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Hardcover sales are up 5%, surpassing ebooks sales as a format for the first time since Borders closed in 2012.
Hardcover sales are up 5%, surpassing ebooks sales as a format for the first time since Borders closed in 2012.
The Hot Sheet Index looks at print sales for adult coloring books for 4th quarter 2016 and 2015 and also examines library ebook lending.
January 25, 2016 links of interest on the topics of Traditional Publishing, Indie Authors, Amazon, and Audiobook Trends.
Apple and Amazon will end their exclusivity agreement, a development that is expected to bring more competition to the marketplace.
Pearson has announced its intent to sell off its share of Penguin Random House, which is the largest of the Big Five publishers.
Kobo has taken steps to expand its international market reach as Amazon’s position in some markets is questioned by European Commission.
Amazon lifted most-favored-nation status from EU ebook contracts in 2017.
Pronoun [now defunct], acquired by Big Five publisher Macmillan in 2016, charges authors nothing for its distribution service and takes no sales commission.