Follett and Baker & Taylor held their virtual 2021 Publisher Summit on Friday. In the opening session, Follett School Solutions ceo of content Britten Follett and Baker & Taylor evp Aman Kochar discussed business trends for each company. (FSS was sold just over a month ago to Francisco Partners.) Kochar reported that B&T’s ebook sales are up more than 15 percent over pre-pandemic levels, and ebook library circulations are up 40 percent. While print sales are down “6.5, 6.7 percent” from pre-pandemic levels, he says the recovery has been faster than he expected, attributed partially to American Rescue Plan grants. […]
