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Galaxy winners enjoy £50,000 fillip

Publication Date: Thu, 01/12/2011 - 08:45

Sales of the 2011 Galaxy Book Award category winners have soared by 50% since the awards night on Friday 4th November, leading to an additional 11,000 extra sales (£48,000 in value terms) at UK booksellers.

According to Nielsen BookScan, sales of the 11 category winners over the past three weeks have totalled 61,000 copies, up...

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Backlist and midlist grow children's book sales

Publication Date: Tue, 22/11/2011 - 10:15

Sales of children's books have rocketed during the past 10 years, but not just thanks to bestsellers like JK Rowling and Stephenie Meyer, but because of growth in backlist and midlist sales.

According to Nielsen BookScan data, sales of children's books have surged from £193m in 2001 to £325m in 2010. This growth...

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