PA Quarterly UK/USA Pricing Comparison Index

The Quarterly UK/USA Price Comparison Index analyses the prices at which the top 20 original fiction titles and top 20 mass market fiction titles are available at a wide range of UK retailers - W H Smith, Waterstone's, British Bookshops (formerly known as Sussex Stationers), and non-specialist outlets from the supermarkets and general merchandise sectors - and by Amazon.co.uk, WHSmith.co.uk and Waterstones.co.uk - and through Amazon.com, and Barnes and Noble.com

The survey has been carried out in liaison with Nielsen BookScan since 2001 (although originally started in 1999). For the more recent quarterly comparisons click on the icons below.

  UK USA Pricing Comparison Graphic  

  UK_USA Price Comparison Index - Dec 2008
  UK_USA Price Comparison Index - Sept 2008
  UK_USA Price Comparison Index - June 2008
  UK_USA Price Comparison Index - March 2008

For archive issues back to 2003, click here

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