US study finds digital media has displaced reading for teens
In the US, the American Psychological Association (APA) has released a report showing that for teens, the time spent online has displaced the time spent engaging with 'legacy media' such...
35% of US business libraries report cuts to staff in past two years
In the US, a survey of corporate and business libraries by Business Wire has found that 35% of the libraries sampled have lost one to three full-time employee positions over...
New research finds majority of young people prefer print
New research from the UK has found that 73% of young people aged 16 to 24 prefer print over digital and audio formats, reports the Bookseller. The Voxburner survey of...
Spain’s domestic publishing down 12% in 2013
Spain’s domestic publishing market saw a drop of almost 12% in turnover from 2012 to 2013, according to an annual survey by the Spanish publishers association. This amounts to a...
Proportion of Australians reading has declined over past decade: Roy Morgan Research
A new survey of Australian reading habits by Roy Morgan Research has found that the proportion of Australians reading has declined over the past decade. ‘The decline in the proportion...
UK survey: young people prefer print books over ebooks
According to a UK survey, 62% of 16- to 24-year-olds prefer print books over ebooks, reports the Guardian. The survey of 1420 young adults by London marketing research agency Voxburner...
Book industry salary survey 2013
This year, Books+Publishing surveyed members of the Australian book industry to find out exactly how much workers are getting paid. Andrea Hanke and Andrew Wrathall report on the results. It’s...
UK survey: 90% of people want action to support high street retail
In the UK, a new survey suggests most British book-buyers think action needs to be taken to support high street retail, reports the Bookseller. According to a survey of more...
Ebooks in Oz: new survey reveals consumer trends
In January 2012, Bowker Market Research conducted a survey into the emerging ebook market in Australia and nine other countries, including the US, UK, India, Brazil and Japan. We share...
20 questions for you: Christmas survey 2009
Here at WBN we have begun our annual pre-Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers to find out how the industry is faring during its peak selling period. Booksellers, if you'd...
20 questions for you: Christmas Survey 2009
Here at WBN we have begun our annual pre-Christmas survey of booksellers and publishers to find out how the industry is faring during its peak selling period. Booksellers, if you'd...
Pre-Christmas survey 2008
The results of WBN's pre-Christmas survey of booksellers will be published in a WBN special bulletin tomorrow. If your store has not yet participated either by phone or online, you...
Book industry study builds picture of a ‘diverse but worried industry’
The University of Melbourne Book Industry study, being undertaken in partnership with the Australian Publishers Association and Thorpe-Bowker, has found more than half of respondents nominate territorial copyright as their...
University of Melbourne Book Industry Study: still time to participate!
The University of Melbourne Book Industry Study, supported by the APA and Thorpe-Bowker, is now well underway and has seen strong participation by publishers from all sectors. ‘Thanks to all...
APA urges publishers to participate in new industry-wide survey
The Australian Publishers Association (APA) has announced it is partnering with the University of Melbourne Book Industry Study and Thorpe-Bowker to undertake ‘an online survey of publishing activity and expectations...
ASA survey slams educational publishers
Educational publishing in Australia is in trouble and authors are paying the price, according to an Australian Society of Authors (ASA) report released this week. The survey of educational writers found...
‘Future of Publishing’ survey now online
A major survey of publishers, authors and others within the Australian publishing industry is underway. Commissioned by the Australia Council and Copyright Agency Limited and conducted by Bloom Partners, the...