- BookExpo attendance in 2015 in New York City: 17,249
- BookExpo attendance in 2016 in Chicago: 11,311
- BookExpo exhibitors in 2015: 6,292
- BookExpo exhibitors in 2016: 4,305
- Growth of reported six-figure book deals at 2016 Frankfurt Book Fair over 2015: 10%
- When compared to 2014 and 2013 numbers: -5%
- Sales of UK-based bookseller WHSmith in 2016: £639 million
- Decline in sales for WHSmith since 2010: -25.7%
Sources: BEA Chicago Attendance Was Down by over a Third (subscription required); Book Sales Continue Modest Decline at WHSmith, as Profits Improve (subscription required); Past the Hype, Data Shows Modest Dealmaking as Dollars Move away from Big Fiction (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.
