Earlier this spring, the UK-based crowdfunding publisher Unbound went bankrupt; the assets were purchased by a new company, Boundless, owned and operated by the former CEO of Unbound. Boundless has now gone belly up, which was sadly predictable. But at least now affected authors can move forward on their own or with another publisher as their rights automatically revert. Learn more in The Bookseller (subscription may be 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.
