Dollar Stores are the fastest growing segment of US retail—new store every six hours. (!) according to Kristen McLean at @npdgroup #BookExpo2019 #BookExpo

The top 100 books took 23% more market share (in terms of print unit sales) in 2018 than 2017 says Kristen McLean of @npdgroup #BookExpo2019 #BookExpo

“I expect to see audiobooks overtake ebooks in about 3 years” - in terms of unit sales says Kristen McLean of @npdgroup #BookExpo2019 #BookExpo

Coolest bathroom in NYC? #BookExpo2019

The last few days have been pretty amazing at #bookexpo2019 seeing my coworkers in one place and not on a screen! Catching up with old friends. Seeing media, librarians and booksellers respond to #fireicephysics by @mathlete79 just so happy.

Key takeaways from @npdgroup (tracks traditional pub): After 6 yrs of growth, print market has started to decline, as ebooks continue to see attrition. High-profile titles drove 2018 growth & political titles aren't selling as well as last year despite more titles #BookExpo2019

Last year buyers bought more print books published before 2000 than books published in 2017 and 2018 (backlist is accounting for a higher percentage of print book sales) according to @npdgroup #bookexpo2019