New data from GfK indicates a 7.0-percent drop in the number of Germany’s ebook buyers, January through June 2023.
AAP StatShot July: US Trade Sales Down 5.9 Percent Year Over Year
Year-to-date, the United States’ industry’s trade revenues were down 1.8 percent, at US$4.8 billion for the first seven months of the year.
Circana BookScan: US Print Book Market ‘Slowing a Bit’
The August assessment of Circana BookScan’s Kristen McLean shows romance leading a drop in United States print book sales.
AAP StatShot: US Book Sales Up 1.2 Percent in First Half of 2023
The year’s first half showed US book sales up, but June revenue was down 0.9%, at $4.1 billion; children’s and YA were down 6.3%.
Circana on July’s US Print Book Market: A Slight Frontlist Gain
Despite overall flat sales this July, Circana reports that the US book market also saw some frontlist gains and new voices on the bestseller list.
Spain’s Book Market in 2022: Up 5.5 Percent
The annual report from Spain’s publishers describes a 10th consecutive year of growth for the country’s book market, at €2.7 billion.
AAP StatShot Shows the US Book Market Flat in May
In the US, sales of books for adults and education were up in May, as children’s books slid again, per AAP’s StatShot.
Germany’s 2022 Book Market Report: Turnover Down 1.9 Percent
The German book market faces a perplexing set of circumstances, resulting in an overall performance down -1.9 percent in 2022.
France: 2022 Book Revenues Were Down 5.4 Percent
French publishers report that unit sales fell in 2022 by -7.7 percent over those sales in 2021. Editorial production was down by -2.9 percent.
US Book Market: Circana Reports an Uptick at Mid-June
In US print unit sales, Kristen McLean sees a 12-percent gain over the same time frame in 2019, if 8.6 million units below 2022’s number.