The books: Kinney, Szubanski, Bryson
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
Fewer booksellers are impressed by the books on offer this Christmas. Only 42% of respondents thought the Christmas range was strong, compared to 65% who said the same for Christmas...
Online sales and ebooks
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
While the majority of bricks-and-mortar booksellers (84%) have embraced ecommerce, either through their own website or through a chain website, 16% of those surveyed said they don’t sell print books...
Publishers’ perspectives
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
Publishers are pretty pleased with the way Christmas is shaping up, with the majority reporting an increase in sales compared to last year and just a handful reporting a plateau...
Pre-Christmas survey 2015: Booksellers surprised by strong sales
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
The majority of booksellers are experiencing an increase in sales this Christmas after a more subdued lead-up to Christmas last year. Eighty percent of stores surveyed reported a rise in...
Supply, stock, staff and sales
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
This year there was much more frustration from booksellers over delays in supply and damaged goods, mostly directed at UBD, although Scholastic was also mentioned several times. ‘UBD are very...
High hopes for Christmas
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
Optimism has returned to the industry, with a whopping 80% of booksellers expecting Christmas sales to be ‘excellent’, compared to 28% last year and 56% the year before. Nineteen percent...
Nielsen BookScan figures: Volume and value up; 23% growth in top 51-100
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
Sales in the 10 weeks to 5 December are up 4.2% in value and 0.2% in volume this year compared to the same period in 2014, reports Nielsen BookScan. Interestingly,...
Government defunds Book Council of Australia, encourages industry-led council
Tuesday, 15 December 2015
The federal government has announced the cessation and defunding of the Book Council of Australia in its 2015-16 Mid Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO). The Book Council’s previously allocated...
PM’s Literary Awards 2015 winners announced
Monday, 14 December 2015
The winners of 2015 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards were announced on 14 December at Carriageworks in Sydney. The winners in each category are: Fiction The Golden Age (Joan London, Vintage) Nonfiction...
