Every month, Publishing Trends runs fiction international bestsellers lists from four territories–France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. This month, our four regular territories are joined by two more: Brazil and Taiwan. (Admittedly, the translation for the Taiwan list is very rough, but we still felt it was worth sharing.) Those books that have been published in English…Continue Reading
Every month, Publishing Trends runs fiction international bestsellers lists from four territories–France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. This month, our four regular territories are joined by two more: Ireland and Switzerland. Those books that have been published in English are listed with their official English-language title. All others are translated as literally as possible from the…Continue Reading
Metadata took publishing by storm when online bookselling became popular, and it quickly became an essential part of the industry. The Metadata Handbook by Renée Register and Thad McIlroy was first published in December of 2012, and we reviewed it here on Publishing Trends. In anticipation of the new edition coming out in January 2015, we were…Continue Reading
The Magicians Trilogy author Lev Grossman in his 2011 Time article summarized the mentality surrounding fanfiction in mainstream culture as “what literature might look like if it were reinvented from scratch after a nuclear apocalypse by a band of brilliant pop-culture junkies trapped in a sealed bunker.” Now don’t get Grossman wrong—he is pro-fanfiction, but he…Continue Reading
Every month, Publishing Trends runs fiction international bestsellers lists from four territories–France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. This month, our four regular territories are joined by two more: Norway and China. Those books that have been published in English are listed with their official English-language title. All others are translated as literally as possible from the…Continue Reading
When someone says “YA” the assumption is he or she is referring to YA fiction. It might be time to retire that assumption. There’s a new(ish) YA in town: young adult nonfiction adaptations. This is a genre of young adult books adapted from books written for an adult audience. We’re certainly not the first to…Continue Reading
With the ever-increasing importance of libraries as a way readers can discover new authors and books, and the growing popularity of digital access, we thought it was time to post a comprehensive update on libraries and ebook licensing. It’s important to recognize that the large majority of libraries license, rather than buy, their ebooks. This…Continue Reading
Every month, Publishing Trends runs fiction international bestsellers lists from four territories–France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. This month, our four regular territories are joined by two more: Mexico and Russia. Those books that have been published in English are listed with their official English-language title. All others are translated as literally as possible from the original….Continue Reading
Every month, Publishing Trends runs fiction international bestsellers lists from four territories–France, Germany, Italy, and Spain. This month, our four regular territories are joined by two more: Finland and Malaysia. Those books that have been published in English are listed with their official English-language title. All others are translated as literally as possible from the original….Continue Reading
It turns out Simon & Schuster, who has been gaining press attention with the release of its “Behind the Book” video series, isn’t the only publishing company that’s been building its video cache. We’ve decided to gather a few together for viewing. Here’s a little background in case you missed it: S&S uploaded 5 videos of book…Continue Reading
