Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 12/2-12/6

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. 

Amazon‘s drone delivery service is big news this week, but some factors will keep it from happening for a while. 

The stigma of adults reading middle grade fiction seems to be lessening, which may be leading to changes in the genre.

It may seem that ebooks are taking over, but many start-ups and technological advances are helping ebooks stick to the features of printed books. 

A quarter of the Top 100 Books on Amazon were from indie publishers, showing how these publishers/platforms are being more prominent in the industry.

Writers who choose self-publishing over traditional publishing may have different goals and ambitions than other authors, as revealed in a Digital Book World study.

And as a bonus: Waterstones combats Amazon’s announcement of its drone delivery service with the following video: