Closing Image: June 23, 2021
A recent Nielsen Books & Consumers survey shows that the total UK book market grew 6 percent in terms of volume in 2020.
Day: June 23, 2021
Links of Interest: June 23, 2021
Trends Did bookstore closures hurt frontlist sales? You’ll hear most Big Five publishers say yes. But Mark Williams questions that conclusion. (Also note that in the UK, sales of the top 10 debut novels in 2020 outpaced the sales of those in 2019, a stat rarely mentioned in any discussion.) Read The New Publishing Standard. Everyone’s publishing … Read more
Draft2Digital adds BorrowBox to distribution network
Draft2Digital, a leading ebook distributor for authors, recently announced distribution to BorrowBox, an app that provides library patrons in Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom
Legible: a new reading and publishing platform for ebooks
So far, the Canadian-based platform has 30,000 free and public domain titles and is beta testing sales of books from Grove Atlantic and Open Road Media.
Mirror: “Publishing like never before”
What would happen if you crossed Medium with cryptocurrency? That’s how people are explaining Mirror. The one-year-old startup is now valued at $100 million
New literary agency: ArtHouse
Literary agents Latoya Smith and Felice Laverne have launched ArtHouse, which is dedicated to “pushing forward in the industry with diverse voices and perspectives.
Bonnier Books UK launches music imprint
Nine Eight Books launches in November and “will provide a year-round publishing home for broad, bold, and entertaining musical perspectives.
UK’s Quarto launches Happy Yak
The new children’s imprint debuts this summer with board books, picture books, and more for children up to seven.
UK’s Octopus launches mass-market nonfiction list
The new initiative (as part of Hachette UK) will target “defined communities of potential readers, whether it’s a trusted household name with a core community of fans
New children’s imprint at Astra house
Astra Publishing House is launching a children’s book imprint in fall 2022 that will target ages newborn to 12, focusing on illustrated titles.