Further to Monday’s report on data from the AAP and NPD Bookscan suggesting the year’s strong book sales are likely to hold up through the end of the year, NPD Bookscan analyst Kristen McLean wrote in her November sales analysis, “The US Book market is pretty much locked in for a strong end of year.” While backlist has continued to drive sales all year, as it did in 2020, comprising over two-thirds of all unit sales, McLean noted, “Supply-chain issues did not affect November frontlist share. In fact, frontlist share gained one year-to-date share point, up from 31% last month.” […]
