The New York Times announced their list of the 10 best illustrated books of the year.
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VP, associate publisher Judy Hottensen will step down on January 1, 2025. "She will help spearhead the transition of a new hire and continue to work on independent projects at Grove in 2025," according to a release.
BNED Estimates Flat Sales, With Full Numbers To Come
Barnes & Noble Education released only preliminary results for their second quarter ended October 26, historically their biggest and most profitable period. Sales are expected to be “approximately flat” — compared to a weak performance a year ago, when they reached $617 million (down from $627 million the prior year and well below pre-pandemic levels of $772 million in 2019). They estimate net income registered between $44 million and $49 million, compared to $25 million last year, “driven by comparable store top-line growth and continued improvements in cost management.” After a first quarter loss of $(99.5) million, the company is […]
Spotify Partnership Bolsters Harper Sales
News Corp reported financial results for the first quarter of fiscal year 2025, ended September 30, with publishing sales up 4 percent to $546 million, rising by $21 million. EBITDA was up 25 percent to $81 million, gaining $16 million, driven by backlist sales and strong digital sales. Those digital sales were up 15 percent over the prior year, especially boosted by digital audio, which grew 26 percent, attributed to their partnership with Spotify. Ebooks sales rose 7 percent “after a period of relative sluggishness,” ceo Robert Thomson said on a call with investors on Thursday. Together, ebooks and digital […]
ABA Requests Tertulia Remove Bookstore Content
Book recommendation site Tertulia has used logos and content from bookstores without permission, according to Bookselling This Week. Tertulia hosts pages of “Book Recommendations & Book Mentions” from several stores, which include a list of books that the store has mentioned on Twitter, along with the text of the post. The pages also include stores’ logos and a link to their Twitter pages. Pages exist for prominent indies including Anderson’s Bookshop and BookPeople. As of today, one for Powell’s has been removed. Paul Bogaards, a spokesperson for Tertulia, said that bookstore content was included unintentionally. “They are legacy book mentions from […]
December 2024 Indie Next List
The ABA named Robin Wall Kimmerer's The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World as their No. 1 pick on the December Indie Next List.