Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 9/8-9/12

number_5_redEvery week, we recommend 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.

Will there be an audiobook war similar to the current AmazonHachette war in the near future?

A new report on direct to consumer marketing in university presses shows that direct to consumer makes up only 1-3% of sales.

Do people feel they’re enough out of their reading or are they plagued by an underlying feeling of reading insecurity?

What role do public libraries have in the lives of young Americans, aged 16-29?

How can art inspire book cover designs and the writing of an author?