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Authors Guild, AAP Outraged by IA's 'National Emergency Library'

The Internet Archive says it is performing a public service by making its scans of print books…

Sales, Earnings Rose 6% at PRH, but Dohle Warns of Virus Impact

Revenue at Penguin Random House rose to €3.64 billion last year and earnings increased to €561…

Print Unit Sales Fell 10% Last Week

Unit sales of print books fell 10% for the week ended March 14 compared to the previous week,…

Virus Will Lower Scholastic's Q4 Results

The widespread school closings caused by the new coronavirus will mean disruptions to Scholastic's…

Industry Sales Posted Small Gain In 2019

Sales of adult trade books fell 2.7% in 2019 compared to 2018, while sales in the children/young…

StatShot: Publishing Sales Rose 1.8% in 2019

Industry sales rose 1.8% in 2019 over 2018 at the 1,361 publishers who report sales to AAP's…

Print Units Fell 4% at the End of February

Unit sales of print books had one of their worst weeks so far in 2020 in late February. Units fell 4…

Settlement Terms Revealed (Mostly) in Audible Captions Litigation; Judge Signs Off

The public release of the settlement comes after the judge gave the parties something of an…

Wiley Posts Q3 Gains in Sales, Earnings

For the quarter ended January 31, 2020, John Wiley reported that revenue rose 4% over last year’s…

Print Unit Sales Inched up in Late February

Unit sales of print books rose 0.9% in the week ended Feb. 22, 2020, over the comparable week in…

HMH Books & Media Had Down 2019

Revenue at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books & Media fell 9.9% in 2019, to $180.0 million, and the…

Earnings Up, Sales Dipped at HBG

Profits rose at Hachette Book Group last year over 2018 despite a 1% decline in revenue. The…

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Featured Resources

A Book Business special release

In our ongoing quest to bring you the very best strategic and practical information for growing…

BEA Recovery: A Video Look Back at Book Expo America 2012

Our man-on-the-street Jim Sturdivant captured some of the flavor of Book Expo America on video,…

A Video Note from Book Business Editorial Director Noelle Skodzinski

Book Business invites you to submit your biggest challenges or success stories regarding digital…

Featured Video: Voices From BookExpo America 2011

Book Business magazine checked in with a number of book industry people at BookExpo this year…

This Week's Featured Video: Highlights from the 2010 Publishing Business Conference & Expo

Check out the video highlights from the 2010 Publishing Business Conference & Expo, featuring…

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