Publishing Industry Reporting

Longtime readers may recall my concerns that the list isn’t assembled with the same quality data and oversight as it once was.

The figure, based on ISBNs, represents an increase of 32.5 percent over 2024—but many ebooks have no ISBNs so the true number is even higher.

Dover is perhaps best known for public domain reprints but has started publishing new work after being acquired by a book printer in 2015.

Video game creator Dan Houser has launched a book publishing imprint as part of his larger entertainment company of the same name.

The new publishing house based in Philadelphia will publish history, biography, memoir, and historical fiction.

It plans to publish two titles per year that “expand our notions of genre and form and speak to the heart of the subcultures driving artistic innovation.”

Expect to see agents, publishers, and others discussing what’s buzzing at the fair.

Small nonprofit literary presses are adapting to NEA funding cuts by diversifying revenue, strengthening donor relationships, and clarifying their community missions. The crisis is forcing long-overdue strategic and organizational work.

Greg Greeley led Amazon’s global books and media business and launched Amazon Prime and its self-publishing platform, among other initiatives.

At last week’s annual conference for booksellers, an industry analyst at Circana BookScan shared trends and insights from 2025 sales.

Evil Twin will release its first title this summer, with six to eight titles planned each year.

Hachette enjoyed 11% sales growth in 2025, partly due to the success of Freida McFadden and the Reese Witherspoon collaboration with Harlan Coben.

As Edelweiss increases pricing, making small publishers especially doubt whether the service is truly worthwhile, Ingram is entering the fray.

Fundraising for her subscription box has already raised more than $400,000, with a month left to go.

Pellerin Books will focus on popular fiction by traditionally published and self-published authors.

In a statement, Harlequin said the reason is “due to changing global market conditions.”

According to the AAP, consumer book sales across all formats in 2025 were slightly down (0.9 percent) versus 2024.

The newspaper is closing the sports desk and books section; the international desk, among other areas, will also shrink.

The show, called Namaste, is being launched by Texas Bookman, the wholesale division of Half Price Books.

Publishers who distribute with Independent Publishers Group (IPG) can now sell digital books directly to consumer via Shelf.

ProWritingAid has launched a novel-writing contest called Novel Beginnings, with prizes ranging from $5,000 to $50,000.

The independent publisher is cofounded by writers who raised $30,000 on Kickstarter.

The new Tor imprint will publish upmarket women’s fiction, suspense, paranormal mystery, magical realism, and historical fantasy.

Abrams, perhaps best known for art and illustrated books, including comics and graphic novels, is launching a new commercial fiction imprint.

Authors are profiting off subscription boxes that offer exclusive editions and merchandise that can’t be acquired elsewhere. But they require significant time and investment.