Publishers are almost unanimous in reporting a boost to sales compared to the same time last year. Yet not all are getting carried away. While half of the respondents to...

Online sales of print books have slowed somewhat for respondents in 2014, compared with Christmas 2013. While 45% of bookshops that sold print books online for Christmas 2013 said sales...

Booksellers are less impressed by the books this Christmas compared to previous years. Only 65% of respondents thought the Christmas range was ‘strong’, compared to 95% who said the same...

Overall, sales in the 10 weeks to 6 December are down 0.1% in value, although they are up slightly (0.4%) in volume compared to the same period in 2013, according...

After an extremely successful Christmas in 2013, booksellers are so far experiencing a more subdued Christmas for 2014. Nonetheless, for the majority of respondents to our annual pre-Christmas survey, sales...

Overall, the trade is in a much more cautious mood for Christmas 2014 than in 2013. While only one percent are expecting a ‘disappointing’ Christmas (the same number as in...

As always, a number of booksellers have reported issues with the supply of books and speed of deliveries in the lead-up to Christmas, although most seem to be satisfied overall....