The Market for Fat Representation in Fiction
Fat representation—where being overweight doesn’t mean a character is evil or has something to overcome—is increasingly sought after.
Day: April 13, 2022
Book sales update: April 13, 2022
While US print book sales in March 2022 don’t look good compared to 2021, last year’s performance, as you will hear repeatedly, was highly unusual.
First Amazon workers unionize
Earlier this month, Staten Island Amazon workers voted 2,654 to 2,131 in favor of forming the first Amazon union in the United States.
Four of the Big Five publishers enjoy their best profits ever in 2021
Here’s how last year fell out financially for the biggest US trade publishers.
There’s still a record number of deals being made, according to Publishers Marketplace
The US-based Publishers Marketplace regularly shares statistics on deals announced through the site, all of which are self-reported by agents, publishers, and authors. Last year saw a 9 percent increase in deal volume, which very closely aligns with the industry’s sales growth of 9 percent. So how are things shaping up in 2022? Deals are … Read more
Authors call for Amazon’s ebook returns window to be shortened
At least once a year a reader discovers Amazon’s long-standing lenient refund/returns policy for ebooks and audiobooks, and spreads the word.