In what NPD’s Kristen McLean calls ‘a remarkable year’ for US book sales, Publishers Lunch reports a decline in 2020 of translation rights deals.
NPD: 2020 Was the US’ Bestselling Year for Print in a Decade
One-third of 2020 growth in US print book sales was driven by juvenile fiction, NPD BookScan reports, with overall sales of 751 million units.
Obama’s ‘A Promised Land’ Breaks NPD BookScan’s Nonfiction Records
Year’s End: An already exceptionally busy year for nonfiction gets even hotter as US adult nonfiction print sales move 257 million units.
NPD’s November US Market Review: Sales Grew 7.7 Percent
‘After a wobble during election week,’ says NPD’s Kristen McLean, US book sales have ramped up into the holiday season.
NPD: One in Four Books Is Purchased in the USA During the Holidays
The week of November 14 kicks off holiday shopping in the US. NPD reports the highest week of book sales so far this year.
NPD Books: US October Sales up 7.1 Percent Over 2019: ‘A Healthy Month’
The United States market is on track for ‘one of the highest volume years for US trade book sales in NPD BookScan history.’
As the Vote Nears: High Season for US Political Books
The clamor on the United States market in political books is reaching a pre-election crescendo this week. NPD sees a a record for the genre.
NPD BookScan: US Market sees 6.4 Percent Growth Through Third Quarter
In the US, biography and memoir ebooks sold more than 3 million units in the second quarter of 2020, up 59 percent over Q1.
UK and USA: Financial Times and McKinsey Announce a Business Book of the Year Shortlist
Eligible for books originally published in English or in translation, the FT-McKinsey program looks for work to ‘stand the test of time.’
NPD Book Cites a ‘Switching of Gears’ in the US Market
The week ending September 12, Kristen McLean writes, was the first in 2020 in which ‘every book on the Top 10 list was a frontlist title.’