Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 10/3-10/7

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.

Just because a children’s book is a bestseller, does that make it good?

The National Book Foundation is sponsoring a study on translation in the United States.

The possible unmasking of Elena Ferrante spurred a lot of thinkpieces.

A new study from Bowker revealed that over 625,000 books were self-published last year.

What can big data do for educational publishing?