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. Who holds the copyright on AI-generated art? Industry sales rose overall in 2021. Should “honorary authors” be listed…Continue Reading
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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. How are librarians coping with increasing pressure from their communities? Will Penguin Random House’s BookTok deal change the…Continue Reading
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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. What makes contemporary book bans different? Is Napster an accurate precedent for the National Emergency Library? Who will…Continue Reading
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. How are book bans dividing communities? Why does the term “millennial fiction” seem only to apply to the…Continue Reading
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Tagged African authors, African publishing, Backlist, banned books, book bans, climate change, holiday sales, holiday season, librarians, libraries, millennial fiction, sales, sales trends, serialization, serialized fiction
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. What makes romance such a big hit with Gen Z? Could jewelry reinvigorate the art book form? How…Continue Reading
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. How are some conservative activists refining their book-banning mission? Despite a chilly political climate, LGBTQ YA titles are…Continue Reading
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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. What does the “feeder team” metaphor reveal about bigger publishers’ regard for the indies? How has librarian burnout…Continue Reading
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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. What does BookTok’s success reflect about our fractured media landscape? How do mergers affect industry diversity? Why is…Continue Reading
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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. What makes a novel “trashy”? Is the DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit about Amazon, too? When does a book count…Continue Reading
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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. Are ebook sales going back down? Have comics entered the “classic” canon? Do white male authors have a…Continue Reading
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