Closing Image: September 1, 2021
The Association of American Publishers has released their latest StatShot report, which allows for a comparison of 2021 versus 2020,
Day: September 1, 2021
Links of Interest: September 1, 2021
News Libraries have a once-in-a-lifetime chance for a funding boost. The US House of Representatives just passed a $3.5 trillion budget, and legislators now must earmark how that money will be spent. The American Library Association is urging supporters to contact their representatives to encourage funding for libraries. Read Andrew Albanese . . . This content is … Read more
New literary agency and services firm: BBH Literary
BBH Literary is a publicity firm, literary agency, and editorial services company founded by David Bratt and Laura Bardolph Hubers.
Yes, You Can Sell Your Book without Social Media
One of the biggest anxieties and preoccupations of authors today is social media. How big does your following have to be?
Trendspotting: Supply Chain Woes
I happen to know more about the ins and outs of publishing’s supply chain because I’m married to a former production guy.
Where Does RWA Go from Here?
Romance Writers of America (RWA) is the leading organization for a genre that is a force within publishing. Romance titles consist of a third of all book sales and bring in over $1 billion a year
Book sales update: September 1, 2021
Barnes & Noble’s sales are up by 5 to 6 percent this year compared to 2019, according to CEO James Daunt in an interview with Publishers Weekly.
Amazon to open larger physical retail outlets
Amazon opened its first brick-and-mortar bookstore in fall 2015 in Seattle’s University Village; it stocked a modest 5,000 to 6,000 titles.
Amanda Gorman’s forthcoming poetry collection gets a price increase
Booksellers were somewhat alarmed when Penguin Random House announced an unexpected price increase for the hardcover edition of Call Us What We Carry—Gorman’s poetry collection
Penguin Random House sees best profits in 19 years
Bertelsmann, the parent company of Penguin Random House (the largest of the Big Five), recently reported results for the first half of 2021.