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Day: January 6, 2021

What to Watch for in 2021

November 14, 2022January 6, 2021 by Jane Friedman

Putting COVID aside for a moment, here are the companies and issues we expect to play a significant role in book publishing in 2021.

Categories Barnes & Noble, Bookselling, Rights and Licensing, Traditional Publishing Tags audiobooks, Book sales

A new Twitter pitch event, #PitchDis

November 14, 2022January 6, 2021 by Jane Friedman

On Twitter, author Despina Karras announced #PitchDis, a Twitter pitch event for disabled writers, coming in June 2021

Categories Author Income, Marketing Tags Pitch contests, Trailblazes

A new literary agency: Pape Commons

November 14, 2022January 6, 2021 by Jane Friedman

Previously a publisher at NavPress, Don Pape has launched Pape Commons to “serve the author community as not only a literary agency but also a forum for community.

Categories Agents Tags New Agent Alert, Trailblazes

New agent: Stefanie Molina

November 14, 2022January 6, 2021 by Jane Friedman

Stefanie Molina joined the Jennifer de Chiara Literary Agency. Her submission guidelines say, “I’m extremely passionate about increasing representation for Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities.

Categories Agents Tags New Agent Alert, Trailblazes

New agent: Lisa Amstutz

November 14, 2022January 6, 2021 by Jane Friedman

Author Lisa Amstutz has joined Storm Literary Agency; she has written more than 100 science and history books for children.

Categories Agents Tags New Agent Alert, Trailblazes

A new site curates podcasts for readers, authors, and publishers

November 14, 2022January 6, 2021 by Jane Friedman

Launching this month, LiveWriters will provide news and resources about podcasting for the book community, a forum for industry discussion.

Categories Marketing Tags podcasts, Trailblazes

Book sales update: January 6, 2021

November 14, 2022January 6, 2021 by Jane Friedman

Print book sales in the US remained strong through the holidays and end of the year. During the holiday season.

Categories Bookselling, Industry Research Tags Big Five, Hot Shots

The Great Gatsby now in the public domain

November 14, 2022January 6, 2021 by Jane Friedman

On Public Domain Day (January 1 of every year), major works enter the public domain. This year welcomes F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby,

Categories Bestsellers, Bookselling Tags Book sales, Hot Shots

NetGalley experiences a data breach

November 14, 2022January 6, 2021 by Jane Friedman

On Dec. 21, 2020, NetGalley suffered a data breach that exposed user accounts, including passwords and personal information.

Categories Digital Publishing, Marketing Tags Hot Shots

IngramSpark increases print-on-demand pricing

November 14, 2022January 6, 2021 by Jane Friedman

IngramSpark’s paperback POD costs in the US will increase by 4 percent. However, premium color per-page prices will decrease.

Categories Bookselling, Traditional Publishing Tags Book sales, Hot Shots
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