Print book unit sales fell 1.6% last week compared to the week ended January 30, 2021, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. The sales pattern was familiar, with sales in the adult fiction and young adult categories up and sales in the adult non-fiction and youth fiction and non-fictionRead More →
For the second week in a row, unit sales of books printed last week fell compared to 2020. Sales fell 2% compared to the week ended December 19, 2020, after falling 12.2% in the week previous in outlets that are under NPD BookScan. Last week, the fiction segments all sawRead More →
Print book unit sales fell 0.2% last week from the week ended December 5, 2020, ending a long streak of weekly sales growth. Only adult fiction and young adult fiction saw an increase in sales over last year at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Sales in the largest category,Read More →
The lack of a successful new bestseller hasn’t stopped unit sales of printed books from surging 17.3% last week in the week ended Nov. 7, 2020 at point of sale, according to the NPD BookScan report. With the exception of children’s non-fiction, all major categories registered double-digit increases from lastRead More →
For the second week in a row, unit sales of printed books posted impressive gains over 2020 at the outlets that fall under NPD BookScan. Sales rose 12% last week over the week ended October 31, 2020, providing more evidence consumers can shop for vacation early. The previous week, salesRead More →
“What was it like seeing book sales skyrocket during the coronavirus pandemic? Jonathan Karp, CEO of Simon & Schuster, couldn’t help but quote Charles Dickens: “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. “A lot of people had more time at home and turned to books,”Read More →
When compared to the release of two big hits last year around the same time, unit sales of printed books fell 8% last week compared to the week ended August 8, 2020, at point of sale. that fall under NPD BookScan. The largest decline occurred in the category of fictionRead More →
Few in the industry have been ready to predict how book business will end in 2021, but in a July 21 presentation on the industry’s printing unit sales in the first half of the year , NPD BookScan analyst Kristen McLean presented three possible scenarios. . All results assume thatRead More →
July 12, 2021 @booksandpublishing In the United States, unit sales of printed books increased by 18.5% in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2020, reports Weekly editors. All major publishing categories except children’s non-fiction saw double-digit sales increases, while backlist titles grew 21.4% andRead More →
In the first half of 2020, unit sales of printed books surprised many industry players by posting an increase of 2.9% compared to the same period in 2019 in the outlets under NPD BookScan, overcoming a decline in early spring sales after the onset of the crisis. Covid pandemic19. PrintRead More →
Big gains in sales of adult and young adult titles pushed unit sales of printed books up 24.3% in the week ending April 24, 2021, compared to the comparable week in 2020 in points of sale that fall under NPD BookScan. Around the same time last year, sales were startingRead More →
The book industry saw its sales increase by 34% last week – in part thanks to the scramble for Dr. Seuss titles following measures to end the publication of six books on racist images. Of course, book sales have generally increased as people look for ways to be entertained duringRead More →
Print book sales continued to soar in February, with units jumping 25.7% in the first week of the month compared to the first week of February 2020 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan . The increase was the highest so far this year, and print book unit sales increasedRead More →
Book sales are still on the rise after a strong start to 2021. Last week, unit sales of printed books jumped 18% in the week ended Jan. 25, 2020, at outlets that report from NPD BookScan. In the previous week, unit sales increased nearly 23% from 2020, leading to aRead More →
Unit sales of printed books continue to exceed 2020 figures in the first few weeks of 2021. For the week ended January 16, 2021, units jumped 22.7% from the comparable week of 2020 in points sales that fall under NPD BookScan. In the context of the January 6 insurgency inRead More →
Unit sales of printed books got off to a flying start in 2021. Sales jumped 19.3% last week during the week ended Jan. 2 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. Additionally, units are up nearly 25% from the comparable week of 2020. With sales reaching 17.1 million, BookScan saidRead More →
A number of summer’s top bestsellers, a resurgence of interest in social justice books, and the continued demand by parents for both educational and entertaining children’s books have combined to continue to increase prices. unit sales of printed books through the third quarter of this year. According to NPD BookScan,Read More →