In 2023’s first six weeks, the total US comics and graphic novels market is down 13 percent against 2022’s figures, per NPD’s Kristen McLean.
NPD BookScan Sees 2023 US Book Market ‘Off to a Solid Start’
US backlist book sales grew in January, according to NPD Bookscan, with adult fiction helping to offset sagging adult nonfiction.
US Bestsellers and Book Sales in 2022: Second-Highest at NPD
NPD Bookscan reports US print book sales rose 12 percent and has published a list of the top print bestsellers in 2022.
NPD Books: US Market Underperforming in the Holidays
The United States’ book market ‘finished November at 6 percent below 2021,’ NPD Books’ Kristen McLean reports.
NPD BookScan: The US Market, Early 2022 Holidays
In a trend reflecting reader behavior more than supply-chain issues, the American book market heads downward in NPD’s BookScan data.
NPD BookScan: US Print Book Market Shows a ‘Strong August Performance’
At NPD Bookscan, Kristen McLean sees the US book market ‘bucking uncertainty’ with strong August sales and year-end predictions.
NPD BookScan: US Market Steady, Weekly Print Volume Up 2 Percent
The US market, heading to summer’s end, is stable in print sales, at 457 million units year-to-date, in NPD BookScan’s report.
Rights Edition: NPD on Netflix and Nostalgia, Licensing for ‘Dungeons & Dragons’
With sales of US$14.9 million based on MSRP, NPD sees ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ buoyed by Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things.’
NPD Books on July’s US Print Market: 6 Percent Lower, Year to Date
In a ‘steady’ market, NPD sees print sales in the United States decline 1.6 million units in July, typically a month for some losses.
NPD and IRI Have Announced an Unnamed Merger in Data and Analysis
Amid news of the NPD-IRI merger, NPD BookScan reports US print holding at 6 percent below 2021’s level in the week ending July 23.