Every 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.
Can a large YouTube following translate to book publishing success?
Does the Man Booker Prize have a problem of repeating authors when compiling its lists?
Author William O’Neil examines the traditional publisher advance in the age of Amazon and digital publishing.
Will Amazon’s new crowdsourcing program Kindle Scout pose a threat to agents’ jobs?
Book ban rumors in China help boost authors by increasing readers’ intrigue.
Editors’ note: Our People Round-Up, Mid-October 2014 was updated to acknowledge recent structure changes at Perseus Book Group.
