- 2018 US adult hardcover sales vs 2017 (AAP data): +10%
- 2018 US adult hardcover sales vs 2017 (BookScan): +11.5%
- 2018 US digital audio sales vs 2017 (AAP data): +37.1%
- 2018 US ebook sales vs 2017 (AAP data): -3.9%
- 2018 US university press sales vs 2017: -9.5%
- 2018 US higher ed course materials sales vs 2017: -7.2%
- 2018 US K-12 instructional materials sales vs 2017: -4.6%
Source: AAP StatShot: Trade Book Publisher Revenue Increased 4.6% in 2018; AAP Trade Sales Look to Have Finished Well for 2018 (subscription required)
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.
