Ask anyone in the post what #BookTok is, and they’ll tell you it’s their pandemic savior. Around 2020, a massive community of book lovers, readers and authors found their tribe, revolving around the hashtag on the short video app TikTok, which was launched in 2017. #BookTok quickly became one ofRead More →
Photo: edition of the winning team Donald Trump was criticized when his first post-presidential tome turned out to be a photo-filled coffee table book rather than an actual memoir, but now he’s laughing all the way to the bank because the book is so popular it sold nationwide and theRead More →
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 →
The new woke Superman isn’t flying with fans, according to the latest comic book sales figures. John F. Trent reported Monday for entertainment website Bounding into Comics that sales of “Superman: Son of Kal-El” – in which the son of the original Superman becomes a climate activist, advocates for illegalRead 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 →
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 →
The hosts of “The View” are almost done with people publishing tell-all books about Donald Trump now that he’s out of power — especially people who have allied themselves with him at all times. On Thursday’s episode, host Ana Navarro chimed in to make a savage comment about Chris ChristieRead More →
The hosts of “The View” are almost done with the people who publish revealing books about Donald Trump now that he is no longer in office, especially the people who allied with him at one point. In Thursday’s episode, host Ana Navarro stepped in to make a wild commentary onRead 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 →
Amid a Justice Department investigation into alleged sex crimes and a related House ethics probe, besieged Congressman Matt Gaetz (R-FL) appears to have committed at least one federal violation much smaller but simpler: the failure to disclose how much money he made from a book he published last September. WhenRead 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 →
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 →
Governor of New York. Andrew CuomoAndrew CuomoHillary 2024? Given the competition, she could be the Democrats’ best hope. The Hill’s Morning Report – Presented by Charter Communications – Despised Meadows; Biden doesn’t budge Manchin NY Ethics Board orders Andrew Cuomo to return book proceeds MORE(D) ‘s briefs have seen aRead 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 →
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President Barack Obama’s memoir “A Promised Land” broke sales records from day one. Getty Images Former US President Barack Obama just released his memoir two days ago, and it is already on its way to becoming the best-selling presidential memoir of all time. But how does it compare to otherRead 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 →