Higher manufacturing and freight costs are blame for reduced profits; lower sales of ebooks, which have higher profit margins, also contributed.

During the first quarter of the year, Simon & Schuster saw earnings nearly double due to strong backlist sales, BookTok, and low returns.

Under the new standards, agents may now provide editorial services for a fee to writers as long as those writers are not clients.

A new report on paid-for publishing services, including hybrid publishers, highlights widespread predatory practices.

Two authors who paid for a hybrid publishing deal reveal what they paid and what they sold.

Your book’s ending must reveal the story’s resolution. Once you know what you’re resolving, you can establish a clear path for getting there.

By spending as much (or more) time weaving a dynamic Story as you do creating a flashy Plot, readers will walk away feeling satisfied.

Here are some of the many ways that a journaling practice can serve as a laboratory for your writing, and your life.

One professor addresses common questions and criticisms about MFA programs.

Brooke Warner, founder of She Writes Press, responds to a recent UK report about unethical practices in the hybrid publishing realm.

Not only can a journaling practice sustain and inspire your writing projects—a commitment to it can inform and improve your entire life.

NPD Books analyst Kristen McLean recently reflected on the past 18 years of book sales.

Research A new study on distribution practices in book publishing and related challenges: Students at Portland State University led research

Esther Press is a new imprint under David C Cook that will focus on Bible studies, women’s stories, leadership books, devotionals, and video teachings.

In response to book-banning efforts around the country, The Authors Guild is now offering a Banned Book Club with monthly picks.

Through Buy with Prime, Amazon will allow merchants to sell from their own website while taking advantage of Amazon Prime delivery.

A primer on selling advertising in your email newsletter.

Barriers to widespread adoption of NFTs include cryptocurrency, environmental concerns, transaction fees, and poorly defined value to the reader.

The book industry discusses how to imbue NFTs with value and meaning for readers.

According to NPD Books, print book sales are performing better than in 2019 but not as well as in 2021.

A recent New York Times article was taken to task for being overly celebratory of the chain’s performance and position in the market.

Michael Pietsch, the CEO of Hachette, delivered the keynote talk at the recent Book Industry Study Group conference.

A social media following doesn’t guarantee sales. Building an audience that’s engaged with your work—your mission—requires more varied tools.

The publisher of the Lit Mag News Roundup discusses current trends, editor pet peeves, diversity, how to handle rejection, and more.

The more important and perennial a problem that a book addresses, the better the chances it will survive the test of time.