Nielsen BookScan figures: value and volume up as nonfiction recovers post colouring books
Friday, 15 December 2017
Sales in the 10 weeks leading up to 9 December 2017 are up four percent in value and 3.7% in volume over the same period in 2016, reports Nielsen BookScan....
The books: Strong offerings boost booksellers’ confidence
Friday, 15 December 2017
Most booksellers were pleased with the line-up of books this Christmas, with 71% considering the books on offer ‘strong’, and only three percent considering them ‘disappointing’. Another 29% considered the...
Supply, stock, staff and sales
Friday, 15 December 2017
Many booksellers reported improved delivery services so far this Christmas, although issues with supply availability, damages and unavailable titles remain a problem for some. ‘It’s been pretty good this year’,...
Publishers’ perspectives
Friday, 15 December 2017
Australia’s large and medium-sized publishers are expecting a steady 2017 Christmas trading period, with most reporting that sales are either up or ‘about the same’ compared to the same time...
Expectations in check
Friday, 15 December 2017
After a slow start to Christmas sales, booksellers are almost unanimously keeping their expectations in check, despite what’s hoped to be a bumper last week of sales. Almost four in...
Online sales and ebooks
Friday, 15 December 2017
Thirty-seven percent of bookstores surveyed aren’t selling print books online this Christmas, with 17% not having a store website at all. For those that are selling online, the majority are...
Over half of book-industry survey respondents report sexual harassment
Tuesday, 12 December 2017
Just over half (54%) of all respondents to Books+Publishing’s survey on sexual harassment in the Australian book industry have reported being sexually harassed. Books+Publishing received 213 responses to the survey....
Winners announced for the Prime Minister’s Literary Awards 2017
Friday, 1 December 2017
The winners of the 2017 Prime Minister’s Literary Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each category are: Fiction Their Brilliant Careers (Ryan O’Neill, Black Inc.) Poetry Headwaters (Anthony...
CBCA Awards 2017 shortlists announced
Tuesday, 28 March 2017
The shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles are: Older Readers* Waer (Meg Caddy, Text) Words...
Post-Christmas survey: sales steady for chain bookstores, mixed for indies
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Christmas sales were ‘about the same’ for 97% of chain bookstores and mixed for indie bookstores (up for 50%, down for 31%), according to the results of Books+Publishing’s annual post-Christmas...
Nielsen BookScan Christmas figures: strong last four weeks but value and volume down
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
While colouring books boosted Christmas sales in 2015, this season was marked by their absence. According to Nielsen BookScan, in the 12 weeks to 24 December, volume was down 2.7%...
Publishers’ perspectives
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
Publishers finished the Christmas period strongly, with almost all of the larger publishers reporting that Christmas sales were ‘about the same’ or up on last year following a surge in...
Supply: booksellers frustrated by distribution, stock levels
Tuesday, 24 January 2017
The delivery and availability of major bestselling titles from publishers were a key concern for the surveyed booksellers, with almost every respondent commenting on distribution and supply issues. Titles running...
The books: Kent, Pape lead strong local lists
Monday, 23 January 2017
Two local titles, The Good People by Hannah Kent (Picador) and The Barefoot Investor by Scott Pape (Wrightbooks), were the most mentioned fiction and nonfiction titles this Christmas, with booksellers listing a...
Productivity Commission releases final report; reiterates call for PIR repeal, adoption of ‘fair use’
Wednesday, 21 December 2016
The Productivity Commission released its final report into Intellectual Property Arrangements on 20 December, reiterating the previous recommendations from its draft report to repeal parallel import restrictions (PIRs) on books...
Pre-Christmas survey 2016: Stable sales at chain stores, indies divided
Friday, 16 December 2016
Christmas sales are tracking at similar levels to last year for the majority of booksellers (63%), with just 13% reporting an increase and 24% reporting a decrease. This compares to...
Nielsen BookScan figures: Volume and value down as colouring books dry up
Friday, 16 December 2016
Sales in the 10 weeks to 5 December are down 5.9% in value and seven percent in volume this year compared to the same period in 2015, reports Nielsen BookScan....
The books: Strong across the board; big-name fiction, cookbooks missing
Friday, 16 December 2016
Most booksellers think there’s a strong (53%) or moderate (44%) offering of books this season, with only three percent considering it a weak line-up of titles. Booksellers are more confident...
Supply, stock, staff and sales
Friday, 16 December 2016
Many booksellers have expressed cautious satisfaction with the availability and supply of stock so far this Christmas, although concerns regarding delivery services, damages and unavailable titles persist. ‘Supply has generally been...
Online sales and ebooks
Friday, 16 December 2016
Twenty-nine percent of bookstores surveyed aren’t selling print books online this Christmas, with 10% not having a store website at all. For those that have embraced ecommerce, print book sales...
Publishers’ perspectives
Friday, 16 December 2016
Australia’s large and medium-sized publishers are reasonably happy with sales in the lead-up to Christmas, with most reporting that sales are either ‘about the same’ as last year or down...
All down to the last week
Friday, 16 December 2016
Booksellers are hoping for a big final week of sales, but are preparing themselves for Christmas sales that are somewhere between ‘okay’ and ‘excellent’. Just under half of booksellers (47%)...
Patrić wins 2016 Miles Franklin Literary Award for ‘Black Rock White City’
Friday, 26 August 2016
A S Patrić has won the 2016 Miles Franklin Literary Award for his novel Black Rock White City (Transit Lounge). Patrić was announced as the winner at the opening night...
CBCA Awards 2016 winners announced
Friday, 19 August 2016
The winners of this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The winning titles in each of the categories are: Older Readers...
CBCA Awards 2016 shortlists announced
Friday, 20 May 2016
The shortlists for this year’s Children’s Book Council of Australia (CBCA) Book of the Year Awards have been announced. The shortlisted titles in each of the categories are: Book of...
The books: ‘Freaking colouring books!’
Friday, 22 January 2016
While only one narrative nonfiction title made Nielsen BookScan’s nonfiction bestsellers chart, a number of local titles were among the most-mentioned by booksellers: Kerry O’Brien’s Keating (A&U), memoirs from Magda...
Post-Christmas survey: sales up for 90% of booksellers, 71% of indies
Friday, 22 January 2016
Ninety percent of booksellers have reported an increase in sales in Christmas 2015, including 71% of indies, according to the results of Books+Publishing’s annual post-Christmas survey. This compares to Christmas...
Nielsen BookScan Christmas figures: value and volume up
Friday, 22 January 2016
Local booksellers experienced a boost in sales over the Christmas period thanks to the continued success of adult colouring books. According to Nielsen BookScan, sales were up 1.8% in volume...
Publishers’ perspectives
Friday, 22 January 2016
Christmas sales were up in 2015 for more than two thirds of the major publishers, and ‘about the same’ for the remaining third. Approximately half of the major publishers said...
The books: Kinney, Szubanski, Bryson
Wednesday, 16 December 2015
Fewer booksellers are impressed by the books on offer this Christmas. Only 42% of respondents thought the Christmas range was strong, compared to 65% who said the same for Christmas...