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Bookswim: 'the Netflix of books'
In the US, a book rental company called Bookswim is making waves. Its success is based on hitting the 'sweet spot' of the reader demographic: middle-aged, suburban women who are library users.
Amazon sells 180 Kindle ebooks for every 100 hardcovers
Amazon.com has released more sales figures for the Kindle ebook store, including the announcement that Kindle ebook sales now account for 180 sales to every 100 hardcover printed book sold by Amazon. ...
US bookstore sales continue to fall
Revenue for US bookstores continues to fall, with May figures seeing a 2.6% drop.
Pearson still the world's largest book publisher
Pearson has again topped a ranking of the world's largest book publishers, followed by Reed Elsevier and Thomson Reuters.
US hardcover sales up 49% in April
Sales of adult hardcover books in the US in April were up 49% on the previous year, however other print formats were down.
US ebook sales continue to grow -- but more slowly
Ebook sales in the US during April rose 127.9%, to US$27.4 million, at the 13 publishers who supply results to the AAP’s monthly sales report. The increase was the slowest in the year, but for...
German book sales fall 5.5%
After a poor 2009, all indications are that the book trade is continuing to suffer in Germany, with 2010 sales to date down 5.5%.
US ebook sales up 119% in June
Sales of ebooks in the US have risen another 119% during the month of June, according to new figures from the AAP.
UK book trade sees rise in sale for first time in nine months
July was the first time in nine months that the UK book trade saw positive growth -- albeit up only 0.1% on last year.
Amazon 'hardcover vs. Kindle' figures confuse
There has been much comment in the past week on Amazon's announcement that it has 'sold more Kindle ebooks than hardcovers': this article rounds up some of the analysis.
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