The Changing Role of Publishing's Sales Reps
By most accounts, 2020 was not a good year for publishers’ sales representatives. But with the number of vaccinations rising and schools and businesses beginning to reopen in much of the country, reps are optimistic about the future. Still, things won't be quite the same. more...
Book Deals: Week of April 12, 2021
S&S buys Mike Pence’s autobiography, Elizabeth Strout sells a novel to Random House, and more. more...
The Surge of Print Books Sales Continues
Print unit sales jumped 29% in 2021’s first quarter. Most of the increase was due to the surge in book-buying that began last spring and carried over into 2021. more...
A New Platform Brings Silicon Valley to Book Clubs
Fable is a new platform for online book clubs that allows users to join a book club moderated by an expert, author, or influencer, or start their own club. more...and more.
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Publisher NewsHow Ingram Content Group Became a $2 Billion Company
A new book chronicles Ingram Content Group’s 50-year evolution into the country’s largest book wholesaler, print-on-demand printer, and independent book distributor.
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Publisher News
How Bookishness Affects the Book Biz
The fetishization of books as a vibe sells iPhone cases that look like leatherbound tomes and clothing with literary designs. But does it actually sell books? Book business insiders weigh in.
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Bookselling
Unit Sales of Print Books Rose 6% in Early April
Unit sales of print books rose 6% in the week ended Apr. 10, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Publisher News
Disney Launches An Adult Imprint
With Hyperion Avenue, the media giant makes a new effort to find books that can take advantage of its myriad platforms.
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Book Deals
Book Deals: Week of April 19, 2021
Pamela Dorman buys a debut novel by a longtime Knopf editor, Holt signs a memoir by Ronnie Spector, Hanya Yanagihara re-ups with Doubleday, and more.
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Publisher News
S&S Will Not Distribute Breonna Taylor's Shooter's Book
Simon & Schuster will not distribute a book by Sgt. Jonathan Mattingly, one of two Louisville, Ky., police officers that shot six bullets that killed Breonna Taylor. The book's publisher, Post Hill Press, is a distribution client of S&S.
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Bookselling
Print Unit Sales Rose 6% Last Week Led by Adult Titles
Unit sales of adult titles jumped for the week ended April 10, 2021, over the comparable week in 2020, offsetting steep declines in the juvenile categories.
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PW Tip Sheet
PW Picks: Books of the Week, April 19, 2021
The books we love coming out this week include new titles by Louis Menand, Jon Dunn, and Kristy Woodson Harvey.
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Publisher News
Doubleday Expands into Wellness and Self-Help
The Doubleday division of Penguin Random House is expanding its nonfiction list to include wellness and self-help titles. The first titles are expected to be published in 2023.
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Bookselling
February Bookstore Sales Dropped 22.3%
February bookstore sales fell to $446 million in February compared to sales of $573 million in 2020, according to preliminary estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau.
