US trade segment increased by 4.6% in 2018
In the US, estimates from the Association of American Publishers' (AAP) StatShot program show that US publishers’ revenue for trade books was US$7.49 billion (A$10.57bn) in 2018, an increase of...
S&S UK before-tax profit doubles in 2017
In the UK, Simon & Schuster (S&S) made a before-tax profit of £5.9 million (A$10.9m) in 2017, up 56% from 2016, reports the Bookseller. Turnover was up from £42.1 million (A$77.9m) in 2016...
Pape’s ‘The Barefoot Investor for Families’ breaks record for first-week sales in Australian nonfiction
Scott Pape’s The Barefoot Investor for Families (HarperCollins) has become the fastest-selling Australian nonfiction title, after selling 74,600 copies with a value of $1.7 million since its release on 24...
US adult book and university press sales up; audio sales grow significantly
The Association of American Publishers’ (AAP) annual StatShot survey estimated that US publishers’ revenue for trade books increased by US$96 million (A$128.7 million) to US$7.6 billion (A$10.19 billion)—a 1.3% increase—in 2017....
Adult sales up, kids sales down in US
In the US, estimates from the AAP’s StatShot program show that sales of adult trade books increased slightly (0.4%) in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the same...
Remote possibilities: Independent booksellers in regional Australia
Publishing student Bridget Morales has surveyed over 50 independent booksellers in regional Australia to find out how they are faring at a time when online bookstores and ereaders are increasingly...
Hachette announces sales team redundancies
Hachette Australia has announced that 'a number of redundancies have occurred' as a result of a restructure of its sales force. The restructure follows a review of the company's field...
Penguin Australia confirms eight redundancies in sales team
Further to the Weekly Book Newsletter report Penguin Australia to reduce sales team, Penguin Australia has confirmed that it has announced eight redundancies across its national sales team. The NSW...
The stats: Sales of top 10 drop 50%
Bookseller feedback is backed up by data from Nielsen BookScan, which shows a drop in sales over the lead up to Christmas--the first time Nielsen has reported such a drop...