Seeing its audiobook unit sales double year-over-year, Russia’s digital retailer now has a new presence in the Polish market.
Preparing for the Mueller Testimony: An Enhanced Edition of the Report
The Digital Public Library of America and publishing consultants Thad McIlroy and Bill Kasdorf have created a free, annotated ebook of the Mueller Report.
Audio Publishers Association Survey: Nearly $1 Billion in 2018 US Sales
The APA’s latest report on audiobook sales in the US shows that the format has seen double-digit growth for the last seven years.
AAP’s US StatShot for April Shows a Slight Decline from the Previous Year
In the US, book publisher revenue for April of this year was $793.5 million, down $13.1 million (-1.6 percent) compared to the same month last year.
BookNet Canada Reports Backlist Persisting as Chart-Toppers in 2019
Only one of the Top 10 performing titles on the Canadian English-language market in the first half of the year was frontlist content, BookNet reports.
The UK’s Publishers Association Releases Its 2018 Yearbook Report
With some softness in educational sectors, the UK industry reports its crucial export sector is holding steady ahead of the potential upheaval of Brexit.
Bonnier’s BookBeat Announces a 24-Market European Expansion
Bonnier announces a sweeping expansion in Europe of its BookBeat audiobook service, multiplying by seven times its former reach in terms of markets.
AAP Issues Its Annual 2018 StatShot Look at the US Publishing Industry
Describing a gradual decline in revenue for the US book business, the AAP’s StatShot annual report estimates that the industry made $25.82 billion in 2018.
Russian Book Market Players Explore Digital Serialization
The growing popularity of ebooks in Russia is prompting some publishers to look at online serialization as an option for distribution and sales, both as an offer to consumers and to writers of works in progress.
In the Shadow of Potential Tariffs on China, AAP StatShot Logs a Good Q1
As representatives of the Association of American Publishers testify on Trump’s proposed tariffs on books and other goods from China, US book sales for the first quarter are positive.