Every 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. Does better data actually make for better art? Who owns a story in translation? Will COVID research ultimately…Continue Reading
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Tagged Amazon, Apple, art, audiobooks, books in translation, consumer habits, coronavirus, COVID-19, data, discretionary spending, literature in translation, paywalls, Spotify, translation rights
Every 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. How are creators responding to PRH’s BookTok monetization efforts? Do End Times-themed bestsellers speak to a prevailing mood in…Continue Reading
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Tagged algorithm, algorithmic curation, Amazon, apocalypse, bestsellers, book data, book translation, BookScan, BookTok, Christian publishing, digital rights management, DRM, end times, literature in translation, monetization, monopsony, Penguin Random House, PRH, translators
Every 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. How are some conservative activists refining their book-banning mission? Despite a chilly political climate, LGBTQ YA titles are…Continue Reading
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Tagged academic publishing, Amazon, banned books, book bans, book orders, DOJ vs. PRH, future of publishing, LGBTQ, Penguin Random House, PRH, society publishers, YA books, young adult, young adult publishing
Every 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. What makes a novel “trashy”? Is the DOJ’s antitrust lawsuit about Amazon, too? When does a book count…Continue Reading
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Tagged academic publishing, Amazon, antitrust, antitrust lawsuit, banned books, book bans, BookTok, catharsis, Department of Justice, novels, supply chain, supply chain issues, trashy books, tropes
Every 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. When did books become high fashion? What is the value of Goodreads to Amazon? How are publishers and…Continue Reading
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Tagged abortion, Amazon, booksellers, ebook return policy, ebooks, fashion, Goodreads, literature in diaspora, publishers, Roe, Roe v. Wade, style, Translated literature
Every 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. What effect do book bans have on the librarians instructed to enforce them? Does a book tour translate…Continue Reading
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Tagged Amazon, authors, banned books, book bans, book tours, boycotts, current events, disability fiction, diversity and inclusion, monopolies, representation, virtual events
Every 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. What are religious publishers doing to create inclusive and diverse lists? An AI study revealed four times more…Continue Reading
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Tagged Amazon, Amazon profits, crime writers, crime writing, disability, disabled authors, diverse books, diversity, gender bias, gender gap, pandemic, post-pandemic, religious publishing, violence
Every 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. Why are prisoners kept from reading? How many more books have been banned or challenged than usual? Are…Continue Reading
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Tagged Amazon, banned books, book bans, book challenges, books in prisons, burnout, censorship, children's books, gendered reading habits, incarceration, labor organizing, prisons, union, unionization
Every 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. Is alt-lit on its way out? How does Book-of-the-Month affect sales? Why are junior and midlevel staffers leaving publishing?…Continue Reading
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Tagged academic libraries, alt-lit, Amazon, book sales, Book-of-the-Month, Book-of-the-Month Club, burnout, customer retention, dark patterns, in-person work, publishing employees, remote work, scholarly institutions, scholarly publishers, work from home, working conditions
Every 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. Can cultural sanctions change Russia’s course? If more high-profile authors self-publish, how will the industry rebalance? Why is…Continue Reading
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Tagged Amazon, Amazon Bookstores, book challenges, children's literature, cultural sanctions, library budgets, literature in translation, physical retail, Russia, sanctions, school libraries, self-publishing, Ukraine