Publishing Industry Reporting

Year to date, traditional publishing revenues are up 7.8 percent, according to the latest report from the Association of American Publishers.

Both organizations will hold special elections for their members to vote on the merger approved by the boards of directors.

The role and quality of POD (print on demand) is continually misunderstood by authors and the larger publishing community.

Heights Press will debut with Hickory Hollow, a six-book series for middle-grade readers, along with a series of video shorts.

Andrews McMeel has announced it will publish inspirational books under the brand.

According to Circana BookScan, US print book sales are up just slightly this year compared to 2023, driven by sales of romance and romantasy.

In collaboration with Cosmopolitan magazine and Hearst Books, Sourcebooks plans to launch Cosmo Reads in summer 2025, with four to six titles a year.

Publishers Weekly looked at government statistics that show the number of publishing jobs has declined significantly over the last 30 years

The latest figures from the AAP (through July 2024) show book sales revenue is up 7.6 percent this year compared to last year.

Macmillan has launched Fablelistik Editions, a new imprint that “creates bespoke renditions of contemporary and classic stories.”

Substack authors, publicists, and agents talk about current issues in publishing.

Total revenue for publishers increased by 5.6 percent in the first half of the year versus 2023.

Two Shores Press focuses on South Asian literature and is founded by Aananth Daksnamurthy, a graduate of NYU’s Center for Publishing.

Written Word Media surveys authors to understand what works, what doesn’t, and how we can share best business practices.

The founders don’t describe 831 Stories as a publisher. Rather, it’s “an entertainment company with books at the foundation.”

Mango, a Florida-based independent publisher known for nonfiction, is launching an imprint called Books Save Lives.

The Association of American Publishers recently released its final sales estimates for 2023 and also improved its data from prior years.

Writers started getting anxious when the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association started losing paid staff and board members.

It seeks books that are “anti-monarchist, post-capitalist, decolonized, and anti-authoritarian in general.”

Flatiron Books, a division of Big Five publisher Macmillan, will launch Pine & Cedar Books next year.

Gallery Books (Simon & Schuster) is launching Lemonada Books to publish books based on podcasts coming out of Lemonada Media.

The HarperCollins imprint HarperAlley, which publishes comics and graphic novels for the children’s market, will start publishing for adults.

Colin Kaepernick, who founded his own publishing company in 2020, has now launched Lumi.

Orbit (Hachette) has launched Run for It, an imprint that will publish current Orbit horror authors as well as new ones, starting in 2025.

Circana BookScan’s half-year report shows that print book sales are down just a half percent versus last year.