US Book Show announces speakers
The US Book Show, a one-day publishing industry event, takes place this year on May 22 at New York University’s Kimmel Center—in person only.
The US Book Show, a one-day publishing industry event, takes place this year on May 22 at New York University’s Kimmel Center—in person only.
Driving results: good audiobook sales as well as good performance at Orbit and Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.
Insight into the complexity and customization of royalty statements.
Children’s author Darcy Pattison, who runs Mims House Books, responded to our article on publisher-library relationships.
Kana is a new imprint from Abrams ComicArts, focusing on adult-oriented manga translated into English from Japanese and French.
A native New Yorker, Priscilla Posada is a literary translator and is pursuing an MFA in writing and literature from Bennington College.
The latest in traditional publishing, trends, TikTok, Amazon, libraries, culture & politics, the SPD closure, and AI.
Viola Davis and her husband, Julius Tennon, have announced the creation of a new publisher, JVL Media.
Airwave podcast network and BenBella Books are launching Airwave Books, which will feature nonfiction books by Airwave’s creators.
Hypnovels is an AI-driven digital platform that authors and publishers can use to transform their books into animations.
The latest in TikTok, contracts, trends, marketing & promotion, distribution, AI, and culture & politics.
After being closed for more than three years to new suppliers, Amazon Advantage has opened up again to applications.
A retired US Army veteran who wrote her novel with extensive assistance from ChatGPT was granted limited copyright protection.
In the last year or two, production costs for book publishers have been responsible in part for declining profits.
Janet Reid passed away on April 14 “swiftly and at peace, with loved ones seeing her through,” according to a friend.
Elle Griffin, who has long been a Substack advocate, surfaces many quotable nuggets and stats from the DOJ vs PRH trial from 2022.
My April 10 piece prompted responses from readers who work inside the industry, some of whom took issue with my portrayal of the business.
McQuade is a professor from practice at the U. of Mich. Law School where she teaches courses in criminal law, criminal procedure, national security, and data privacy.
Caroline Peckham and Susanne Valenti, the authors of the bestselling Zodiac Academy series, have established Dark Ink Publishing in the UK.
While atypical lending models may affect book sales, an Australian publishing effort demonstrates that library lending can have a positive effect on the commercial market.
Small presses must choose quickly from a number of distribution options; some urge forming distribution co-ops.
Rose Metal is owed at least $40,000—about 60 to 70 percent of their annual book sales revenue—by SPD for sales in 2023 and 2024.
Bull City Press had close to 50 titles with SPD, with a couple thousand books warehoused that they need to get back.
Two editors from HarperCollins, Ben Rosenthal and Mabel Hsu, are joining Sourcebooks to establish a new children’s imprint.
A new business imprint, Simon Acumen, will publish books that help readers navigate the “dynamic world of work.”
Indie author TL Swan, who publishes the Miles High Club romance series, is launching a romance-focused publishing house.
Draft2Digital has entered into a retail distribution agreement with Fable, the social reading app that powers online book clubs.
Publishers Weekly is on the ground in Bologna, and early reports indicate continued challenges in the middle-grade category.
So far for 2024, print book sales are down by 1.7 percent versus 2023, according to Circana BookScan.
SPD supported small publishers who don’t always qualify for commercial distribution.
The publishing industry gathered in London this month for the London Book Fair, which attracted about 30,000 book industry professionals.
Trade/consumer publishing revenue from adult and children’s sales declined by 1 percent in 2023 versus 2022.
The term “new adult” may be more relevant to the writer and publisher than to the reader or retailer.
How to be a good partner for an effective event.
Hall has published 26 books, with two more scheduled for 2024 and an additional nine titles on their website with release dates TBD.
The latest in audio, trends, marketing & promotion, culture & politics, AI, and legal issues.
Bard Books will launch with two titles by the infamous editor Gordon Lish: To Have Written a Book and Annals and Indices.
Kimberly Latrice Jones has joined as associate agent at LCS, focusing on nonfiction and picture books.
Jennifer Udden has worked as a freelance editor and was previously an agent at New Leaf Literary & Media.
Brydon Books is a new children’s publishing company based in the UK, launched by author Alli Brydon and her husband, Edward Brydon.
WorkingLit is a cloud-based system that helps small publishers streamline their product databases, manage orders, and more.
The latest in traditional publishing, bookselling, trends, Amazon, AI, and culture & politics.
Sanderson was able to bring Audible to the table to negotiate new terms not just for him, but for all self-publishing authors.
Until recently, if you wanted to use Spotify for a streaming audiobook subscription, you had to be on their premium plan.
In our 2024 outlook, we said we’d be watching for a larger trend of traditional publishers partnering with successful self-published authors.
While the functionality is welcome, it basically replaces what Ingram took away in January 2023 when it shut down Aerio.
As of the week ending March 2, print book sales are down 4 percent versus last year, according to Circana BookScan.
The new publisher looks positioned to offer top authors a bespoke experience. How will they do with unknown authors? Will they take unknowns? We’ll see.
Publishers aren’t interested in publishing election-related content this year, which echoes changes in the larger media ecosystem.