- Change in US print book unit sales in 2017 vs 2016 (so far): +2%
- Change in US ebook unit sales in 2017 vs 2016: -15%
- Change in overall US book unit sales in 2017 vs 2016: -1.3%
- Change in US frontlist print sales in 2017 vs 2016: -5%
- Change in US backlist print sales in 2017 vs 2016: +6%
- Change in US juvenile book unit sales in 2017 vs 2017: +3%
Source: NPD Book Quarterly Executive Summary, Third Quarter 2017; Tracked Book Sales Down Slightly through Q3 (paywall)
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.
