Bookstores & Bookselling

Bookshop, launched in 2020 as a virtuous alternative to Amazon, has until now sold primarily print editions.

For now, 2023 is performing comparable to 2022 (roughly 1 percent down), according to NPD BookScan, which tracks print book sales.

According to the AAP, which consists of traditional publishers in various sectors, consumer sales dropped 6.2 percent in 2022 against 2021.

In March, the American Booksellers Association will stop pointing to its own IndieBound store for book purchases and instead link to Bookshop.

One author builds profitable direct sales using Shopify, ThriveCart, and BookFunnel.

BookBub, Open Road Media, and Ingram all offered presentations on selling books via email advertising.

2022 came in 5.8 percent below 2021 in terms of print unit sales, and the children’s market made up half of that decline.

According to NPD BookScan, print unit sales were down 1 percent from 2022 for the first week of the year.

Good news: The final week of holiday sales in 2022 outpaced the same week from 2021.

In our last issue, we discussed limitations Amazon has made to how many categories a book can rank in simultaneously.

According to NPD BookScan, this holiday season is underperforming compared to 2021.

This year’s holiday print book sales in the US are lining up closely with 2020, according to NPD BookScan.

TikTok in the UK is now selling books directly through TikTok—which isn’t a surprise, given their recent investment in fulfillment centers.

According to NPD BookScan, the holiday season this year is taking a less prosperous path than 2021 in the US book market.

Through the first three quarters of 2022, NPD BookScan reports that US print book sales are 5 percent down compared to 2021.

Book wholesaler and distributor Ingram has invested in the NFT ebook company Book.io.

For years now, Spotify has been on a long and clear march toward increasing profitability by making more non-music content available.

At a recent panel about the health of the industry, publishing experts envisioned a future where publishers and booksellers more directly “own” the readership.

Earlier this month, the Association of American Publishers released its 2021 sales figures.

NPD analyst Kristen McLean provided context for the allegation that half of the trade titles published each year sell fewer than a dozen copies.

Through August 2022, print book sales are down by 5 percent versus 2021, which is considered very good performance.

Overall, PRH sales increased by more than 6% but profits were down by 1.8% due to cost challenges related to supply chain and inflation.

The US chain plans to stock fewer hardcovers‚ especially children’s titles, which will force publishers and authors to re-evaluate their publishing and marketing strategies.

The book club will feature five titles for adults annually—one for each season and one Pick of the Year.

Not long after book wholesaler/distributor Ingram announced its expansion into the UK market, the UK book wholesaler Gardners is launching operations in the US.