Book Manufacturers’ Institute Collects Data About US Printing Capacity
BMI, a trade organization for book printers, is launching a monthly survey of its members to better track book printing capacity and lead times.
Amazon Closing All Physical Bookstores
Amazon’s first bookshop opened in Seattle in 2015 and, as of this year, it operates 24 bookstores.
Authors Guild Offers Guidance If You Receive Demands from the Department of Justice
The DOJ suit to block the Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster deal has resulted in publishers, agents, and authors receiving attorney requests for book deal information.
Amazon Opens Up Advertising to Traditionally Published Authors
Until this week, only self-published authors using Kindle Direct Publishing could establish and run ad campaigns for their books directly on Amazon.
Multiple Editors Resign at Big Five Publishers, Partly Due to Burnout
Publishers Lunch has written a summary of what happened last Friday (March 4), when four editors announced their resignations publicly on Twitter.
Which Social Media Platform Is the Best?
Identifying the right platform for you comes down to your personality, what you like to do and, most importantly, what you want to achieve.
How to Make Money Through Social Media Without Being an Influencer
You don’t need to be famous or a tech guru. All you really need is an Instagram account, a PayPal link, and something to offer your audience.
A Thousand New Email Sign Ups in a Week? It’s Possible.
You don’t need to start strategizing newsletter content or setting a delivery schedule in order to begin building your email list.
The Value of Percolation
Setting an idea or draft aside for “percolation” allows the brain’s subconscious to arrive at insights while we’re busy with something else.
When You Change Alongside Your Book: Q&A with Mansi Shah
THE TASTE OF GINGER author discusses challenges in her quest for publication, writing about the immigrant experience, and much more.
Closing Image: March 2, 2022
According to data from NPD Books, graphic novel sales in 2021 were up 65 percent from 2020.
Links of Interest: March 2, 2022
Supply Chain The paper shortage is likely to get worse before it gets better. Yet another article reiterating that the
Findaway Voices Marketplace open for authors
It’s now possible to self-produce audiobooks using Findaway Voices Marketplace.
Ingram launches Reader Insights reports
Ingram now offers downloadable audience profiles to help publishers and authors better understand and identify their target readers.
New agent at WTA Media
Jenaye Merida, formerly a publicist at B&H Publishing, has joined WTA Media as publishing manager and literary agent.
New agent at United Talent Agency
Georgia Bodnar has joined UTA as a literary agent based in New York.
Mindy Kaling launches Mindy’s Book Studio
Mindy’s Book Studio will be housed under Amazon Publishing and Amazon Studios.
Zando launches imprint with Sarah Jessica Parker
SJP Lit will leverage “her far-reaching celebrity to connect both emerging and established authors with new and eager readers.”
Here comes Seuss Studios
Random House Children’s Books is launching a line of original early reader books inspired by unpublished Dr. Seuss illustrations.
Television network AMC launches a publishing division
AMC Networks Publishing will release fan-friendly, genre-forward specialty books, comics, and original graphic novels.
Thomas Nelson launches Magnolia Publications
Thomas Nelson, a division of HarperCollins, has launched Magnolia Publications, a new imprint from Chip and Joanna Gaines.
Well-Read Black Girl launches new series with Liveright
The book club dedicated to Black women writers now encompasses a newsletter, literary festival, podcast, and two anthologies.
New publisher: Black Odyssey Media
A film and media studio, Black Odyssey LLC has launched a new publishing venture dedicated to books focused on the Black experience.
Simon & Schuster Canada launches Scribner Canada
The imprint will be dedicated to publishing the best literary fiction and nonfiction from Canada and around the world.
Amazon Trend Report: Self-Help
It is challenging for self-published authors to crack the Self-Help bestseller list, and Kindle sales in the category are trending down.