Archive for March, 2010
Chain bookshops and book clubs were the biggest retail losers in 2009, with value and volume sales declining, according to data by Book Marketing Limited.
At this week’s Books and the Consumer conference, BML research director Steve Bohme said the big winners in 2009 were bargain book chains. Volume sales in the sector increased by 11% year on year and by 4% in value terms. Bargain bookshops now have a volume… Continue reading
Publishers and retailers should work together against excess discounting, in a bid to improve the perceived value of books, delegates at this week’s ASP (academic, professional and specialist booksellers) conference heard yesterday (10th March).
The 39th annual conference, which kicked off yesterday afternoon (10th March) and is being held in cloudy Bournemouth, heard a similar request made by a number of speakers. The keynote speech, made by outgoing chairman… Continue reading