Print book sales in the Canadian English-language trade market remained flat in 2018 when compared to the year previous, according to sales reported to BNC Sales Data by a subset of comparable retailers used for year-over-year analysis. There was also little change in the breakdown between Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Juvenile sales. In 2018, 39.5% of all print books sold were in … [Read more...] about Canadian print book sales remain flat between 2017 and 2018
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These ebooks have just entered the public domain
Many books from 1923 have just hit the public domain, which means they should be available in Project Gutenberg and other ebook retailers should have them in their free categories very shortly. Notable authors whose books are now available are from the likes of Robert Frost, Virginia Woolf and Edgar Rice Burroughs.Books that have just entered the public domainEdgar … [Read more...] about These ebooks have just entered the public domain
Major Publications are doubling down on book coverage
Over the course of the past twelve months, major publications such as the Atlantic, Amazon, Buzzfeed and the New York Times have been doubling down on book coverage. This includes book reviews, author interviews and expanding upon their bestseller lists.Since the beginning of 2017, The New York Times has continued to expand its already robust book coverage. More recently, … [Read more...] about Major Publications are doubling down on book coverage
Barnes and Noble says books on anxiety are soaring
Barnes and Noble has stated in their Buzz Newsletter that the sales of books related to anxiety are up more than 26% through this past June from a year ago because "we may be living in an anxious nation."The books that made the list show customers gravitating toward workbooks and toolkits with how to deal with anxiety, a trend Senior Director of Merchandising Liz Harwell … [Read more...] about Barnes and Noble says books on anxiety are soaring
The Canadian book market is holding steady in 2018
Sales of print books in Canada for the first six months of 2018 were down 1% when compared to sales for the same period in 2017. This is according to numbers provided by online and physical retailers reporting print sales to BNC SalesData, the national sales tracking service for the Canadian English-language trade market.At the same time, BookNet Canada's quarterly … [Read more...] about The Canadian book market is holding steady in 2018
Reading books is on the decline
Reading ebooks and print are on the decline and everyone involved in retail and the publishing industry are trying to figure out why. Are people simply not reading for pleasure anymore and consuming original Netflix content or listening to Spotify? What we do know is that between 2003 and 2016, the amount of time that the average American devoted to reading for personal … [Read more...] about Reading books is on the decline
February was a good month for US bookstore sales
Bookstore sales increased by 2.3% and generated over $706 million in February, up from $690 million a year ago. One of the big reasons why indie bookstores and Barnes and Noble saw an increase was primarily due to Fire and Fury, which sold over 153,000 copies.Although bookstore sales fell 9.1% in January, a strong February is good news for the industry. Bookstores had a … [Read more...] about February was a good month for US bookstore sales
People Spend more Money on Movies and Music than Books
The popularity of iTunes, Netflix, Spotify and other services are now outpacing book sales for the first time ever. Consumers in the United Kingdom spent a record £7.2bn last year on all forms of music, video and games, from CDs, DVDs and vinyl records. That surpassed the £7.1bn spent on the audiobooks, books, ebooks, magazines and newspapersThe Entertainment Retailers … [Read more...] about People Spend more Money on Movies and Music than Books
Rebranded Apple iBooks app will debut with iOS 12 this Fall
Apple is going to overhaul their iBooks app and they have been making a series of subtle changes with a slew of developer only builds over the course of the past month. Originally named iBooks, and then just ‘Books’ in 11.3, the company is now reverting that back to ‘iBooks’ in the latest iOS 11.3 beta. It is now believed that Apple will redesign the iBooks app with iOS 13 this … [Read more...] about Rebranded Apple iBooks app will debut with iOS 12 this Fall
Audiobook Sales Increased 26.2% First Three Quarters of 2017
In the first nine months of 2017 print sales remained flat in the United States, but the format generated over $3.1 billion dollars in revenue. Digital books declined 5.5%, but they are still a massive cash cow for major publishers, who collectively made $835 million dollars. The fastest growing segment in digital publishing are audiobooks, they experienced a 26% increase in … [Read more...] about Audiobook Sales Increased 26.2% First Three Quarters of 2017
Apple is revising iBooks to better compete against Amazon
Apple iBooks is going to undergo a complete resign in the next few months, to better compete against other online retailers such as Amazon and Kobo. Apple will redesign their e-reading app with a "simpler" interface aimed at highlighting books you're currently reading in a "Reading Now" section. They will also have a dedicated tab for audiobooks, instead of the current dropdown … [Read more...] about Apple is revising iBooks to better compete against Amazon
Here are the top books to watch at Barnes and Noble in 2018
Barnes and Noble has just released a comprehensive list of the biggest titles that are going to be released in 2018. The books range from the uplifting and insightful, to the dark and mysterious. “The books that end up being the hottest of the year can sometimes be a surprise, as the clamor for Fire and Fury reminded us at the start of 2018,” said Liz Harwell, Director of … [Read more...] about Here are the top books to watch at Barnes and Noble in 2018
Poll – What Devices Do you Read eBooks On?
We live in a world where everyone has a smartphone in their pocket and a tablet in their home. E-Readers continue to be be popular with serious readers and in 2017 they have undergone a resurgence in popularity. What is the one device people read eBooks on the most? Over 3,000 people responded to our latest poll and the results are not at all shocking.E-Readers were the … [Read more...] about Poll – What Devices Do you Read eBooks On?
B&N Black Friday Book Shopping
Just in time for your Black Friday book-gift giving, Barnes and Noble has released its list of the best books of 2017. By breaking down their top picks into genre-based category lists, there's bound to be a title for everyone on your list.“2017 was a great year in books, with some of the biggest authors in the industry coming out with highly anticipated new works and some … [Read more...] about B&N Black Friday Book Shopping
Amazon’s New Bestseller Lists Amazon Charts Aids Discoverability
One of the biggest problems plaguing both readers and publishers--from the major household name to the individual self-published author--is discoverability. To put it mildly, there is simply too much to read for books to automatically standout, which is a great problem for book lovers to have. The result, though, is that content owners spend vast amounts of time and money … [Read more...] about Amazon’s New Bestseller Lists Amazon Charts Aids Discoverability
NaNoWriMo: One Week In…
Okay, don't panic... it hasn't been quite a full week since NaNoWriMo kicked off. You've still got plenty of time. National Novel Writing Month--NaNo, to the veteran participants and tweet-watchers--kicked off this past Tuesday with all the fanfare that only the great collective writing event could produce. But what does it really take to participate?Backing up, NaNoWriMo … [Read more...] about NaNoWriMo: One Week In…