Closing Image: December 28, 2016
The Data Guy has crunched the print book sales numbers for 2016. The chart lists the data by genre for traditionally published books.
Day: December 28, 2016
Hot Sheet Index: December 28, 2016
Sales data for 2016 versus 2015 and the percentage of adults on specific social media channels.
Links of Interest: December 28, 2016
Links of interest in Self-publishing, Traditional Publishing, News, and Marketing.
Authors’ Protest: Penguin Random House in the UK Reopening Talks with Unions
An outcry from authors and others has helped prompt Penguin Random House UK to reconsider its original decision to discontinue talks with two unions.
The Pantsuit Nation Controversy: Social Media and Rights Issues
A book deal based on material shared in the Pantsuit Nation Facebook group raises questions regarding rights and fair use.
When a Big Book Isn’t Necessarily a Big Help to the Market
Summary of market performance in 2016, a year in which there were no major blockbusters.
Amazon’s Digital Bestseller List: A Predominance of Amazon’s Own Imprints
Amazon now has 13 imprints and is the largest publisher of works in translation. In 2016, It could release more than 2,000 titles.
US Adult Fiction Is 71 Percent Digital, According to Data Guy
Data Guy of Author Earnings produces quarterly reports highlighting indie sales based on data scraped from Amazon sales pages.