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Day: January 25, 2017

Closing Image: January 25, 2017

November 18, 2022January 25, 2017 by Jane Friedman

Hardcover sales are up 5%, surpassing ebooks sales as a format for the first time since Borders closed in 2012.

Categories Industry Research, Traditional Publishing Tags Book sales, DBW, Nielsen

Hot Sheet Index: January 25, 2017

November 18, 2022January 25, 2017 by Jane Friedman

The Hot Sheet Index looks at print sales for adult coloring books for 4th quarter 2016 and 2015 and also examines library ebook lending.

Categories Industry Research, Libraries Tags ebook sales, Hot Sheet Index, libraries, public libraries

Links of Interest: January 25, 2017

November 18, 2022January 25, 2017 by Jane Friedman

January 25, 2016 links of interest on the topics of Traditional Publishing, Indie Authors, Amazon, and Audiobook Trends.

Categories Digital Publishing, Links of Interest Tags Amazon, audiobooks, ebooks

Amazon and Apple End Exclusivity Deal on Audiobooks

November 18, 2022January 25, 2017 by Jane Friedman

Apple and Amazon will end their exclusivity agreement, a development that is expected to bring more competition to the marketplace.

Categories Amazon, Audio, Digital Publishing Tags ACX, Apple, Audible, audiobooks, DBW

Pearson Wants to Sell Its Stake in Penguin Random House—As Expected

November 18, 2022January 25, 2017 by Jane Friedman

Pearson has announced its intent to sell off its share of Penguin Random House, which is the largest of the Big Five publishers.

Categories Traditional Publishing Tags Big Five

As Amazon Feels the International Heat, Kobo Widens Its Game

November 18, 2022January 25, 2017 by Jane Friedman

Kobo has taken steps to expand its international market reach as Amazon’s position in some markets is questioned by European Commission.

Categories Amazon, Digital Publishing Tags ebooks, Kobo

Amazon Blinks under Pressure on Ebook Competition in Europe

November 18, 2022January 25, 2017 by Jane Friedman

Amazon lifted most-favored-nation status from EU ebook contracts in 2017.

Categories Amazon, Litigation Tags Amazon, Brexit, contracts, ebooks, Europe, UK

Ebook Distributor Pronoun Unveils New Royalty Rates for Amazon Sales—and They’re Better Than KDP Rates

November 18, 2022January 25, 2017 by Jane Friedman

Pronoun [now defunct], acquired by Big Five publisher Macmillan in 2016, charges authors nothing for its distribution service and takes no sales commission.

Categories Self-Publishing, Tools and Services Tags Big Five, distribution, ebooks, self-publishing, Tools & Services

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