Germany’s Bookwire grew sales by 35% in 2019. 140% growth in audio; ebooks up 24%
As a digital publishing company Frankfurt-based Bookwire, with offices in Madrid, Mexico City and...
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Author: Mark Williams
As Brits treat social distancing as a game, UK’s Waterstones opts to close stores nationwide just days after Daunt asked for books to be given special status
Sometimes it can be embarrassing to be British. First we had Brexit. Then the coronavirus arrived...
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According to Hachette UK Data Guy’s Bookstat over-guessed a best-selling title’s sales by 2,000 and under-guessed another title by 2,500 sales
Reading The Bookseller’s weekly list of bestselling ebooks as provided by Bookstat and by...
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Morocco’s National Library goes digital as country locked down
Morocco is among the many countries closing libraries to help contain the Coronavirus threat, and...
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“Unprecedented demand” for books at UK’s Waterstones as consumers occupy themselves at home. Has Amazon missed an opportunity?
At first glance the call from Waterstones and Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt that books be...
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