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Two Big Five publishers offer voluntary resignation/buyout

Hachette and HarperCollins have both announced voluntary programs to encourage long-time employees to resign or retire.

In August 2022, the NPD Group—the owner of BookScan—merged with another company known as IRI, a data and analytics company.

According to Circana, US print book sales are down by 2 percent versus last year but up by 16 percent compared to 2019.

Earlier this month Amazon started revealing to authors just how many followers they have, but not their names or contact info.

Simon & Schuster exceeded $1 billion in sales for the first time ever in 2022—an increase of 18.5 percent over the prior year.

Last month, the Telegraph reported it had found hundreds of changes in the latest UK editions of Dahl’s children’s books.

Bookshop, launched in 2020 as a virtuous alternative to Amazon, has until now sold primarily print editions.

In 2021, the number of new self-published titles that have both ISBNs and BISAC codes was 53% higher than those registered in 2018.

When it first started many years ago, the membership program cost $25 per year. The cost is now $40 and comes with new perks.

According to NPD BookScan, US print sales are down 2 percent versus last year but still ahead of 2019. Romance remains the strongest driver.