Closing Image: August 8, 2018
More than 50 Canadian publishers responded to a BookNet Canada survey on digital publishing. Report covers ebooks, digital audio, and more.
Day: August 8, 2018
Hot Sheet Index: August 8, 2018
The Hot Sheet Index compares US print book sales for traditional publishers during first half of 2018 to the same time period for 2017.
Links of Interest: August 8, 2018
Bookselling Trends The latest quarterly BookScan figures—which track traditional publishing sales—show strength in cookbooks and continuing declines in adult fiction. As we’ve seen all year, nonfiction is driving sales, with strong second-quarter performance in cookbooks, religion, self-help, and business. The strongest cookbook subcategories: small appliances (e.g., Instant Pot), ketogenic diet, low-carb. The steepest fiction declines are … Read more
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