The Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 10/6-10/10

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.

Nielsen data from the first half of 2014 shows that physical book purchases far outweigh ebook purchases.

On that note, The Economist extrapolated current ebook data to forecast when ebooks will become more popular than print books.

A Bowker study released this week shows that self-publishing continues to steadily rise in the United States.

Should foreign language publishers start publishing their books in English too?

The New York Times calls for more neutral parties to explore the Amazon/Hachette negotiations.