In books for adults as a sub-category, audio surpassed ebooks for the first time, according to February’s StatShot.
US Market in April: Down 2 Percent in Print Unit Sales
The month of April in the States, per Circana data tracking, saw only 11 ‘designated market areas’ in truth growth this spring.
China Bestsellers in March: Adaptations on the Rise
A stage adaptation and the work of a strong translator were behind some of the standout books on China’s bestseller charts in March.
In Germany: Younger Consumers Are Buying More Books
The Börsenverein and Libri.Campus will lead a May 11–12 program with new data showing that young consumers, 16 to 29 years old, are buying more books.
Post-Easter US Print Sales Up 5 Percent in Late April
In the week ending April 22, Circana saw adult nonfiction posting the largest gains in the United States print market.
In London: New Data on the UK’s Translated Fiction Readers
The Booker Prize Foundation reveals a Nielsen study’s data on consumers of translated fiction in the United Kingdom.
Hachette Book Group: BIPOC Diversity at 36.4 Percent
The newest of four yearly reports from Hachette Book Group sees staff BIPOC diversity increasing by 2.5 percent in 2022.
In Germany: Knowledge Unlatched Names Its 2023 ‘Open Access Heroes’
Knowledge Unlatched’s report sees Germany following the United States in usage of open-access content in its ‘Open Access Heroes’ survey.
In New York, the Audie Awards 2023: Top Honor to Viola Davis
The nonprofit Audio Publishers Association names its 2023 Audie Awards winners in 26 categories from Audio Drama to Young Listeners.
Audiobooks in Spanish: Dosdoce Hands Publishers a ‘Map’
Dosdoce’s Javier Celaya challenges the Spanish-language publishing industry to expand its share of a fast-widening audio ‘ecosystem.’