Something of a debate is underway in the Russian market, where some see online retail as a key to future sales growth, while major chains are also showing good numbers in physical stores. Editor’s note: Following our pre-Frankfurt interview with Eksmo CEO Evgney Kapyev, reports from Moscow are of strong sales in online bookselling. But brick-and-mortar proponents continue to forecast …
BookNet Canada: Sci-Fi, Women Leading Audiobook Consumption
Canadians say they listen to audiobooks while doing other things. In 2018, 54 percent of those surveyed by BookNet Canada prefer to listen on their phones.
AAP Reports August Revenue Up for Trade Publishers in the US
Once again, digital audio sales show robust gains, with ebook sales largely holding steady in August. Adult sales in the US market show a rise of $22.7 million, with children’s and YA also moving upward.
Frankfurt’s First Conference on the Evolving Audio Market
At the debut edition of Frankfurt’s Audiobook Conference, experts from several markets presented data and trends on this growing segment of publishing.
Record-Breaking Sales and More Rights Deals for Finnish Sports Biography
Ahead of Frankfurt, Finnish publishing house Siltala has seen record-breaking sales for a book that brought in a six-figure deal at the London Book Fair in April.
At Frankfurt’s ‘The Markets’ Conference: OpenBook Director Jiang Yanping
Having spent its first decade compiling data and educating the Chinese publishing market on how to use it, Jiang Yanping’s OpenBook today is Beijing’s leading industry research company: She speaks October 9 in Frankfurt’s The Markets.
A New ‘Barometer’ Checks Sales Conditions in Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, and Spain
Together with Bookwire, CB, and the International Publishing Distribution Association, Rüdiger Wischenbart has created a new ‘European Ebook Barometer’ to track digital activity in four key markets.
The ‘New’ Association of American Publishers to Focus on Advocacy, Copyright
Taking direction from its board members, the AAP has reset its focus on copyright and advocacy for the value of book publishing in modern society.
Interview: Bookseller Marina Kameneva’s Outlook on Russian Publishing
Marina Kameneva, head of Russia’s largest bookstore chain, Moscow Books, on the number of bookstores, book sales, and readers in Russia today.
‘Fear’ Storms the Week: 900,000 Copies at Launch, Largest Pre-Order in Simon’s History
Topping 1.15 million hardcovers in a ninth printing, Bob Woodward’s ‘Fear’ is predicted by some booksellers to surpass sales of other Trump-related titles.