The US market is ‘currently 57.2 million units head of 2020, and 83.0 million units ahead of 2019,’ says NPD Books’ Kristen McLean.
AAP StatShot: US Industry Up 18.1 Percent, January to June, Year to Date
Across the entire US book industry, total revenues in January-to-June 2021 came in at US$6.3 billion, up 18 percent year-to-date.
NPD Cites Strong Outlook for US Children’s Print Nonfiction
Juvenile nonfiction in the American market ran 23-percent higher in 2020 than in 2019, says NPD’s Kristen McLean in a look at the sector.
Russian Publishers See Strong Sales in Imported Crime Fiction
The strength of crime fiction in the Russian market, publishers say, has to do with contemporary genre voices in international markets.
NPD Sees the US Print Market Up in July, ‘Momentum Slowing’
The September reopening plan for Hachette Book Group is postponed, even as NPD Books charts a good July in US print–but questions ahead.
Storytel Passes 1 Million Nordic Subscribers, Streaming Sales Up
Growth in the Spanish-language markets is moving more slowly than anticipated, but Storytel shows a strong Q2 report.
Pandemic Effects Weigh on China’s 2021 First Half
Beijing OpenBook researchers say that from January to June this year, both physical and digital retail have been lagging.
AAP’s StatShot: US Publishing Up 11.1 Percent in May
The monthly report from the Association of American Publishers sees the United States’ book industry up 23.4 percent year-to-date.
Interview: Klett-Cotta’s Tom Kraushaar on German Independents and ‘Publisher Days’
Seven German book publishers—’competitors in real life,’ says Klett-Cotta publisher Tom Kraushaar—look forward to the next gathering.
Italy’s Publishers Report 44-Percent Unit Growth, First Half of 2021
In revenue, the Italian trade market sees 42-percent growth over the first six months of 2020, per the publishers association.