Bookselling Profile: Reads & Company
Jason Hafer was forced to close the bookstore he opened in Phoenixville, Pa., in 2011. In May 2019, Hafer and Robb Cadigan opened Reads & Company in the same location. more...Book Deals: Week of July 26, 2021
Emily St. John Mandel's 'Sea of Tranquility' goes to Knopf's Jenny Jackson, Prince Harry sold a currently untitled memoir to Random House, and more. more...
Print Book Sales Could Grow by 2% This Year—Or by 8%
In a presentation on July 21, NPD BookScan said that, based on current trends, unit sales of print books are likely to finish 2021 with a gain over 2020. How high that gain will be depends on several factors, including the future course of the pandemic. more...Peter Warwick Named CEO of Scholastic
Peter Warwick, a Scholastic board member since 2014, has been named president and CEO of the company; Warwick is the third CEO in the publisher's history, and the first from outside of the Robinson family. more...and more.
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ReligionFaith, Fun, and Finance: Spotlight on Charles and Angela Todd
A children’s book series delivers financial teachings drawn from scripture. (Sponsored)
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Publisher News
Llewellyn Marks 120 Years of Publishing
The Portland, Ore.–based publisher, launched in 1901, celebrates its 120th birthday this year—and its status as one of the largest spirituality publishers in the world.
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Publisher News
For Liveright, Good Editing Is Good Business
The W.W. Norton imprint, which was relaunched in 2011, attributes much of its success—nearly two dozen bestsellers and host of award-winning titles—to the excellence of its editors.
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Bookselling
Print Unit Sales Fell 4.9% in Late July
With sales in nonfiction categories all falling again, unit sales of print books declined 4.9% overall in the week ended July 24, 2021, from the comparable week in 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.
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Book Deals
Book Deals: Week of August 02, 2021
Crown buys a new one from Andrew Yang, Hanover takes three novels from Jane Green, Viola Davis sells a memoir to HarperOne, and more.
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Publisher News
Authors Guild Diversity Webinar Asks: Can Book Publishing Change?
The Authors Guild's virtual panel "Centering Black Voices: Short-Term Progress or Sustainable Change?," held on July 27, offered a wide-ranging examination of the history and potential of the book industry’s continuing struggle to address diversity.
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Shows & Events
More Declines at Reed Exhibitions
Revenue at Reed Exhibitions declined 40% in the first half of 2021 compared to last year, and parent company RELX gave a tepid forecast for the business for the remainder of the year.
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Financial Reporting
Amazon Sales Only Rose 27% in Q2
Second-quarter revenue increased by 27% at Amazon over last year's second period, as business began to return to more normal buying trends following months of pandemic-fueled shopping.
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PW Tip Sheet
PW Picks: Books of the Week, August 2, 2021
The books we love coming out this week include new titles by Joyce Carol Oates, Charlotte McConaghy, and Sandra Brown.
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Publisher News
Reading Time Rose 21% in Second Half of 2020
The U.S. Department of Labor's American Time Use survey found that the time Americans spent reading daily increased 21% in the May-December period in 2020 over the comparable period in 2019, rising to about 20 minutes per day.
