News and Events
HBG Up 14.8% in First Half of 2021: “Revenue at Hachette Book Group increased 14.8% over the first half of 2020, while sales at parent Lagardère Publishing jumped 16.4%, and profits soared.” via Publishers Weekly
Print Book Unit Sales Fall Again: “For the second week in a row, unit sales of print books were down compared to 2020. Units dropped 3.9% last week compared to the week ended July 18, 2020, at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.” via Publishers Weekly
Bravo to McNaughton & Gunn client Amber-Allen Publishing, Inc. and author Don Miguel!
Print Book Sales Could Grow by 2% This Year—Or by 8%: “Few people in the industry have been willing to venture a prediction on how the book business will finish 2021, but in a July 21 presentation on industry print unit sales through the first half of the year, NPD BookScan analyst Kristen McLean laid out three possible scenarios. All outcomes assume that the rapid gains in print unit sales the industry has posted so far this year will slow in the last six months of 2021.” via Publishers Weekly
AAP’s StatShot: US Publishing Up 11.1 Percent in May. “The monthly report from the Association of American Publishers sees the United States’ publishing industry up 23.4 percent year-to-date over its January-to-May performance in 2020.” via Publishing Perspectives
