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U.S. book sales up 12% in 2021

Jan 27 2022: Total net book sales in 2021 in the U.S. rose 12.2%, to $15.4 billion, compared to 2020, representing sales of 1,369 publishers and distributed clients as reported to the Association of American Publishers. In December, total net book sales were up 2.8%, to $1.1 billion...

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UK publishers' fears intensify as print prices rocket by up to 40%

Jan 24 2022: Independent publishers in the UK are becoming increasingly worried about hikes of up to 40% in printing costs, with some considering outsourcing to Europe and China to keep prices down, and others fearful smaller presses may be in danger of “going to the wall”.

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Literati acquires Follett Book Fairs

Jan 19 2022: Literati, the Austin, Tex., subscription book box and online book club company, has purchased Follett Book Fairs. The fairs will be rebranded Literati Book Fairs and will continue to service PreK-8 schools around the country.

The fairs first launched in 2017 with 180...

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Record number of libraries hit million digital lend mark

Jan 13 2022: Leading library service provider OverDrive this week reported that a total of 121 public libraries and consortia across seven countries and 37 U.S. states surpassed one million digital lends in 2021. The number represents a significant jump from 2020, when 102 libraries...

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Maya Angelou featured on new U.S. quarter

Jan 12 2022: The U.S. Mint has begun shipping a new quarter featuring writer, poet, performer, social activist, and teacher Maya Angelou, who becomes the first Black woman to be featured on the quarter. Coins featuring additional honorees will begin shipping later this year and ...

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Print books had a huge sales year in 2021

Jan 06 2022: Unit sales of print books rose 9% in 2021 over 2020 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan. 826 million print units were sold last year, a jump of nearly 68 million over 2020 and a whopping 132 million over 2019. The young adult fiction segment had the largest increase,...

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London publishing staffer arrested and accused by FBI of stealing manuscripts

Jan 06 2022: A London publishing staffer has been arrested and charged by the FBI with allegedly stealing hundreds of book manuscripts over several years.

The Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on 5th January that 29-year-old Filippo Bernardini, an Italian citizen who works as...

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Joan Didion, whose 'electric anxiety' inspired a generation, has died at 87

Dec 23 2021: American novelist, journalist and essayist Joan Didion died on Thursday at her home in New York at age 87 from Parkinson's disease, according to Knopf publicist Paul Bogaards. The bestselling writer began describing her home state, California, for magazines in the 1960s...

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