Tag Archives: comics

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 7/25-7/29

­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. Are ebook sales going back down? Have comics entered the “classic” canon? Do white male authors have a…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 4/13-4/17

­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 the indie bookstore renaissance over? Sales were up in all major categories last week. What income are authors losing…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 9/16-9/20

­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 do authors’ fans pirate their work? Scholastic saw a strong first quarter. Is it time for a renaissance of…Continue Reading

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

­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. Who are book reviews for? How much of a “boom” has literature in translation really had? What does the future…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 6/19-6/23

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 future is bright for kids’ comics and manga. How can ebooks be more accessible? Is “quality” enough for literary…Continue Reading

Boom! Pow! Ka-Ching!: Sales of Digital Comics and Graphic Novels

Comics and graphic novels have been having a good run lately. Comichron and ICv2 – respectively, a database and journal covering the industry – estimate that, in 2015, total domestic sales reached a record of $1.03 billion. In their joint report, they note that in 2015, print sales accounted for a staggering $940 million, with…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 1/30-2/3

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. Could blockchain bounties help fight ebook piracy? What will the W3C/IDPF merger mean for ebook technology? Did agency pricing hold…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 9/19-9/23

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 tech trends do publishers need to keep an eye on? Publishers Weekly released their annual salary survey. Where do the…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 12/21-12/24

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. A new research paper from the Book Industry Study Group found that library patrons prefer to check out print books and physical audiobooks…Continue Reading

Top 5 Publishing Articles/Blog Posts of the Week 8/10-8/14

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. A new Nielsen study shows that more and more people are reading on their phones. Amazon is growing increasingly more…Continue Reading