Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. As we enter the new year, we are instead posting 5 links to articles with predictions for the publishing industry in 2023. Rolling Stone ponders the future of BookTok. Nieman Lab considers the future of journalism. 99designs looks forward to next…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. Why read fiction in an era of crisis? How dangerous can library work actually be? What are suburban…Continue Reading
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Tagged banned books, book bans, book design, fiction, genre fiction, librarians, library work, parents, public libraries, romance, Ukraine, war
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 would the publishing landscape look like without literary magazines? Bookstore sales rose in 2021. Which translators can…Continue Reading
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Tagged aesthetics, anonymity, banned books, book bans, book design, book sales, bookstore sales, Holocaust, literary magazines, Maus, sales, translators
Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. As we enter the new year, we are instead posting 5 links to articles with predictions for the publishing industry in 2022. Nieman Lab considers the future of journalism. 99designs imagines next year’s book covers. Penny Sansevieri predicts where…Continue Reading
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Tagged 99designs, book design, book marketing, change, cover design, independent authors, indie authors, journalism, Kristin Nelson, marketing, Nieman Lab, Penny Sansevieri, publishing predictions, Written Word Media
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 Skyhorse’s string of bestsellers propel it past allegations of workplace misconduct? Does “guilt lit” really change minds?…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. Where did political nonfiction get its current look? In the midst of massive unrest, what does the future…Continue Reading
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Tagged 2020 election, architecture, Black-owned bookstores, book design, coronavirus, COVID-19, Donald Trump, Independent Bookstore Day, libraries, library design, online sales, pandemic, political nonfiction
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. The results of Lee & Low’s 2019 Diversity Baseline Survey show little change since 2015. Have books-as-decor peaked? How was…Continue Reading
Every week, we recommend 5 publishing articles/blog posts that supplement the major news for the week. As we enter the new year, we are instead posting 5 links to articles with predictions for the publishing industry in 2020. Book Riot predicts which book design trends will be heading for your shelves. Orna Ross looks to the…Continue Reading
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Tagged Aron Levitz, audiobooks, book covers, book design, book marketing, Book Riot, Brian Feinblum, cover design, diversity, diversity in publishing, Kris Rausch, marketing, Orna Ross, publishing predictions, Race representation, self-publishing, Wattpad
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 it time to scrap late fees? Who’s checking out the most library ebooks? Will the 2020s see a return…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 would it take for Barnes & Noble to thrive? Who should get final say on a book cover: the…Continue Reading