Since early 2020, tensions have swelled between big publishers and libraries, partly due to an ongoing lawsuit by publishers against the Internet Archive.

Some writers struggle with ever getting one word of their Great Idea down on the page, for fear of crafting an imperfect beginning.

In an excerpt from her new book on cover design, Jessica Bell offers tips regarding how to utilize space and color for maximum effect.

Is it best for unpublished authors to trust the editorial guidance of their agents and editors, especially when it comes to sensitive issues?

Some writers can finish a book all by themselves, but even more of them have support systems, deadlines, teachers, exercises, instructions and help.

To write something that connects on a universal level, concentrate on specifics. Small truths are easier for readers to identify with.

Traditional Publishing Trend watch with middle-grade dealmakers: Agents and editors discuss what’s succeeding right now, including the graphic novel genre.

In response to Barnes & Noble’s decision to reduce stock of hardcovers, Open Road is launching a “fall hardcover discovery initiative”.

Zibby Books, founded last year as a part of Zibby Owens Media, has launched a literary lifestyle magazine.

Thesis will publish “urgent idea-driven nonfiction by thought leaders, journalists, and experts with a strong point of view,” starting spring 2023.

Rick Lewis and Kristen Terrette will open to queries on Oct. 10, 2022.

Kate Davids has joined Arc Literary as an agent. She was previously at Simon & Schuster’s Gallery Books.

Draft2Digital has improved the ability for its authors outside the US to order author copies of their books without paying high shipping fees.

We almost missed this show, which launched in July: an all-new podcast about the “bad behavior within the secretive world of book publishing.”

The audiobook industry will be determining which books merit human narration and those that can do well with synthetic voices.

Some work-for-hire jobs are only visible to authors who have literary agents.

At a recent panel about the health of the industry, publishing experts envisioned a future where publishers and booksellers more directly “own” the readership.

Earlier this month, the Association of American Publishers released its 2021 sales figures.

The ebook presents comprehensive day-by-day coverage and insider analysis, plus full public testimony and much more.

Editor and critic Ann Kjellberg has written an article discussing how the romance genre was largely written off or ignored during the anti-trust trial.

For years now, Spotify has been on a long and clear march toward increasing profitability by making more non-music content available.

Thanks to a deal exclusive to Penguin Random House, US and UK TikTok users can now link to PRH books

Earlier this year, a viral TikTok post sparked an online petition by authors demanding that Amazon change its returns policy.

When a Vermont author’s book was accepted by a New Mexico university press, she decided to ask its editors about the acquisitions process.

It’s possible to create connections with readers by utilizing some fun and interesting ways for them to interact with your book.