Closing Image: Feb. 16, 2022
In a recent earnings report, Amazon broke out its advertising revenue explicitly for the first time, showing earnings over $30 billion.
Day: February 16, 2022
Links of Interest: Feb. 16, 2022
News There’s a new executive director of SCBWI. The children’s writing organization will be headed up by Sarah Baker. She’s been with SCBWI since 2011 and was previously the associate executive director. Read her letter to members. Supply Chain The latest update on publishers’ supply chain woes. The Guardian leads with the anecdote about the cookbooks that fell … Read more
Apple launches its own book club, Strombo’s Lit
The company has launched a book club directly in the Apple Books app in with Canadian media personality George “Strombo” Stroumboulopoulos.
Andrews McMeel partners with Tapas Media
The partnership will publish a graphic novel series featuring female and underrepresented characters.
Penguin Random House launches two new initiatives
They include an imprint with a focus on mental health and social-emotional learning, and a program featuring diverse voices focused on family.
A new subscription service for Black Christians
UrbanFaithStudy.com is a subscription-based digital platform featuring videos and study curricula from well-known African American Christians.
Current Publishing Trends in Canada
What’s happening in Canada is often happening elsewhere in the English-language market.
Print Book Prices All but Certain to Increase
The biggest US book wholesaler and distributor, Ingram, anticipates book price inflation this year
Draft2Digital Acquires Smashwords
Two of the top US-based book distributors unite to form a company focused on serving independent authors.
Book sales update: Feb. 16, 2022
According to NPD BookScan, adult nonfiction print sales, the highest-value portion of the US market, appear to be returning to historic norms.