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BookExpo and BookCon Announce Preliminary 2018 Attendance Figures
June 21, 2018 at 1:30 am

Preliminary numbers released by organizers of this year's BookExpo and BookCon show a 'reimagined' focus on booksellers that may actually have drawn fewer booksellers and retailers than last year. The post BookExpo and BookCon Announce Preliminary 2018 Attendance Figures appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Industry Notes: Politics Power Print, Says NPD: Category Soars 32 Percent
June 21, 2018 at 1:30 am

Teaser text Image By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson subhed f you’ve spent any time lately thinking that the political nightmares of the day surely have been good for some book sales–you take your silver linings where you can find them, right?–a new report from the NPD Group‘s books division backs you up. In a…

Industry Notes: Politics Power Print, Says NPD: Category Soars 32 Percent
June 21, 2018 at 1:30 am

Teaser text Image By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson subhed f you’ve spent any time lately thinking that the political nightmares of the day surely have been good for some book sales–you take your silver linings where you can find them, right?–a new report from the NPD Group‘s books division backs you up. In a…

NPD Group Sees 32-Percent Rise in US Political Books, Year to Date
June 21, 2018 at 1:15 am

The political debate is paying off for publishers of political books, NPD's data indicates, with major titles leading a nonfiction boost that shows up not just in print but also in ebook sales. The post NPD Group Sees 32-Percent Rise in US Political Books, Year to Date appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

NPD Group Sees 32-Percent Rise in US Political Books, Year to Date
June 21, 2018 at 1:15 am

The political debate is paying off for publishers of political books, NPD's data indicates, with major titles leading a nonfiction boost that shows up not just in print but also in ebook sales. The post NPD Group Sees 32-Percent Rise in US Political Books, Year to Date appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Audio Publishers Association Reports a 22.7-Percent Jump in 2017 Revenue
June 20, 2018 at 4:32 pm

A six-year trend of double-digit growth year-over-year continues, according to the new report for 2017 from the US Audio Publishers Association. Audiobook sales last year totaled more than $2.5 billion. The post Audio Publishers Association Reports a 22.7-Percent Jump in 2017 Revenue appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Preti Taneja's 'awe-inspiring' reimagining of King Lear wins Desmond Elliott prize
June 20, 2018 at 2:15 pm

Debut novel We That Are Young takes £10,000 award after early struggles to find a publisherPreti Taneja’s debut novel We That Are Young, a reimagining of King Lear set in contemporary India that was rejected by multiple major publishers as commercially unviable, has won the £10,000 Desmond Elliott prize.Judges for the award, which is named…

News UK donates £25k to NLT
June 20, 2018 at 1:45 am

News UK has donated £25,000 to the National Literacy Trust (NLT) as well as three other charities.