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 can publishers do to help move LGBTQ stories into the mainstream? How are students organizing against book…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 will the Ukrainian publishing industry be affected by the Russian invasion? Is it still too soon for…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 some people find ebooks so unsatisfying? Which supply chain issues are behind the looming publishing slowdown?…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 are contemporary book reviews for? How does Cuomo’s book deal reveal the limitations of the political memoir?…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 did 2020 reveal about audiobook listeners? Are streaming services like Netflix changing which books get published? 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. How is TikTok driving book sales? Who are picture books for? Are preprints or final articles cited more…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. Print sales rose 8.2% last year. How can racism in children’s books be identified? What lessons does 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. Who gets to be a critic? Where is conglomerate publishing heading? What lies ahead for educational publishing this year? Why…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. 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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