Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 12/16-12/20

number_5_redEvery week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. Whether data or industry commentary, we hope these 5 links will be a simple way to keep you in the know. 

A recent survey of 300 Amazon users suggest that owners of inexpensive Kindles spend almost $450 more than other Amazon customers.

How a single post went viral on Tumblr turned new author Cory O’Brien’s book into an overnight bestseller.

Newly released data on how consumers use their tablets raises the question as to whether or not publishers are wasting their time on tablets.

Could the separation between genres in young adult sections in bookstores limit discoverability for readers?

Ebook subscription services Oyster, Scribd, and newly announced Entitle, compete for users and titles, but which will come out on top?