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Nielsen BookScan recently released a report measuring print book sales growth globally.
Industry Research
Where Is the Diversity in Publishing?
In May 2015, children’s publisher Lee & Low announced it would conduct the first baseline survey of diversity within the US publishing industry.
Hot Sheet Index: January 27, 2016
The Hot Sheet Index reviews US print sales of different book categories including adult nonfiction, computer, art/design and humor from 2015.
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A high-level view of diversity in the US publishing industry, as surveyed by Lee & Low.
For Richer and Poorer, and Something In-Between
The Bookseller’s Tom Tivnan has revealed that around 0.1 percent of all authors in the U.K. market earned 13 percent of BookScan sales last year.
How Many Americans Can Access Your Digital Content?
With about half the developed nations ranking ahead of it, the U.S. isn’t where it needs to be in terms of broadband access.
The Best of 2015 Publishing Recaps and 2016 Predictions
We scanned all of the 2015 year-end articles and 2016 predictions so you don’t have to. Here’s what authors need to know about the best of the pundit speculation.
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Consulting firm McKinsey & Company predicts that global spending on media as a whole will rise 5 percent every year for the next five years.
Was 2015 a Good Year for U.S. Print Book Sales?
Despite misleading headlines in the New York Times and elsewhere in 2015 about U.S. book publishing, there’s one significant trend to remember: print book sales continue to shift toward bookstores—bricks-and-mortar and online stores—and away from mass merchandisers.
Hot Sheet Index: December 30, 2015
The Hot Sheet Index reviewed publishers in translation and the statistics for adults under 32 who don’t pay for TV.