There may be clues in the metadata behind an apparent yearlong downturn in US thriller and suspense sales, even as women authors rise in the category.
NPD on the US Print Market: ‘Next Month Will Be Telling’
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.
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.
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.
Spain’s Book Market: 40 Percent More Online Buying During Lockdown
A new study of the book market in Spain shows consumers are reading more during the pandemic lockdown, buying more books online, and still prefer print over digital.
US Book Market: NPD Sees Unit Sales Up 2.8 Percent in Q2
Politically related biography and memoir gained, and children’s print gained 12 percent over the second quarter of 2019 in unit sales.
Coronavirus Impact: Nielsen Book India on Readers in the Pandemic
Nielsen Book’s extensive survey of India’s consumer behavior in and after lockdowns reveals shifts in the time spent reading–and listening–for publishers.
Introducing Publishing’s People to Readers: Colombia’s Campaign Against Book Piracy
To raise awareness of book production, Colombia’s publishers and the Bogotá book fair are educating consumers in hopes of curbing piracy.
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.
IPA-FEP Global Report Promotes ‘Zero-Rate’ VAT on Books
In a new report, the International Publishers Association finds that higher VAT rates on books can have a negative impact on book sales, education and copyright.