Closing Image: August 7, 2019
According to the 2019 Library Journal Materials Survey, top circulating fiction categories—for print and ebook format—mystery and suspense.
Day: August 7, 2019
Hot Sheet Index: August 7, 2019
The Hot Sheet Index reviewed the types of materials circulating in US libraries as of 2018. Print books made up 57 percent of materials.
Links of Interest: August 7, 2019
News Where the Crawdads Sing surpasses one million print copies sold. In an inspiring story for struggling fiction writers, author Delia Owens has seen success with this debut novel at a very young 69. Read Jim Milliot and Rachel Deahl in Publishers Weekly. The romance bookstore The Ripped Bodice is launching an award, sponsored by Sony, for . … Read more
Authors Guild Files Commentary on Piracy and Counterfeits
The Author’s Guild makes the point that the key form of pirated book is digital. The Guild lists three forms of book piracy.
Amazon Charts Launch in the UK and Germany
In the States, we’ve had the Amazon Charts rankings since May 2017, but only on July 24 were they rolled out to the UK and German markets.
Trump’s New Threat of Tariffs Raises Alarm for Publishing
With the US industry heavily dependent on printing work done in China, the threat of new tariffs is deeply concerning.
Are Libraries Eroding Author Income?
Obtaining definitive or long-term data on authors’ ebook earnings—much less on how libraries affect retail sales—is not easy.
Macmillan’s New Library Licensing Terms Ignite an Industry Debate
Major publishers are revisiting how they make ebooks available to libraries—with Macmillan deciding to embargo new releases for two months.