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 climate writing be hopeful? When is self-publishing more effective than traditional publishing? Is AI a threat to…Continue Reading
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Tagged AI, artificial intelligence, audiobook narration, audiobook narrators, audiobooks, climate change, climate fiction, climate writing, digital checkouts, ebooks, libraries, library ebooks, OverDrive, publishing mergers, self-publishing, traditional publishing
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. Over half of young UK readers say BookTok “helped them discover a passion for reading.” Do book rating…Continue Reading
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Tagged banned books, book bans, book rating systems, BookTok, censorship, Christian publishers, Christian publishing, industry consolidation, literary community, literary Twitter, Penguin Random House, publishing mergers, Reading habits, Simon & Schuster, Twitter, UK, United Kingdom
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 children’s and YA trends were evident in Frankfurt? How have parents’ rights groups increasingly allied themselves with…Continue Reading
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Tagged canon, children's books, children's publishing, DOJ vs. PRH, fandom, Frankfurt Book Fair, law enforcement, librarians, libraries, parents' rights, PRH, public libraries, publishing mergers, S&S, school librarians, school libraries, YA, young adult, young adult publishing
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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Tagged bestseller list, bestsellers, BookTok, Colleen Hoover, diversity, diversity in publishing, independent publishers, mass-market, mass-market paperbacks, media consolidation, media ecosystem, merger, publishing mergers
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 has the pandemic raised the profile and efficacy of union activity in bookstores? What effect has industry…Continue Reading
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Tagged AI, anti-racism, anti-racist, anti-racist book clubs, artificial intelligence, authors, industry consolidation, labor organizing, literary adaptations, publishing mergers, screenwriting, supply chain, supply chain issues, union, unionization
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. Have book blurbs outlived their usefulness? How did the racial reckoning of 2020 change the upper echelons of…Continue Reading
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Tagged 2020, Big Five, Big Four, blurbs, book blurbs, content creators, gold open access, open access, people of color, POC in publishing, politicians, publishing mergers, race in publishing, Springer Nature, white paper
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. “Why is publishing so white?” What does consolidation mean for book quality? Where is the line between authorship…Continue Reading
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Tagged author fees, authorship, corporate publishing, digital platforms, diversity, diversity in publishing, industry consolidation, merger, open access, publishing mergers, scientific journals, scientific publishing, self-promotion, traditional publishing
Partners’ Corner is a place where the principals of Market Partners International can share their observations of the publishing industry. As a great deal of Market Partners International’s business is executive search, we’re aware of the fluctuations – and disparities – in publishing salaries. Lately the disparities, even for comparable positions, have become more noticeable. …Continue Reading