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Book and newspaper sales up 20.5% on 2007Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) figures for September indicate books are bucking the flat national retail trend. While retail trade figures for the Septe...
APA urges publishers to participate in new industry-wide survey
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced it is partnering with the University of Melbourne Book Industry Study and Thorpe-Bowker to undertake ‘an online survey of publishi...
Over 14,000 local books published in 2007: survey
Australia is producing as many as 40% more local books each year than previous industry surveys have indicated, according to new analysis of 2007's publishing output to be published in the Septem...
In Brief
ACCC releases details on ARW/Borders decisionThe Australian Consumer and Competition Commission has now released a detailed report on its decision not to oppose any bid for Borders' Australian stores ...
UK indie publishers flourish
Independent publishing is looking healthy in the UK, with a record number of members joining the Independent Publishers Guild and ISBN allocations for small publishers up.
US e-book sales rise 24% in 2007
Stats produced for the International Digital Publishing Forum indicate that sales of e-books in the US rose by 24% in 2007, compared with 2006. The same report predicts that there will be 16 million r...
US bookstore sales up 1%
US bookstore sales for 2007 increased by a small 1.1% on 2006, helped along by a stronger second half of the year.
Conflicting stats on UK booktrade
Are book sales in the UK up or down? Nielsen BookScan says the UK market is growing, but the Confederation of British Industry thinks sales are down.
UK has a record-breaking Christmas
The UK book industry has had a record-breaking Christmas, with Nielsen BookScan figures up 5% on 2006.
UK a nation of re-readers
A new survey has found that over 70% of readers in the UK revisit books they've enjoyed on first reading. The research quotes figures suggesting that readers return to favourite books not just on...
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