Updates on TikTok’s book publishing contracts, discussions over ChatGPT and advance review copies, plus #MSWL Rumblings started last month that

An overview of the factors that contribute to market designation in books for older children Traditionally grouped together as children’s

Print book sales are holding steady for 2023, down about 2 percent versus last year, according to Circana BookScan. In

In another turn of good news for self-publishing authors, IngramSpark announced it will no longer charge a fee for new

As of May 1, Findaway Voices has eliminated its 20 percent distribution fee for audiobooks purchased on Spotify; authors will

PRH, the biggest of the Big Five publishers, has acquired Callisto Media, a startup publisher that’s fallen on hard times after their venture capital funding dried up.

When an author’s article went viral, she didn’t have the tools in place—a website, a social presence—to capture and leverage that audience.

Authors should consider using AI for historical research—not as a replacement for primary sources, but as just another useful tool.

According to neuroscience, scenes make the reader feel as if they are actually in the world of the story. And that makes scene the most memorable way to share information with the reader.

If your writing project has hit a wall, consider whether it really wants to be a different form than the one you’re trying to shape it into.

When self-publishing be sure to determine a distribution strategy, avoid gotchas when using POD, and get pricing and metadata right from the start.

The latest news about London Book Fair, literary magazines, tradition and self-publishing, libraries, B&N, AI, and culture & politics.

If you want to learn how to earn money selling subscriptions direct to reader, the folks at Ream are hosting a three-day summit May 5–7.

Kobo Plus is extending service into the UK and the US, and Draft2Digital has now added Kobo Plus to its standard Kobo distribution.

Casemate is an independent publisher that publishes primarily military history books.

Each season will be based on one of the seven Harry Potter books and available for streaming on Max (formerly known as HBO Max).

SFF publisher Orbit (a division of Hachette) has announced Orbit Works, a new imprint that will publish ebooks and audiobooks.

Jen Newens was most recently publishing director of West Margin Press.

Rose Ferrao was previously editorial assistant at Orbit Books UK.

The site reads, “As with any tool, the effect that AI can have on writing and publishing has equal potential for benefit as well as harm.”

An imprint of Simon & Schuster, Scribner has published some poetry in the past, but it never had a formal

DSTLRY was founded this month by former executives at ComiXology (owned by Amazon).

Mary Alford is the USA Today bestselling and award-winning author of more than 50 novels.

ALLi offers insights into the often-ignored self-publishing market.

According to Circana BookScan, 2023 print sales are down by 2 percent in the US versus last year—but running 15 percent ahead of 2019.