UK audiobook sales double over past five years; men drive growth
24 April 2018
Audiobook sales in the UK have doubled over the last five years, reports the Bookseller. While book purchases across all formats in the UK last year fell by three percent compared to...
Barnes & Noble announces large cuts to store positions
22 February 2018
US book retailer Barnes & Noble has announced large cuts to store positions as part of a ‘new labour model’ after reporting disappointing holiday sales results in early January. ‘The new...
Adult sales up, kids sales down in US
22 February 2018
In the US, estimates from the AAP’s StatShot program show that sales of adult trade books increased slightly (0.4%) in the first nine months of 2017 compared to the same...
Amazon Createspace to close author services division; 58 jobs cut
24 January 2018
Amazon's self-publishing service in the US, Createspace, is cutting 58 jobs and closing its author services division this year, according to the Post and Courier. 'After a thorough review of...
Self-publishing podcast ‘Go Publish Yourself’ launched
24 January 2018
IngramSpark has launched the first season of its self-publishing podcast Go Publish Yourself. The podcast was launched earlier this month to provide self-publishing information in an alternative format, with four episodes...
New Goodreads giveaways program in 2018
18 December 2017
Goodreads has introduced a new US giveaways program which will replace the current giveaways program on 9 January 2018. Under the new program, giveaway entries are only open to US...
US self-publisher ISBNs up 8% in 2016
9 November 2017
In the US, ISBNs for self-published books have grown eight percent from 2015-2016, according to a new report from ProQuest affiliate Bowker. In total, 786,935 ISBNs were assigned to self-published...
