The year-to-date view from the latest AAP StatShot report is better looking than the month-over-month comparison of November in 2018 and 2019.
Open Road Integrated Media Reports 23.3 Percent Growth in 2019
The success of last year, says Open Road’s CMO, involves not just its ‘Ignition’ marketing program but also readers’ interest in work that may not be new.
Sweden’s Nextory, Like Storytel, Looks for New Markets
Finland and Germany were the first markets added Nextory, the Stockholm-based unlimited-subscription service for ebooks and audiobooks.
South Africa’s Snapplify Opens ‘Teacher Benefits’ Program
The ed-tech company has partnered with the Answer Series to offer teachers free study guides as part of its new support platform.
Italian Book and Newspaper Publishers Reveal Scale of Piracy
Costing the books industry as much as €528 million, piracy is a major target for Italian book and news publishers in 2020.
AAP’s StatShot for October: A Mixed Report With a Boost in Children’s Books
Children’s books see a handsome bump of more than 20 percent in October, year over year, as US higher education course materials drop almost 70 percent.
Michael Tamblyn on Kobo’s 10th Anniversary: ‘A Better Reading Life’
This weekend marks Kobo’s first decade. CEO Michael Tamblyn looks at how his far-flung international retail success is a former startup ‘still standing.’
Tales of Two Markets: USA and UK Amazon Charts’ Year-Enders
Newly instituted in the UK this year, the Amazon Charts for the first time offer market comparative top titles between the British and American markets.
Polish Publishers Launch an Online Bookstore, Inverso
Citing heavy competition in online retail, two major book publishers in Poland have created an online bookstore of their own called Inverso.
AAP’s StatShot for September: Modest Gains in the US Market
Total US book sales in 2019 so far reached $11.4 billion, an increase of 4 percent over the same timeframe in 2018, per the Association of American Publishers.