In response to the pandemic, publishers are implementing and improving online direct-to-consumer sales; meanwhile, libraries continue to see high demand and patronage.
F+W sold the DBW conference and assets to Tennessee-based Score Publishing. It is now running from October 2 to 4 in Nashville.
Apple and Amazon will end their exclusivity agreement, a development that is expected to bring more competition to the marketplace.
Hardcover sales are up 5%, surpassing ebooks sales as a format for the first time since Borders closed in 2012.
At DBW, statistics from Nielsen and the Author Earnings reports from Data Guy offer insights into “sales data for 2016.
Key takeaways from “What Sells Books Now: Strategies and Tactics for Modern Marketing” during Digital Book World 2017.
Discussion of the increasingly blurred lines between self-publishing and traditional publishing.
Marketing tips, tools, and services from Digital Book World 2016.
Data Guy of Author Earnings produces quarterly reports highlighting indie sales based on data scraped from Amazon sales pages.