Tag Archives: sales

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 3/4-3/8

­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. In Q3, Barnes & Noble Education sales fell 8.8%. Which genres are booming in self-publishing? Why is production of translated…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 10/8-10/12

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 bookstores survive on sales alone? How much are editors actually responsible for? Last year, the number of self-published books…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 9/3-9/7

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 does America view publishing? Should higher education be so predicated on digital technology? Sales dropped slightly in the first half of…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 8/20-8/24

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. Teenagers spend less time reading than using social media. Does a subscription model work for textbooks? What could a bookstore chain…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 3/13-3/17

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. A Nielsen study in the UK showed that ebook sales are down and print sales are rising. What does the…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 1/2-1/6

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 business model Medium is looking for exist? How should publishers respond to Milo Yiannopoulos’s book deal? What instruction…Continue Reading

With Great Power, Comes Meh Comic Sales

Superhero movies – and to an extent TV shows – are one of the biggest trends in entertainment of recent years.  But success on the screen doesn’t guarantee comic book sales. To better analyze the correlation, I took a look at the trade paperback sales of two comic books for two of the most popular…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 6/6-6/10

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 prevalent is plagiarism in self-publishing, and what are the consequences for plagiarizers? Are literary critics too nice? How should scholarly…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 5/16-5/20

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. Bookstore sales rose 10.7% in March, compared to March 2015. Do literary words lose their meaning because we overuse them? Is…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 6/29-7/3

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 are the differences between Oyster’s and Amazon’s writer payment policies? How can publishers get galleys to the people who will…Continue Reading