Christmas 2013 is shaping up well for Australian booksellers, with 55% of respondents in Books+Publishing’s annual pre-Christmas sales survey reporting ‘better than expected’ Christmas sales. Forty-three percent of respondents said...

Booksellers are impressed by the books on offer this Christmas. Almost all of the respondents (95%) said they thought the Christmas range was ‘strong’, compared to 73% of respondents who...

As is the case every year, several booksellers have reported issues with the supply of books this Christmas, including key titles running out of stock and slow deliveries. The supply...

Online sales growth for bricks-and-mortar stores Online sales are starting to gain traction for bricks-and-mortar bookstores. This year, more than half (54%) of bricks-and-mortar stores that sell print books online...

For the first time in several years, the majority of publishers are reporting an increase in sales in the lead-up to Christmas. In fact, all of the publishers who participated...

Overall, sales in the 10 weeks to 7 December 2013 are down 2.2% in value and 0.7% in volume compared to the pre-Christmas period last year. The drops in volume...

With both booksellers and publishers reporting an increase in pre-Christmas sales this holiday season, the general mood in the industry appears to be optimistic. Torquay Books owner Rosemary Featherston observed...