Dorothy, a Publishing Project, has a distribution partnership with New York Review Books, which is in turn sold and distributed by Penguin Random House Publisher Services, starting February 1, 2022. In the UK, map and travel publisher Michelin Editions will close their UK sales and distribution operations and move to Abrams & Chronicle as of September 1.
Archives for June 2021
AAP Stats Remained Strong In April
The AAP reported their monthly StatShot sales data for April. In line with other measures such as NPD Bookscan, trade sales remained robust for April, with big continuing gains. Total sales of $689 million were up 34 percent (or $174.5 million) from 514.5 million a year ago. Adult sales of $491 million accounted for most of the increase, up 41.5 percent versus $347 million in 2020, while children’s sales of $198 million were 18 percent higher than $167.5 million last year. eBook sales finally leveled off, at $86 million, down just over $1 million compared to 2020, while digital audio […]
Acquisitions: Lee & Low Acquires Cinco Puntos
Lee & Low Books has acquired the assets of Cinco Puntos Press, comprising approximately 130 titles, and will become the publisher and primary distributor of their titles, which were previously distributed by Consortium. The acquisition adds the first adult titles to Lee & Low’s list. Cinco Puntos titles will remain under their own imprint, with the possibility of acquiring new titles under the imprint. Lee & Low will also reissue some out of print Cinco Puntos books. In a]the release, Lee & Low publisher Jason Low said, “We have always held the books that Cinco Puntos Press published in high […]
July Book Picks
Barnes & Noble Children’s & Young Adult Book Awards
Best So Far: Apple Books, EW, Chicago Tribune
Apple Books announced its Best Books of 2021 So Far: The Sweetness of Water, by Nathan Harris Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid The Committed, by Viet Thanh Nguyen (available to sample in our Buzz Books 2021: Spring Summer sampler) The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu, by Tom Lin A Year of Loving Kindness to Myself, by Brigid Lowry Golden Girl, by Elin Hilderbrand The Good Sister, by Sally Hepworth Relentless, by Mark Greaney The Code Breaker, by Walter Isaacson Punch Me Up to the Gods, by Brian Broome Honey Girl, by Morgan Rogers State of Affairs, by Marie Force […]