- Year Amazon Publishing was launched: 2009
- Number of Amazon Publishing imprints: 14
- Number of cities in which Amazon Publishing is based: 6
- Number of Amazon Publishing titles to be released in 2015: 1,200
- In 2016 (anticipated): 2,000
- Number of English translations released by the AmazonCrossing imprint in 2014: 44
- In 2015 (anticipated): 77
- Number of languages represented on the AmazonCrossing list: 19
- Number of countries represented on the AmazonCrossing list: 29
- Number of agents attending Frankfurt Book Fair (FBF) in 2012: 626
- In 2013: 631
- In 2014: 644
- Number of tables at FBF’s literary agents and scouts center in 2012: 444
- In 2013: 448
- In 2014: 454
Sources: Amazon Publishing Marches On, AmazonCrossing Announces Spotlight on Indonesian Literature, Facts & Figures: The Frankfurt Book Fair 2014 in Numbers
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.
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