Article: 80m books sold in Australia.(Brief Article)

Article: E-books turn the page: number of E-books ...
Computer Shopper;  October 1, 2004 ;     499 words ...E-book publishers sold 46 percent more titles at the beginning of 2004 than they did during the same period the previous year, a new report finds "E-books represent the fastest-glowing segment of the publishing industry," said Steve Potash, Open eBook Forum president, in a statement.

Article: World Book Day 2009 Campaign Evaluation.(Brief ...
NATE Classroom;  September 22, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... been another worthwhile venture. The vital book sale figures were as follows: * 722,000 books sold in the seven-week period * 289,000 books sold in World Book Day week * All six books achieved Top 10 chart status * Average sale per book ...

Article: Demand for Consumer Books Was Up in 1999.(Brief ...
Graphic Arts Monthly;  September 1, 2000 ;     678 words ... ... bookstores were the transaction point for 15.2% of all books sold (versus 16.6% in 1998). Although the e-commerce ... higher in 1999 than in 1998, only 54 out of every 1,000 books sold last year were purchased on line.

Article: Low sales of non-fiction books for children.(Brief ...
M2 Best Books;  March 27, 2002 ;     553 words ... ... fiction is apparently in decline, accounting for less than 15% of all children's books sold in the UK last year. Fewer than 5m of the 34.5m children's books sold were non-fiction or reference books and only two junior encyclopaedias (from ...

Article: Making BookSense.(Brief Article)
Book;  November 1, 2000 ;     700+ words ... ... prove wise indeed. According to a report issued mid-year by the NPD Group, online book sales totaled 5.45 percent of all books sold in 1999, a 1.9 percent increase over 1998. The report also projected that online purchases could top ten percent of overall ...

Article: Contrarian Controversy.(Brief Article)(Review)
Insight on the News;  November 15, 1999 ;     700+ words ... ... enough trouble without your title." Finally, Dallas-based Spence Publishing agreed to take the book. Though his last two books sold about 70,000 copies in hardback, Horowitz says, major bookstore chains have balked at stocking the new title. Leftists ...

Article: Macmillan reveals 'New Writing' scheme.(Brief ...
M2 Best Books;  May 26, 2005 ;     664 words ... ... to publish their novels. The 'New Writing' programme pays no advance fee but authors will receive 20% of royalties on books sold. Macmillan will be responsible for the publishing costs and will have an option to publish the writer's second book under ...