Book sales update: December 22, 2021
According to NPD BookScan, backlist has continued to drive print sales this year comprising over two-thirds of all unit sales.
Day: December 22, 2021
Radish acquires Wuxiaworld
Mobile storytelling platform Radish, owned by the Korean Kakao Entertainment Corp., has acquired the English-language Asian fantasy-fiction platform Wuxiaworld.
Bertelsmann launches a multimedia streaming service in Germany
Bertelsmann, the parent company of Penguin Random House, launched a multimedia subscription service called RTL+, meant to compete with Netflix in Germany.
Vaynerchuk’s new book is a bestseller, but it’s not on any bestseller list
Author and entrepreneur Gary Vaynerchuk’s self-help book Twelve and a Half (Harper Business), released on November 30, has sold nearly a half million hardcovers during its first week on sale
Penguin Random House and S&S fire back at DOJ; trial date set
Last week, Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster filed a response to the US Department of Justice’s antitrust suit,
Multiple RWA board members resign
According to the Romance Writers of America website, multiple board members have resigned, including the president, president-elect,