Closing Image: February 6, 2019
Overdrive listed the top ten most popular ebooks circulating in libraries for 2018. Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng topped the list.
Day: February 6, 2019
Hot Sheet Index: February 6, 2019
The Hot Sheet Index reviewed the growth of worldwide digital library checkouts in 2018– Toronto Public Library with highest digital lending.
Links of Interest: February 6, 2019
ABA Winter Institute / Bookselling Never heard of Winter Institute? It’s the annual national conference for the American Booksellers Association (ABA), an advocacy organization for independent booksellers. Ann Trubek of Belt Publishing offers a publisher’s perspective. At Winter Institute, past ABA presidents reflect on a bookselling industry that may need socks and tea towels for profitability. Multiple panelists … Read more
Amazon Chronicles: Tim Carmody’s Newsletter on the “Elephant”
Carmody’s new Amazon Chronicles provides that wider perspective on Amazon not often discussed in publishing-industry circles.
Barnes & Noble Offers Advertising to Indie Authors
B&N’s new ad platform launched with significant flaws, but B&N has already issued refunds and appears to be reshaping the program.
One of Wattpad Books’ First Six Authors on Reaching the Core Demographic
Cupid’s Match is a valuable property on the platform and illustrates why Wattpad would be motivated to launch its own books division.
How the New Wattpad Books Works for Authors
Late in January, Wattpad announced that it’s launching a new publishing arm, Wattpad Books, with six titles releasing this fall.
Controlled Digital Lending: What It Is and the Fight Now Brewing
Library lending of scanned print books may not be legal under current copyright law; author and publisher associations begin to protest.