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 HarperCollins union workers on strike? What does the closing of Astra Magazine say about the state of American…Continue Reading
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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 did a memoir of the Holocaust become a self-help and wellness bestseller? What relationship does competitive Scrabble…Continue Reading
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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 “bestseller” an objective category? What literary tropes has racial representation challenged – and created? Why are we…Continue Reading
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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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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 does BookTok’s success reflect about our fractured media landscape? How do mergers affect industry diversity? Why is…Continue Reading
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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. Will publishing sales remain flat? What does a reprinted bestseller from 1934 demonstrate about the power of the…Continue Reading
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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 copyright protect fictional characters? When adult voices advocate for YA over teens’, whose stories are neglected? Should…Continue Reading
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Tagged adults, bestsellers, conservative publishing, copyright, culture wars, fiction, library boards, political publishing, public libraries, teenagers, YA, YA books, young adult, young adult 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 can Black sci-fi writers teach us? How has John Bolton’s already-infamous title been received by booksellers? Have we moved past…Continue Reading
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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. Here are the bestselling books of the first half of 2018. Could Wattpad change other media industries? If scholarly publishing…Continue Reading
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’s the drawback for a chef to publish a cookbook? How do presales of mega-bestsellers hurt independent bookstores? B&N Education…Continue Reading