bibliotheca and 3M unveil pay-per-use pricing
The pay-per-use pricing model for e-books and audiobooks has proven to be very popular with libraries all over the world. Unlike traditional ownership-driven digital models, where the content is paid for up-front in full and then loaned to patrons over time, pay-per-use has no up-front costs at all. Instead, libraries can offer an extended range of titles, and are only charged … [Read more...] about Bibliotheca and 3M unveil pay-per-use pricing
Indie Bookstores are flourishing in the United States
Indie bookstores are on the rise in the United States according to the American Booksellers Association. There are now 2,311 indie bookstores currently operating, which is a slight increase over the 2,227 that were in business this time last year.With membership once well exceeding 3,000, independent sellers had been shutting down for decades, largely because of … [Read more...] about Indie Bookstores are flourishing in the United States
Book Expo America Attendance is down 20%
Book Expo America is the largest publishing event in North America and for the first time in almost a decade is taking place in Chicago, instead of the Javits Center in New York. Big publishing houses have sent less people, have smaller booths and are putting on less parties. This has resulted in attendance being down 20% this year.Many booksellers who don’t often make the … [Read more...] about Book Expo America Attendance is down 20%
Barnes and Noble Promises to Divulge Long-Term Business Strategy
Barnes and Noble will be providing a new business strategy and long-term outlook on June 23rd. The nations largest bookseller wants to appease shareholders and inform the general public on what their goals are for the next few years.In the past few months Barnes and Noble has been changing their Nook business model. They closed down their Nook Video, Nook App Store and … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble Promises to Divulge Long-Term Business Strategy
Why Do Independent Bookstores Have Cats?
If you have a couple of independent bookstores in your city, chances are one of them has a cat on the premises. They serve as co-owner, manager, security, and the abiding conscience of the place. Why do bookstores love cats?To understand why the modern bookstore has a cat, we have to go back in time to ancient Egypt, where cats are believed to have been first domesticated … [Read more...] about Why Do Independent Bookstores Have Cats?
Here are the best used book websites
There are thousands of websites online to purchase new books, but there are only a few that sell used books. We are going to take a look at some of the used sites you likely have never heard of, but millions of people rave about them.Thriftbooks - This company has been selling used books since 2003 and they often give big discounts to get you to keep buying from them. Some … [Read more...] about Here are the best used book websites
2015 was a great year for book sales
The Association of American Publishers has just released their final report for 2015 and print sales have increased 0.8% to $7.2 billion compared to $7.1 billion in 2014. Despite a slow holiday season, the year ended slightly up, with a shift in sales for format and category.Overall publisher revenue for 2015 was $15.4 billion, down 2.6% from the previous year. These … [Read more...] about 2015 was a great year for book sales