Closing Image: April 6, 2016
The VIDA count for the New Yorker shows that, in 2015, women represented 33.8 percent of bylines in the magazine.
Industry Research
Hot Sheet Index: April 6, 2016
A snapshot of current industry data.
Reading Pattern Data: “Should We Tell Our Authors?”
One of the workshops at Digital Book World (DBW) focused on research that Jellybooks’ Andrew Rhomberg is conducting on consumer reading patterns.
Closing Image: March 23, 2016
A new Pew Research study shows growing interest in crowdfunded journalism projects. You can find much more detail
Hot Sheet Index: March 23, 2016
Kindle Unlimited payout pool, July 2014 (Kindle Unlimited launches): $2.5 million Kindle Unlimited payout pool, July 2015: $11.5 million Kindle Unlimited payout pool, Feb. 2016: $14 million Kindle Unlimited per-page payout, July 2015 (first month for per-page payouts): $.0058 Kindle Unlimited per-page payout, Jan 2016: $.00412 Kindle Unlimited per-page payout, Feb. 2016 (KENPC 2.0 debuts): … Read more
DBW 2016: Potpourri: More Author-Related Highlights from the Conference
Here’s a collection of other interesting things we heard or that were reported by other outlets.
DBW 2016: The Persistence of Print in the Children’s Market
If you’re working in children’s books, some of the research offered at DBW via Dubit’s quarterly survey, Dubit Trends, is important for you to note.
DBW 2016: Data Data Data: What Do We Know about Print and Ebook Sales Trends?
Michael Cader of Publishers Lunch offered DBW an overview of what we know and how we know it when it comes to print and ebook sales.
Hot Sheet Index: March 9, 2016
The number of Barnes & Noble stores decreased from 720 in 2010 to 640 in 2016. Fourteen more stores are expected to close in 2017.
Closing Image: March 9, 2016
The Bookseller analyzes ebook sales trends of the UK’s Big Five.