New data from GfK indicates a 7.0-percent drop in the number of Germany’s ebook buyers, January through June 2023.
China Bestsellers in August: Relationships and André Gide
As contemporary classics return to the Top 30, China’s bestsellers in August have included a new challenge from relationship-driven fiction.
PEN: US School-Year Book Bannings Jump 33 Percent Over Last Year
The surge in book bannings has affected at least 1,207 authors, 268 illustrators, and 14 translators, per PEN America’s new report.
AAP StatShot July: US Trade Sales Down 5.9 Percent Year Over Year
Year-to-date, the United States’ industry’s trade revenues were down 1.8 percent, at US$4.8 billion for the first seven months of the year.
Circana BookScan: US Print Book Market ‘Slowing a Bit’
The August assessment of Circana BookScan’s Kristen McLean shows romance leading a drop in United States print book sales.
Germany’s Bookwire Stages ‘Shaping the Future of Digital Books’
Sponsored: On September 13, Bookwire’s ‘All About Multi-Format Publishing’ program will look at digital publishing developments.
Italy: Publishers Call for Pandemic-Era Library Funds to Continue
Italy’s publishers are joined by their bookselling and library colleagues in an effort to make COVID-era library funding perpetual.
PRH: 9-Percent International Revenue Gains, January-June
Between January 1 and June 30, Penguin Random House saw its international revenues rise by 9 percent year over year, to €2.1 billion.
AAP StatShot: US Book Sales Up 1.2 Percent in First Half of 2023
The year’s first half showed US book sales up, but June revenue was down 0.9%, at $4.1 billion; children’s and YA were down 6.3%.
China Bestsellers in July: Etiquette and Education
With summer school titles driving contemporary classics sales, China’s July charts were busy with a robust interest in etiquette.