A list of all imprints launched this year
The American Booksellers Association has helpfully compiled a list of new imprints launched this year from small and large publishers alike.
Day: December 9, 2020
London-based publisher launches new children’s fiction imprint
Welbeck Flame is a new initiative from Welbeck Publishing Group. The imprint will open wide to submissions in January.
Simon & Schuster starts two new children’s graphic novel lines
Little Simon Graphic Novels will publish for readers aged five to nine; so far, all titles are based on existing series.
US book sales update: December 9, 2020
Even though in-store retail shopping fell dramatically on Black Friday compared to last year, activity on Cyber Monday increased anywhere from 20 to 45 percent.
Amazon Advantage gets a makeover, looks more like Seller Central
Many small publishers supply Amazon with books through the Amazon Advantage program, a consignment program with a $99 annual membership fee.
In a surprise move, Amazon Publishing may offer ebooks to libraries next year
Amazon Publishing, which releases more than 1,000 titles per year, is in talks with the Digital Public Library of America.
The industry reacts to the potential Big Five merger
As word spread about the successful bid of Penguin Random House to acquire Simon & Schuster, industry advocacy organizations spoke out quickly
Closing Image: December 9, 2020
This chart based on sales reports from the US divisions of Big Five publishers. Figures gleaned– Publishers Weekly and Publishers Lunch
Links of Interest: December 9, 2020
News The publishing supply chain holds steady going into the holidays. That’s in part due to Amazon. Printers have also mostly been able to keep up with demand. Read Jim Milliot in Publishers Weekly. Disney refuses to pay an author. The SFWA has initiated the campaign #DisneyMustPay to help author Alan Dean Foster fight . . . This content … Read more
Emerging Story Platforms: Alternatives to Book-Based Storytelling
Emerging platforms continue to evolve and figure out what readers want, and all of them have modified their offerings or model at least once.