OverDrive, the leading digital distributor to libraries, recently announced that digital borrowing through their system increased by 17 percent in 2024 compared to 2023. This includes lending that happens through the Libby and Sora apps. Kanopy streaming video also hit a record, growing 18 percent. The top checked-out title of 2024 was The Women by Kristin Hannah, followed by Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing and Iron Flame. The top overall author was James Patterson, followed by Sarah J. Maas and Colleen Hoover. Learn more.
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
Jane’s expertise regularly features in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, The Today Show, Wired, The Guardian, Fox News, and BBC. Her book, The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (The University of Chicago Press), is used as a classroom text by many writing and publishing degree programs. She reaches thousands through speaking engagements and workshops at diverse venues worldwide, including NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute, Frankfurt Book Fair, and numerous MFA programs.
