Traditional Sales

Translated literary fiction is selling better on average in the UK than literary fiction originally written in English, according to new research, with authors including Elena Ferrante, Haruki Murakami and Karl Ove Knausgaard driving a boom in sales. Though fiction in translation accounts for just 3.5%…

Now is better than later because later might never come. Among the many tragic losses related to the above wisdom, one of the most trivial revolves around the topic of shopping behavior. (Apologies to the Maharishi inside us all.) And this matters a great deal in the world of books, where we know from our…

Berrett-Koehler has added titles from New World Library to its b-to-b digital subscription service, BKpedia.

First quarter financial reports from three of the country's largest trade publishers revealed a continuing decline in e-book sales.

Booktrope plans to go out of business at the end of May, bringing an end to its “team publishing” platform used by ad hoc groups of authors, editors, marketers and designers to create and market print books and ebooks. The Seattle startup, which went through the prestigious Y Combinator accelerator program, announced the news Friday…

Amazon has struck a major deal with the New York City public school district to provide e-books to its students. The deal is reported to be worth $30 million.

E-book sales growth may be slowing, but the digital publishing revolution isn't going anywhere.

A survey of independent digital-first publishers reveals a wide array of growth strategies, including starting a print program.

On February 25th Book Business hosted a webinar titled “Trends for 2016: The Future of Books in the New Year,” which asked experts from the Book Industry Study Group, the Book Manufacturers Institute, and the Independent Book Publishers Association to share their perspectives on the industry and the major trends that will drive its future…

Book discovery is about more than simple metadata. Here are five things publishers can do to make their products easier for consumers to find.