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The article offers news briefs on the book industry in the U.S. as of August 22, 2016. Bookstore sales increased by 6.1 percent to 5.44 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of 2016. "New York Times Book Review" editor Pamela Paul has expanded her role to include all book coverage for the paper. Online reading and writing community Wattpad has launched the advertising revenue program Futures for writers.

The article presents statistics on the U.S. sales of print books as of the week of July 26, 2015, sorting by channels such as mass merchandise and retail; categories such as adult and juvenile fiction or nonfiction; and formats including hardcover, trade paperback, and mass market paperback.

The article offers information about indie publisher Chelsea Green Publishing's plans to focus on project fuel sustainability, as of March 2018. Topics discussed include launch of online bookstore by Chelsea Green, the firm's act of moving 500,000 books to a new warehouse, opening of its first overseas office in Great Britain, and increased sales of books observed by the firm in March 2018.

The article discusses the impact of an increase in the sales of printed books, and in the number of independent bricks-and-mortar bookstores on the bargain wholesalers' business in the U.S. It mentions views of several people in the book industry on rebound in print sales including Brad Jonas, owner of Powell's Books Wholesale, on his business, Bill Van Vliet, of Book Depot, on expected gain in sales in 2017, and Rachel Greer, of Great Jones Books, who anticipates a rise in sales in 2017.

The article reports on the decline in sales of comics and graphic novels in the U.S. in 2017. Topics discussed include the key contributors to the sales decline such as bad weather, political discord and changing market conditions, the sales performance of selected comic shops such as Challengers Comics, Forbidden Planet and Laughing Ogre, and the optimism of comics retailers that sales will improve in 2018.

The article discusses increasing sales at bookstores in U.S. airports. Topics include the role of employee recommendations in promoting book sales at stores owned by the firms Books Inc. and Hudson Group, the creation of a Read & Return program by the chain Paradies, and the selling of literary fiction and trade paperback books.

The article reports on the improving business of book manufacturing and printing in the U.S. as a result of the stabilizing sales of printed books. Topics discussed include the factors behind the increased number of book printing works returning to the U.S., the reasons why most publishers prefer short print runs and the technologies that contributed to the improvement of book printing and manufacturing. Also mentioned are the status of major printers, including Webcrafters and Gasch Printing.

The article offers information on the fast-growing independent publishers in the U.S. in 2016. Among the publishers mentioned are Page Street Publishing, Callisto Media, and Graywolf Press. It discusses the factors contributing to the success of businesses, sales of books, and specialties and books published.

The article presents news briefs for the U.S. book and publishing industries as of August 12, 2013. Stockholders in publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt demand that the company go public. Decreased revenues for publisher Indigo Books & Music is reported for the company's first quarter. Catherine Onder has been named as editorial director for publisher Bloomsbury Children's Books.

Reports that International Thomson Publishing (ITP) has imposed a uniform price structure for books sold in college bookstores in the United States. Concerns of independent college bookstores regarding the aggressive discounting by online start-ups; Elimination of the discounts given to wholesalers of books with ITP titles.

The article focuses on the challenges faced by American publishers due to its flat market in the U.S. Discussion of the effort of the industry to continuously find big hits to bring back sales otherwise they will suffer a decline in performances is provided. The factors that contribute the flat market of the sector and the strategy of other publishers to stay afloat in the competition is offered.

The article examines sales prospects for U.S. independent booksellers in the summer of 2015. E. L. James' "Grey" and Harper Lee's "Go Set a Watchman" are cited as newly released books for the summer season. According to Jamie Kornegay of TurnRow Book Company, most booksellers are excited about Lee's long-lost novel. Also mentioned are the sales performances of Letters Bookshop and Bookstore Plus and anticipation for Judy Blume's first adult book "In the Unlikely Event."

The article discusses the attitudes of independent booksellers in the U.S. as of June 24, 2013, presenting the summer sales forecasts of booksellers such as Casey Coonerty, Mark Ouilette, and Jill Krebs. Topics include the sales of the book "Fifty Shades of Grey," by E. L. James, in 2012, diversification, and books such as "The Snow Child," by Eowyn Ivey.

The article explores the state of the self-publishing market in the U.S. in a recovering economy. Topics include charts presenting statistics on the sales and prices of self-published books in 2011, a discussion of which genres were the most successful, and publishing services provider Bowker's vice president of publisher services Kelly Gallagher's observations on competition in the self-publishing market.

The article reports that with the steady drop in the value of U.S. dollars, the longstanding pricing structure American publishers have used, placing a lower U.S. retail price alongside a higher Canadian one on their books, has suddenly become a point of contention. U.S. publishers are finding ways to appease both booksellers and customers in Canada. Some publishers have adopted drop the Canadian price from some books altogether.

The article presents statistics of book sales in the U.S. in the week ending October 20, 2013, including retail, club, and mass merchandising sales, book categories such as fiction, nonfiction, and juvenile, and book formats such as hardcover, trade paperback, and audiobooks.

The article discusses the "Publishers Weekly" bestsellers lists as of June 2012, focusing on the addition of media ratings company Nielsen's BookScan data tool as a source for the lists beginning with the June 4, 2012 issue of "Publishers Weekly." BookScan reportedly measures book sales figures for most of the U.S. print book market, including hardcover, paperback, and audiobooks.