Hot Sheet Index: September 16, 2020
The Hot Sheet Index reviewed statistics regarding Patreon membership and financing artists and their work for 2017 and 2020.
The Hot Sheet Index reviewed statistics regarding Patreon membership and financing artists and their work for 2017 and 2020.
Patreon released recent stats showing an uptick in patron support due to the pandemic. Artists have generated more than $2 billion.
LSC Communications, which filed for bankruptcy in April 2020, announced that most of its assets will be purchased by a private equity group.
Amazon recently released a series of infographics showing where self-published authors are most active in the United States.
While the NPD Group tracks sales of traditionally published romance only, they’re seeing growth in the category this year as a result of COVID-19.
The Hot Sheet Index reviewed the change in unit sales in January 2020 versus January 2019 in traditionally published romance.
So far, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Iceland, and the Netherlands are profitable for Storytel on a local level.
Of the Big Four tech companies, Amazon is showing the strongest results. During the second quarter of 2020, its revenue was up by 40 percent.
There’s a risk that book publishers may have to scramble to find new printers if the bankruptcy of LSC takes a bad turn.
The Hot Sheet Index reviewed the print bestsellers for 2020 so far. The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes by Suzanne Collins had the top spot.