January 4, 2023 | The Hot Sheet

Links of Interest: January 4, 2023

The latest in 2022 recaps, TikTok, libraries, AI, bookselling, and culture & politics.

The latest product launches in the generative AI space.

Trends and takeaways from the teen/YA market.

An early look at book publishing sales data.

After a few years of extraordinary growth, the creator economy, AI, BookTok, and Amazon may be poised for a fall.

Good news: The final week of holiday sales in 2022 outpaced the same week from 2021.

The leading digital book subscription service in Europe, Storytel, has launched a new subscription level with a listening cap.

According to OverDrive, which distributes digital materials to 22,000 libraries in 45 countries, these were the most popular titles globally.

Sanderson ran the most successful Kickstarter in history last year for four “secret” novels that will be self-published.

Except for lead titles, HarperCollins will no longer send advance review copies (ARCs) in print format for children’s books.