Closing Image; January 10, 2018
After disappointing holiday sales at Barnes & Noble, company stock took a dip in January 2018. Chart reviews performance for the last year.
Day: January 10, 2018
Hot Sheet Index: January 10, 2018
The Hot Sheet Index reported the top products on Amazon for 2017. Most read and gifted Kindle book in 2017: Origin by Dan Brown.
Links of Interest: January 10, 2018
News and Trends Are sensitivity readers helping or hurting? At the New York Times, Alexandra Alter discusses the online outrage that can surround YA and children’s books in particular, and whether sensitivity readers are a wise precautionary measure or a form of censorship. Read. The story behind China’s online literature boom. The . . . This content is … Read more
The Best of 2017 Retrospectives and 2018 Predictions
In our final issue last year, we offered a look back at 2017 and meaningful takeaways for authors from industry news and trends. Now that we’re a week into 2018, here are some highlights from 2017 look-back articles, as well as some crystal-ball gazing from a variety of industry figures.
PubLaunch Ramps Up in Canada: Rising from the Pubslush
PubLaunch engages providers on behalf of the author, who can then crowdfund the money needed to pay those providers.
Marketing Takeaways from a 2017 Self-Publishing Success Story
While pulling some data at the end of 2017, Goodreads uncovered a star title: Silent Child, a self-published novel by Sarah A. Denzil.
2017 Sees a Modest Increase in Print Sales, with Top Titles Underperforming
BookScan reflects a 1.9 percent gain in print book sales over 2016, driven by a near 7 percent gain in backlist sales.
Agents Weigh In: What Could Brexit Mean to Authors’ Sales in Europe?
Simon & Schuster chief Carolyn Reidy, said that Brexit will mean “an end to Britain trying to grab Europe as an exclusive market.”