The AAP has released revised sales data for 2017 and 2016, and the news is… kinda good!
At Publishers Lunch, Michael Cader has a tidy summary of the American Association of Publishers’ revised data for 2017, which contains some surprising revelations. The news is good, more or… Read more »
Same as it ever was: Publishers Weekly has released its 2017 Industry Salary Survey
Folks, it’s that most wonderful time of year, when we all gather around the water cooler and grumble about our salaries, the pay gap, and a horribly entrenched lack of… Read more »
Almost a month after firing CEO Ron Boire, B&N posts dramatic 6-point loss in the first quarter of 2016
Things have been quiet on the Barnes-and-Noble-is-on-fire beat lately. So let’s do a little catching up! During our Moby hiatus last month, the national book chain fired nearly-new CEO Ron… Read more »
This week in American reading habits
Last week, we did a brief summary of data released by the NEA on the number of Americans reading literature (defined as poetry, plays, short stories, or dramas). The short… Read more »
Barnes and Noble is down, but not yet out
Two days ago, Barnes and Noble posted its annual sales and earnings report for fiscal year 2016, which ended April 30th. D.B. Hebbard at Talking New Media posted a rapid… Read more »
And now, the numbers
Bookstore sales were up more than nine and a half points of 2015 in April, marking the fourth consecutive month of year-over-year gains. Overall, book sales are up 6.8% over 2015, and… Read more »
Moneyball for books (and other adventures in marketing)
Let’s be real: you’ve probably started more books than you’ve finished. Is this fact a source of shame? Sure. Is it also part of a new-fangled analytic platform aiming to transform… Read more »