Closing Image: November 28, 2018
The Association of American Publishers recently released their trade publishing figures for the first three quarters of 2018.
The Association of American Publishers recently released their trade publishing figures for the first three quarters of 2018.
The Hot Sheet Index reviewed revenue of traditional publishers for the first three quarters of the year for 2016, 2017 and 2018.
News Becoming by Michelle Obama is breaking sales records at 1.4 million copies sold in its first week. Barnes & Noble says it was the best opening week for any adult book in over three years—since Harper Lee’s Go Set a Watchman. Vanity Fair calls it a “publishing unicorn.” Barnes & Noble plans to open 10 to 15 … Read more
In French-speaking Québec, criticism of prize funding from Amazon raises difficult questions about the company’s place in literary culture.
Since the start of 2018, the publishing industry has enjoyed gains from new nonfiction, especially from titles in the political category.
Novelist Anna Todd is the original Wattpad Star, first to have Wattpad writings take off as bestsellers when published by a Big Five house.
Publishers’ concerns over lost revenue inspire multiple models for digital acquisitions in libraries. There’s not much hard data to build on.
Less than two months after its introduction, the Wattpad Next beta has opened in US market. A majority split of its income to go to writers.