April 2008 Sales Fall
By Jane • Jun 25th, 2008 • Category: Publishing News • •According to a report from the Association of American Publishers, book sales have fallen in April a slight amount (3.5%) to $272.7 million. Year to date sales are flat at $2.183 billion. I’ve decided to start keeping a spreadsheet although I’m not certain how it will look in final form (suggestions from accounting folks welcome).
The usual suspects are seeing increases such as eBooks and Adult trades. The most fluctuating market in 2008 seems to be the Children’s Hardcover. I’m not sure whether you can blame that on a lack of a Rowling book or not. Adult hardcovers are taking a pounding, falling for the third month in a row. Via ShelfAwareness
Jane is a long time romance reader whose passion is, you guessed it, reading. Jane also does not like to talk about herself in the third person, but apparently this is the way that this biography thing works (although in a true biography, someone else would be writing this blurb). Anyway, currently Jane loves urban fantasy authors Patricia Briggs and Ilona Andrews. She's really excited about this year's crop of historicals including Joanna Bourne's The Spymaster's Lady and Sherry Thomas' Private Arrangements and the upcoming Loretta Chase Her Scandalous Ways.
She's looking for a good contemporary author. Email her with a recommendation!
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As a reader that information doesn’t surprise me in the least and I bet it is going to get a lot worse before it gets better. With gas prices/food prices and everything else on the planet that cost money going up, hard-backed books are a luxury I just can’t afford right now. Keri