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Book Manufacturers’ Institute Collects Data About US Printing Capacity

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BMI, a trade organization for book printers, is launching a monthly survey of its members to better track book printing capacity and lead times.
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Amazon Closing All Physical Bookstores

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Amazon’s first bookshop opened in Seattle in 2015 and, as of this year, it operates 24 bookstores.
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Authors Guild Offers Guidance If You Receive Demands from the Department of Justice

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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.
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Amazon Opens Up Advertising to Traditionally Published Authors

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Until this week, only self-published authors using Kindle Direct Publishing could establish and run ad campaigns for their books directly on Amazon.
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Multiple Editors Resign at Big Five Publishers, Partly Due to Burnout

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Publishers Lunch has written a summary of what happened last Friday (March 4), when four editors announced their resignations publicly on Twitter.
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Which Social Media Platform Is the Best?

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Identifying the right platform for you comes down to your personality, what you like to do and, most importantly, what you want to achieve.
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How to Make Money Through Social Media Without Being an Influencer

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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.
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A Thousand New Email Sign Ups in a Week? It’s Possible.

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You don’t need to start strategizing newsletter content or setting a delivery schedule in order to begin building your email list.
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The Value of Percolation

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Setting an idea or draft aside for “percolation” allows the brain’s subconscious to arrive at insights while we’re busy with something else.
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When You Change Alongside Your Book: Q&A with Mansi Shah

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THE TASTE OF GINGER author discusses challenges in her quest for publication, writing about the immigrant experience, and much more.
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Closing Image: March 2, 2022

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According to data from NPD Books, graphic novel sales in 2021 were up 65 percent from 2020.
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Links of Interest: March 2, 2022

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Supply Chain The paper shortage is likely to get worse before it gets better. Yet another article reiterating that the
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Findaway Voices Marketplace open for authors

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It’s now possible to self-produce audiobooks using Findaway Voices Marketplace.
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Ingram launches Reader Insights reports

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Ingram now offers downloadable audience profiles to help publishers and authors better understand and identify their target readers.
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New agent at WTA Media

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Jenaye Merida, formerly a publicist at B&H Publishing, has joined WTA Media as publishing manager and literary agent.
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New agent at United Talent Agency

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Georgia Bodnar has joined UTA as a literary agent based in New York.
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Mindy Kaling launches Mindy’s Book Studio

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Mindy’s Book Studio will be housed under Amazon Publishing and Amazon Studios.
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Zando launches imprint with Sarah Jessica Parker

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SJP Lit will leverage “her far-reaching celebrity to connect both emerging and established authors with new and eager readers.”
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Here comes Seuss Studios

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Random House Children’s Books is launching a line of original early reader books inspired by unpublished Dr. Seuss illustrations.
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Television network AMC launches a publishing division

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AMC Networks Publishing will release fan-friendly, genre-forward specialty books, comics, and original graphic novels.
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Thomas Nelson launches Magnolia Publications

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Thomas Nelson, a division of HarperCollins, has launched Magnolia Publications, a new imprint from Chip and Joanna Gaines.
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Well-Read Black Girl launches new series with Liveright

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The book club dedicated to Black women writers now encompasses a newsletter, literary festival, podcast, and two anthologies.
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New publisher: Black Odyssey Media

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A film and media studio, Black Odyssey LLC has launched a new publishing venture dedicated to books focused on the Black experience.
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Simon & Schuster Canada launches Scribner Canada

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The imprint will be dedicated to publishing the best literary fiction and nonfiction from Canada and around the world.
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Amazon Trend Report: Self-Help

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It is challenging for self-published authors to crack the Self-Help bestseller list, and Kindle sales in the category are trending down.