Every week, our sister site, Publishing Trendsetter, recommends 5 publishing news stories that young book professionals should read to feel more connected to what’s going on in the industry. To continue that tradition here on Publishing Trends, we will be recommending 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know.
The number of self-published books on work on the market rose 59% in the last year.
HarperCollins and Hachette are seeing rises in their eBook sales, which raises questions about whether or not the eBook market is flattening out.
Do publishers need to start partnering with start-ups like Scribd and Wattpad to keep up with entrepreneurial spirit and new technologies?
A lot of the latest big novels have been surprisingly lengthy–some thoughts on why this might be.
This infographic, based on Nielsen research, gives some insight into teen reading trends.
