Although down from 2020, unit sales of books on race and social justice were still 116% higher in 2021 than in 2019 before the George Floyd protests. PORT WASHINGTON, NY, January 31, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — In the United States, unit sales of adult print books focusing on diversity, discrimination andRead More →
Photo: Depositphotos.com Book sales hit a 10-year high in 2021 with 43 million copies sold, but bookstores are struggling, according to figures from book promotion organization CPNB. Online sales jumped 19% but physical bookstores suffered from the confinement of the first months of 2021 and the pre-Christmas closure. Despite attemptsRead More →
Bloomsbury Publishing shares jump 11% on improved earnings forecast as lockdown-hit adults and children drive book sales Harry Potter publisher Bloomsbury Publishing has raised its earnings outlook The group has seen a surge in sales of adult and children’s books over the past year The group saw its share priceRead More →
By Jessica Patrick, WRAL Sr Multiplatform Producer. Raleigh, North Carolina – The gigantic book sales hosted by Wake County Public Libraries at the State Fairgrounds each May are over, at least for now. Book lovers who look forward to annual sales know you can’t beat the prices or the abilityRead More →
On Goodreads, a site where book lovers find and read their favorite titles, there is a book called “Wanna Hide Something from a N * gga, Put It in a Book”. The author, D Haynes, writes: “I, D Haynes, the author, wrote a book for and about the United States,Read More →
Written by Elizabeth A. Harris A Billie Eilish book seemed like a great bet. One of the world’s most famous pop stars, Eilish has 97 million followers on Instagram and 6 million on Twitter. If only a fraction of them bought his book, it would be a hit. But herRead More →
This weekend, for the first time in over two years, Urbana Champaign Books to Prisoners will be hosting in-person book sales. Even better? They have three times more books to offer for sale than usual. The sale will take place on Saturday October 16 and Sunday October 17 at theRead More →
AMESBURY – The city’s communications director has a lot to do these days, but she’s taken in a bit more in her spare time by keeping a second-hand bookstore above her garage. Caitlin Thayer, Amesbury’s communications director since early 2020, has been chair of the Friends of Amesbury Public LibraryRead More →
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STOCKHOLM, Aug.11 (Reuters) – Book sales in Sweden hit an all-time high in the first half of 2021 as people traveled less and enjoyed themselves at home more than usual during the pandemic, preparing the industry for a another stellar year after a record 2020. The Swedish Booksellers Association saidRead More →
REGION – One of the missing events during the pandemic was the sale of library books, which serve as a fundraiser for many libraries in the region and groups of friends who support the programs. It also deprived book lovers of the ability to browse donated books for their newRead More →
CLEVELAND, Ohio – COVID-19 has given homeowners and tenants some time to tackle large decluttering projects. An unexpected result of the tidying up movement saw libraries in northeastern Ohio suspend acceptance of book donations, citing the sudden rush in used book donations and a general lack of space. Others saidRead More →
Life is starting to feel more normal in the Grand Pays as the usual schedule of events rolls into place for the summer season. The Friends of the Abilene Public Library will be holding their annual book sale next weekend. Like most other annual events, organizers had to cancel lastRead More →
Sales of fiction books in the UK in 2020 rose 16% – despite bookstores closing during COVID-19 closures. Many people have rediscovered the love of reading, according to the director of the UK Publishers Association. Sales of consumer titles in the United States for the first two months of 2021Read More →
The books are lined up on tables for reading; puzzles pile up at the back of the room; and the CDs and DVDs are in place, ready to buy. “It’s about time,” said Elizabeth Bowlby, director of the Clyde-Savannah library, of the library’s first sale of books since the startRead 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 →
Year-end book sales across Europe were slammed by December closures after Covid-19 cases rose across the continent. Nonetheless, preliminary results from three main markets show that the declines for the year as a whole have been modest. In Germany, Europe’s largest book market, sales rose 25% in the first twoRead 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 →