Despite prominent staff cutbacks, by the numbers print book sales were strong throughout May. Circana Bookscan notes that weekly sales were ahead of 2023 in all four weeks of May (and have been ahead of last year in 8 of the last 11 weeks). Still driven by adult fiction, overall print sales were up by almost 3 million units during the month. Bookscan analyst Brenna Connor notes, “If the strong performance continues, we’ll see sales flat over last year and a possible gain over the summer months.” That strong performance puts 2024 so far nearly even with 2023, running just […]
