Closing Image: June 1, 2016
A recent BookExpo America presentation by Nielsen shows that ebook sales (for those with ISBNs) took off dramatically between 2010 and 2012
BEA
The Author Factor at BEA: Trade Writers Up, Indies Down
Independent authors struggle for a meaningful presence at the 2016 BEA.
BEA’s Author Guild Moment: Fair (or Not) Contracts for Authors
A discussion, helmed by Authors Guild executive director Mary Rasenberger, on author contracts.
Profile: J.A. Konrath and Scott Turow
At a BEA panel on authorship, Joe Konrath and Scott Turow commented on reaching one’s audience.
BEA’s Big Off-Year: When Spaciousness Is Not a Good Thing
Discussion of BEA’s 2016 move from New York City to Chicago.
Trade Shows and Authors: Another Year of Trying to Get Along
We’re again in the awkward season in which the industry tries to accommodate independent authors at events that were simply not created to include them.