Links of Interest: March 1, 2023
The latest in traditional publishing, culture & politics, libraries, Amazon, and TikTok.
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Links of Interest: January 4, 2023
The latest in 2022 recaps, TikTok, libraries, AI, bookselling, and culture & politics.
2021 Year In Review
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Links of Interest: June 23, 2021
Trends Did bookstore closures hurt frontlist sales? You’ll hear most Big Five publishers say yes. But Mark Williams questions that conclusion. (Also note that in the UK, sales of the top 10 debut novels in 2020 outpaced the sales of those in 2019, a stat rarely mentioned in any discussion.) Read The New Publishing Standard. Everyone’s publishing … Read more
Libraries Ask Publishers for Increased Flexibility in Ebook Licensing
While both publishers and libraries want to boost discoverability of new authors, the inherent tension in the relationship isn’t going anywhere.
OverDrive expands into streaming media
OverDrive now offers streaming media entertainment and learning in addition to ebooks, audiobooks, and digital magazines.
Book Sales and Library Lending Way Up in 2020
Publishing’s most extraordinary performance this year may indicate that retail sales and library lending are complementary.
Macmillan’s New Library Licensing Terms Ignite an Industry Debate
Major publishers are revisiting how they make ebooks available to libraries—with Macmillan deciding to embargo new releases for two months.
Links of Interest: July 24, 2019
News Dean Koontz has just signed a five-book deal with Amazon Publishing. Koontz’s books have lifetime sales of 500 million copies. His new work will be under the Thomas & Mercer imprint, which also publishes authors Barry Eisler, Robert Dugoni, Sylvia Day, and Patricia Cornwell. Read more in Publishing Perspectives. The European Commission opens a formal investigation … Read more
How Public Libraries Affect Book Sales
With help from OverDrive, it’s now possible for anyone to identify the most popular (but less well-known) ebooks based on library lending.