Backlist Drives Print Book Unit Gains Higher Through February
Driven by strong backlist sales, unit sales of print books rose 26% last week over the week ended February 29, 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. It was the largest week-over-week gain compared to 2020 so far this year, helping unit sales finish the first two months of 2021 with a 21.2% increase over the first two months of 2020.PRH Audio Debuts Voiceover Casting Platform, Ahab
Penguin Random House Audio has launched Ahab, a global online casting platform for voiceover actors in any business. The platform was originally developed as an internal tool for PRH's audiobook producers. more... Wiley Revenue Rose 3% in Q3
John Wiley's financial performance in the third quarter ended January 31, 2021, was strong enough for the company to raise sales and earnings estimates for the fiscal year ending April 30. more...
In Mexico, Print Sales Slumped but Online Sales Soared in 2020
Audiobooks, e-books, and e-commerce all got a boost in Mexico last year. more...
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Take a look ahead to some of the big titles for kids due this fall. more...
- The Transparency of Time by Anna Kushner, Leonardo Padura
- Department of Death: A Nick Hoffman Mystery by Lev Raphael
- The Coward by Stephen Aryan
- Rosaline Palmer Takes the Cake by Alexis Hall
- Stone Fruit by Lee Lai
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- Everybody: A Book About Freedom by Olivia Laing
- Bringing up Bookmonsters: The Joyful Way to Turn Your Child into a Fearless, Ravenous Reader by Amber Ankowski, Andy Ankowski
- Dusk Night Dawn: On Revival and Courage by Anne Lamott
- Keeping the City Going by Brian Floca, Brian Floca
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Audiobooks, e-books, and e-commerce all got a boost in Mexico last year. more...
No matter what you’re in the mood for, we think you’ll find a book or two to usher in the new year.
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Unit sales of print books rose 10.9% in the week ended Feb. 20, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. more...
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Slips of Yew: A Dez Duchiene Mystery, Book 1 by Carol Shay Hornung
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TO LOVE AGAIN by Bobbi Gistarb
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The Poison Of Money by Joe Torrence
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Will You Still Love Me If I Become Someone Else? by Jotham Austin, II
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Lighting the Stars by Gabriele Wills
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Shadows of Swayne Field: The Search for the Abraham Lincoln Baseball by Ronald R. Harrington
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Paint the World for Me by Jamie Bullus
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A High Price for Justice by Wendy-Ann Diaz
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Reality by Holly Jackson
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Vestige by Monique Gliozzi
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The Meal Deal: Blaze Your Own Trail to a Healthier Eating Lifestyle by Lisa Kiersky Schreiber
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Politics, Police and Other Earthling Antics by Mickie Winkle
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Voyages to Maturity by Michael Frost
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The Mysterious Robbery of Big Ben by Josh Josteins
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Toranuence by James Stephenson
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An Enquiry into the Delight of Existence and the Sublime by H.K.G Lowery
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Think Not of Me by Christopher G.E
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Annihilation of a Planet II by Antonion Borges
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Sleepy Daisies by Alison Hepburn
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Gender Fraud: A Fiction by Peg Tittle
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Lincoln’s World by James Reily
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The Trial of Blood by Andrew Porter Brown
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The Enchanted Rope by David Bernstein
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Boulder Girl, Remember Me When the Moon Hangs Low by Cynthia CLark
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