- Percentage drop in Barnes & Noble stock after CEO exit announced: 13
- Percentage decline in Nook device and content sales in 2016 fiscal year: 27.4
- Number of Barnes & Noble CEOs in past four years: 5
- Number of Barnes & Noble concept stores set to open within the next year: 4
- Percentage of US adults who read digital magazines in 2016: 41
- Percentage change over 2015: +5
- Percentage of US adults who read print magazines in 2016: 70
- Percentage change over 2015: 0
- Percentage of magazine readers who say their digital edition is most important: 59
Sources: 2016 Mequoda American Magazine Reader Study & Handbook; Barnes & Noble Shares Fall after Boss Sacked; Barnes & Noble Fires CEO, Calls Him a Poor Fit
Jane Friedman has spent her entire career working in the publishing industry, with a focus on business reporting and author education. Established in 2015, her newsletter The Bottom Line provides nuanced market intelligence to thousands of authors and industry professionals; in 2023, she was named Publishing Commentator of the Year by Digital Book World.
Jane’s expertise regularly features in major media outlets such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, NPR, The Today Show, Wired, The Guardian, Fox News, and BBC. Her book, The Business of Being a Writer, Second Edition (The University of Chicago Press), is used as a classroom text by many writing and publishing degree programs. She reaches thousands through speaking engagements and workshops at diverse venues worldwide, including NYU’s Advanced Publishing Institute, Frankfurt Book Fair, and numerous MFA programs.
