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. LGBTQ book sales doubled in 2021. How does a single book represent of a sea change in attitudes…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. Why do some people find ebooks so unsatisfying? Which supply chain issues are behind the looming publishing slowdown?…Continue Reading
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Tagged anti-racism, Bibles, Booker Prize, Booker shortlist, Christian nationalism, Christian publishing, coronavirus, COVID-19, ebooks, pandemic, print books, race, racism, slowdown, supply chain, supply chain issues
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. Print sales rose 8.2% last year. How can racism in children’s books be identified? What lessons does 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. Does the way we read now change our brains? What is it like to be Black in publishing? John Bolton‘s…Continue Reading
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Tagged antiracism, Black professionals, book sales, booksellers, digital reading, John Bolton, POC, POC in publishing, racism, reading, Reading habits
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 are anti-racist reading lists for? Will the audiobook boom make room for narrators of color? Sales of books about…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 many books does a library need to serve students well? Is social media changing poetry? Could lower-cost alternatives challenge…Continue Reading