- 2016 traditional publishing revenue, first three quarters: $4.905 billion
- 2017 traditional publishing revenue, first three quarters: $4.784 billion
- 2018 traditional publishing revenue, first three quarters (est.): $4.982 billion
- 2018 gains in adult hardcover sales compared to 2017: 6.2%
- 2018 gains in downloaded audio compared to 2017: 37.4%
- 2018 decline in adult ebook sales compared to 2017: 3.9%
Source: AAP Shows Trade Gains over First Three Quarters of 2018; Trade Book Publisher Revenues Up 4.4% for First Three Quarters of 2018
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.
