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Nielsen reports print book sales in decline

Print book sales continued to decline in 2010 across several major book markets and macroeconomic conditions would get worse before they got better, according to Nielsen Book sales data presented at...

US consumer spending on books 'flat'

The latest Communications Industry Forecast report developed by the private investment firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson forecasts minimal growth for consumer book spending in 2011, with total expenditu...

US bookstore sales fall another 4% in July

US bookstore figures are beginning to show the effects of the closure of Borders, falling 4.2% in July.

US ebook sales jump again, print falls 64%

US ebook sales rose 167% in June, to US$80.2 million. Meanwhile, print sales are falling: trade paperback sales had the largest decline, down 64%, while children’s hardcover sales were off 31%....

UK print book sales slump 4% month-on-month

Spending on printed books in the UK slumped 4% in August, with sales slumping to a seven-year low for the month, according to Nielsen BookScan data.

Evanovich and Stockett join the Kindle 'million club'

Janet Evanovich and Kathryn Stockett are the latest authors to notch up sales of a million ebooks on Amazon Kindle.

US ebook sales increased 1274% in three years

According to a new statistics report from the Association of American Publishers: 'While ebooks are still only a small portion of book sales, it translates to 1274.1% in publisher net sales revenue y...

US publisher revenues rise 3.1%, led by ebooks

Total US book publishing revenue rose 3.1% in 2010 to US$27.9 billion and posted two-year growth of 5.6%, according to figures from BookStats. The gain was due almost entirely to increases in digit...

UK print book sales 'lowest figures in seven years'

Spending on physical books in the UK during July slumped to its lowest level in seven years as ebooks continue to encroach onto traditional bookseller territory.

Canadian book sales down over 10% in a quarter

Both volume and value of book sales in Canada were down compared to Q1 in 2010. The volume of book sales dropped 10.9%, and value (dollars in sales) was down 10.8%.
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