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Howmiddlegradegotitsmojoback
Orwhybooksfor8-12yearoldsmattermorethananyotherareaofourbusiness,FULLSTOP
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Children’sTop10Titles
YTD 08 Title RRP/ASP Vol Val
1"In the Night Garden" RRP £3.99 ASP £3.28 154,198 £506,375
2My Sister Jodie RRP £12.99 ASP £8.59 111,810 £960,417
3Enchanted:Disney Book of the Film S. RRP £3.99 ASP £2.64 95,987 £253,833
4ttle Library:Peppa Pig RRP £3.99 ASP £3.2 91,147 £291,403
5Aliens Love Underpants! RRP £5.99 ASP £4.05 77,147 £312,732
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Bouncy Jumping Game,The:"In the Night Garden" RRP £3.99 ASP £3.1 73,606 £227,825
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Time to Wash Faces!:(Story 3) :"In the Night Garden" RRP £3.99 ASP £3.29 72,415 £237,957
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Northern Lights Filmed as The Golden Compass:His Dark Materials S. RRP £6.99 ASP £5.55 70,612 £391,854
9Before I Die RRP £6.99 ASP £4.26 68,231 £290,970
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All Aboard the Ninky Nonk:(Story 1) :"In the Night Garden" RRP £3.99 ASP £3.32 68,052 £226,046
Total of Top 10 883,205 £3,699,411
YTD 07 Title RRP/ASP Vol Val
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High School Musical:Disney Book of the Film S. RRP £3.99 ASP £3.17 153,899 £488,461
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Girls' Book,The:How to be the Best at Everything RRP £7.99 ASP £5.47 119,984 £656,155
3Double or Die:Young Bond RRP £6.99 ASP £5.2 89,446 £465,048
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Boys' Book,The:How to be the Best at Everything RRP £7.99 ASP £5.24 88,470 £463,881
5Candyfloss RRP £5.99 ASP £4.44 78,617 £348,903
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Charlie and Lola Comic Relief Book:Charlie & Lola RRP £2.99 ASP £2.97 74,552 £221,661
7Eldest:Inheritance Cycle RRP £6.99 ASP £5.72 58,774 £336,284
8Nightrise:Power of Five S. RRP £6.99 ASP £5.38 56,884 £306,102
9Charlotte's Web RRP £5.99 ASP £4.6 56,501 £259,912
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Welcome to LazyTown:LazyTown S. RRP £2.99 ASP £2.43 48,199 £117,204
Total of Top 10 825,326 £3,663,611
BloomsburyYTDAug2008ReviewData:TCMsales28weeksending12th Jul2008
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2017top10children’sbooksbyvolume
Vol:651KVal:£3.9M
Vol:238KVal:£1M
Vol:408KVal:£3.2M
Vol:324KVal:£1.9M
Vol:305KVal:£3.8M
Vol:239KVal:£238K
Vol:206KVal:£874K
Vol:189KVal:£788K
Vol:181KVal:£1.5M
Vol:179KVal:£888K
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TopauthorscategorisedwithCBMCinterestlevelcode9-11
2012 2017
1.JeffKinney 1.DavidWalliams
2.DavidWalliams 2.J.K.Rowling
3.JacquelineWilson 3.Jeff Kinney
4.MichaelMorpurgo 4.LizPichon
5.J.K. Rowling 5.JacquelineWilson
6.Rick Riordan 6.ReneeRachelRussell
7.Enid Blyton 7.RickRiordan
8.Roald Dahl 8.DavidBaddiel
9.LizPichon 9.R.J. Palacio
10.DerekLandy 10.MichaelMorpurgo
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2008half-yearTCMmarketbysector
38.9%
44.9%
1.3%14.9%
Y1 Pre-School & Picture BooksY2 Children's & Young Adult FictionY3 Children's AnnualsY4 Children's & Young Adult Non-Fiction
BloomsburyYTDAug2008ReviewData:TCMsales28weeksending12th Jul2008
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TOTALCHILDREN’SMARKETGROWTH+9.1%(Value)+5.1%(Volume)
TCM – 2008 YTD Value
+3.9%
+8.7%
+12.5%
+61%
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2017:70%oftheChildren’sMarketisheldby3areas
Children’sFictionaccountsformorethanathirdofsales
36%
18% 17%
9%
5%
4% 4% 3%
Y2.1Children'sFiction
Y1.3PictureBooks
Y1.2Novelty&ActivityBooks
Y2.2YoungAdultFiction
Y4.0Children'sGeneralNon-Fiction
Y4.1Children'sGeneralInterest&Leisure
Y1.1Pre-school&EarlyLearning
Y4.2Reference&HomeLearning
Y3.1Children'sAnnuals
Y4.4YoungAdultGeneralInterest&Leisure
Y2.3Children'sComicStripFiction&GraphicNovels
Y4.3Children'sDictionaries
Y6.0Children'sMaps&Atlases
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DebutsfromthelastfewyearsTomFletcherleadswith£1.4min2017
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