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 bookstores “recession-proof”? Can sensitivity reading combat long-standing literary tropes? How does immigration reform matter to 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. What does the “feeder team” metaphor reveal about bigger publishers’ regard for the indies? How has librarian burnout…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 the next romance trend the “apron-tugger”? Do we have room for diverse stories that aren’t about trauma?…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 do men miss by not reading women? Why does the Holocaust dominate Jewish children’s literature? If 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. How are cultural institutions surviving? Are publishing’s anti-racist changes superficial or structural? Political books are having their best…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 the true crime genre look like in 2020? How is publishing filling this year’s “dead zone”? Will 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. In Q3, Barnes & Noble Education sales fell 8.8%. Which genres are booming in self-publishing? Why is production of translated…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. Is Banned Books Week still necessary? Who is writing business books in 2018? Will Wattpad keep changing the structure of publishing? What…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 can publishers do to make digital better complement print for readers? Publishing Perspectives published a comprehensive guide to license…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 is it so important to get SEO for books right? Book Business released their 2015 Trendspotting report. Will the…Continue Reading