Kindle Vella, Amazon’s in-house attempt to build a serialization platform for authors, is shutting down after not even four years

POD has an important role to fulfill in the publishing industry, and eventually your book is likely to be printed using it.

Year to date, traditional publishing revenues are up 7.8 percent, according to the latest report from the Association of American Publishers.

Publishers are seeking YA authors who have an engaged audience who have grown up with them and who are interested in writing for adults.

Both organizations will hold special elections for their members to vote on the merger approved by the boards of directors.

Now, subscribers to Everand will be moved next year to a credit-based model for digital book consumption.

During the first seven months of this year, the category in the US has grown by 25 percent in dollars versus last year’s 12 to 15 percent.

Three distinctive monthly bestseller lists: top 50 hidden gems, top 50 self-published ebooks, and top 50 self-published print books.

The October 2024 bestseller lists are now available at the Hot Sheet website, free to everyone. Here are some points of interest.

There will absolutely be tape lines to adjust and plot questions to answer along the way, so don’t let the prep prevent messy progress.

Memoir can benefit from starting at the moment that change became inevitable, then explaining what came before and what followed.

Whether in life or publishing, when faced with setbacks it’s important to stay present and find joy in the small triumphs.

The role and quality of POD (print on demand) is continually misunderstood by authors and the larger publishing community.

Worry less about creating a first sentence that will shock and awe, and more about drawing readers into the story one link of the chain at a time.

The latest in traditional publishing, culture & politics, and AI.

Genres include romance, romantasy, and YA titles, with a focus on Millennial and Gen Z readers.

Heights Press will debut with Hickory Hollow, a six-book series for middle-grade readers, along with a series of video shorts.

In collaboration with Cosmopolitan magazine and Hearst Books, Sourcebooks plans to launch Cosmo Reads in summer 2025, with four to six titles a year.

The database helps film- and TV-industry professionals find books available for screen adaptation.

Agent Elena Giovinazzo and author Jason Reynolds have launched Heirloom Literary, a new literary agency for writers of all genres and ages.

Andrews McMeel has announced it will publish inspirational books under the brand.

The first guests include AJ Jacobs on living Constitutionally, Claire Messud on writing family, and Johanna Copeland on creation in the time of motherhood.

Adam Wallace loves writing stories that make children laugh and get excited about reading and drawing and writing.

Tips, caveats, and a look at how counterfeit authors skirt the rules to get ahead.

Authors are happy with profits even when sales are lower than expected.