Publishers satisfied with strong sales
Christmas sales in 2018 were close to expectations for almost all Australian publishers surveyed in Books+Publishing’s annual post-Christmas survey. Almost half of publishers reported sales were up compared to the...
Post-Christmas survey: Third flat year in a row, after a ‘challenging’ November
For the third year in a row, Christmas sales were ‘about the same’ for the majority of booksellers (80%) and this was also close to what the majority (81%) had...
The books: Locally authored titles supported by strong non-book offering
In 2018, local authors were again well-represented across the nonfiction, fiction and children's categories. Leigh Sales' Any Ordinary Day (Hamish Hamilton) was the most mentioned nonfiction title for Christmas 2018. For...
Nielsen BookScan Christmas figures: Value and volume remain flat
Value and volume sales showed marginal growth in the lead-up to Christmas, compared to the previous year. Books sold during the four weeks leading up to 29 December 2018 had a...