Everyone’s looking for silver linings in their COVID-19 playbooks, and for publishers – along with their distributors and wholesalers – the answer is, paradoxically, print. In the olden, pre-pandemic days when most books were printed offset, digital files were stored in case a book needed to be reprinted quickly. But this March, that dynamic was…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 makes sci-fi and fantasy ideal for telling queer stories? Why are literary awards dominated by women when other cultural…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 do authors’ fans pirate their work? Scholastic saw a strong first quarter. Is it time for a renaissance of…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. Who is hybrid publishing for? Have megajournals lived up to their promise? What keeps trade shows from being disability-friendly? Why…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. Are university presses ready for scholarly ebooks? What is Amazon Publishing’s endgame? Could James Daunt turn Barnes & Noble’s fortunes…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 story time at the library copyrightable? Who owns ebooks when an ebook platform closes? What shape is the international…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. Michelle Obama‘s Becoming may be the best-selling memoir of all time. Is AI a credible threat to human authorship? Who’s…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. In Canada, women lead audiobook consumption. How has the single-function ereader endured? What caused the monetary crisis in 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. Why did Springer Nature withdraw its IPO? What does Amazon know about ebooks that the public doesn’t? Does the industry’s…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. In 2017, sales fell 10% for traditionally published ebooks. Can Amazon sustain its free-shipping model? What challenges do female sportswriters…Continue Reading