Closing Image: April 29,2020
Early in 2020, BookNet Canada surveyed Canadians about their leisure and reading behaviors in 2019. The public library is most popular.
Day: April 29, 2020
Hot Sheet Index: April 29, 2020
The Hot Sheet Index reviewed the steps readers take once they finish a book, including reading about the author or following them online.
Links of Interest: April 29, 2020
News Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn took to Twitter to complain about people submitting ebooks about fake COVID-19 cures through their self-publishing platform. So far, Kobo is rejecting more than half of submitted titles that deal with the virus: “They are filled with near-criminal snake-oil quackery, conspiracy theories, and raw disinformation.” He also takes issue with titles … Read more
Trailblazes: April 29, 2020
Trailblazes looks at opportunities, launches and startups like Ingram launch of Bookfinity, an online book discovery website.
Going Beyond Virtual Events and Festivals: Innovative and Creative Ways to Market Online
And even if you do offer a creative and enticing online event, it’s hard to sell when so much content right now is available for free.
How Much Will Author Earnings Decline? It’s a Wait-and-See Situation.
The most blatant threat to fiscal stability for self-publishing authors has so far come from Barnes & Noble via ebook distributors.
Coronavirus Update: April 29, 2020
Coronavirus update includes global efforts continuing to mitigate—or reverse—losses and hardships during pandemic.
Hot Shots: April 29, 2020
Recently in the headlines Publishers Weekly launches #BooksAreEssential campaign, inspiring both support and critiqueWith its April 20 issue, Publishers Weekly launched #BooksAreEssential, a campaign to “highlight the role books play in the health of American culture.” The prompt: take a picture of yourself reading, with the book partially covering your face. In its magazine pages and on … Read more