Publishing Industry Reporting

Overall, fiction sales are noticeably slowing from last year’s heated volume, when Colleen Hoover and BookTok were driving gains.

Self-publishing authors may end up as collateral damage in the rising tide of AI-generated books appearing at major online retailers.

According to Circana BookScan, print sales for new releases (frontlist) have reached a “new benchmark” of 30 percent of overall book sales.

The imprint will launch with six titles in its first year, starting in winter 2024.

Amazon and Goodreads must take steps to combat the flood of AI-generated content that will mislead readers and damage author reputations.

Adult book sales are flat versus 2022 across all formats, while children’s and YA sales fell by nearly 8 percent versus last year.

The DPLA Banned Book Club makes ebook copies of banned titles available in the places where those books have been banned.

The new imprint Marvel Crime will publish crime fiction for adults, with its first releases based on Marvel characters.

Based in Nashville, HarperEnfoque will publish projects that are a natural extension of HarperCollins Focus.

The imprint will publish a mix of re-issues and new publications starting in October 2023.

Formerly a senior agent at Irene Goodman Literary Agency, Natalie Lakosil has founded Looking Glass Literary & Media Management.

Authors can now plan and schedule when new chapters go live at Wattpad.

So far, US print book sales have declined about 3 percent this year versus 2022. The decline this year is

Assembly Press will be an independent publisher of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, with its first list releasing in spring 2024.

Inklore will publish manga, manhua, manhwa, webcomics adaptations, and light novels in collaboration with Del Rey UK.

For the week ending June 17, Circana BookScan’s top 10 bestseller list was comprised entirely of adult fiction, with six romance titles.

Fox Chapel is mainly known as an enthusiast publisher of craft and activity books.

Jennifer Weis founded the eponymous agency after departing Ross Yoon. (Ross Yoon was recently acquired by William Morris Endeavor.)

For the week ending June 10, Circana BookScan reports that print unit sales are down 3 percent compared to 2022.

Paw Prints Readers will publish works exploring diverse cultures and backgrounds.

Ten Speed Graphic will publish literary adaptations, global webcomics, biography, memoir, history, how-to, fiction, and licensed entertainment titles.

According to the Association of American Publishers, overall consumer book sales declined 6.6 percent in 2022.

Circana BookScan reports that print unit sales for LBGTQ fiction grew 11 percent between June 2022 and May 2023 versus the previous year.

For the week ending May 13, Circana BookScan reports many new releases among the top print bestsellers in the US.

Ream recently moved out of beta and is open to any author who wishes to join.