The Industry
Study Finds Tablets Beat Out E-Readers
A new survey from the Book Industry Study Group and Bowker finds that tablet popularity has surpassed e-reader use among...read more
April 11, 2013 / No Comments
It’s Official: Bookstores Matter
New research from Bowker Market Research (United Kingdom) and Enders Analysis proves that physical bookstores are valuab...read more
March 24, 2013 / No Comments
National Bookstore Sales Up
According to estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau, national bookstore sales figures increased 5.5 percent in January to...read more
March 14, 2013 / No Comments
This Week’s Bestselling Books: March 11-18, 2013
View this week’s New York Times bestselling books below. Use these books as starting points for your book club or pers...read more
March 13, 2013 / No Comments
Life of an MC: The Dave Rappalot Chronicles
From its inception in New York City in the 1970s, hip-hop has grown from its humble birthplace in the Bronx into a globa...read more
March 03, 2013 / 1 Comment
Barnes & Noble Announces Award Finalists
Last week, Barnes & Noble, Inc. announced the six finalists for its 2012 Discover Great New Writers Awards. The fict...read more
February 07, 2013 / No Comments
Heritage Publishing Acquires Greystone Books
Vancouver-based Heritage House Publishing has acquired all assets of the Greystone Books imprint from D&M. Last week...read more
February 03, 2013 / No Comments
One-Fifth of All U.S. Books are German Owned. How Did This Happen?
The Publishing Industry, A History Lesson The book market has not always been so dependent on the big publishers in New ...read more
January 28, 2013 / No Comments
Vantage Press Closes, Gives Authors One Month to Retrieve Book Rights
Industry update: Vantage Press, the vanity publisher, recently sent letters to their authors informing them that they ha...read more
January 24, 2013 / No Comments
What Does It Mean to “Self-Publish?”
Everyday, the self-publishing world gets bigger and better. But what does it mean exactly to “self-publish a book?...read more
January 18, 2013 / No Comments
Big Outlets: Amazon Products Could Fill 1,290 Wal-Marts
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December 30, 2012 / No Comments
Anarchist Publisher Releases First Children’s Book
As it’s often said, “every market has a market.” Thanks to new book, even anarchists can buy books for...read more
December 13, 2012 / No Comments
James E. Tyler Jr. on Being a Black Science Fiction Writer
Science fiction writer James E. Tyler, Jr. understands the publishing world more than most. As the owner of Zodiac Gifte...read more
November 30, 2012 / No Comments
Simon & Schuster Launches Self-Publishing Business
Today, publishing giant Simon & Schuster announced that the company partnered with Author Solutions, Inc. to launch ...read more
November 27, 2012 / No Comments
Did You Catch This? Cyber Monday Deals
It’s Friday morning and you’re stuffed. With Thanksgiving behind us and Black Friday deals winding down (alr...read more
November 23, 2012 / No Comments
Why Are There Only Six Major Publishing Houses?
With the recent announcement that major publishers Penguin and Random House may be merging soon, it feels like the power...read more
November 02, 2012 / No Comments
Woody Allen’s “Midnight in Paris” Allegedly Uses Faulkner Quote
Writers, always get permission when you use borrowed work. Last week, Faulkner Literary Rights, the company that control...read more
October 31, 2012 / No Comments
Teen Opens Bookstore to Offset Tuition Costs
A teen in Tennessee was so determined to go to college that he started a bookstore to fund his degree. With the help of ...read more
October 10, 2012 / 2 Comments
Jon Stewart Tells Viewers to “Read a F***ing Book”
In a recent episode of The Daily Show, Jon Stewart discusses Flowers for Algernon, then tells his audience to read a fuc...read more
October 07, 2012 / No Comments
Reading Teen Books as an Adult? You’re Not Alone
Secretly reading young adults books in your free time? You’re not alone in doing so. According to a new report ser...read more
September 23, 2012 / No Comments
This Week’s Bestselling Books: September 23-30, 2012
View this week’s bestseller list below (via Publishers Weekly). These books can be great starting points for book ...read more
September 23, 2012 / 1 Comment
Bestsellers of the Week: September 17, 2012
View this week’s bestseller list below (via Publishers Weekly). These books can be great starting points for book ...read more
September 16, 2012 / No Comments
Book Lovers Rejoice: National Book Festival Starts Next Saturday
Next week, book lovers across the country will gather in Washington, D.C., to meet and mingle with writers, poets, publi...read more
September 16, 2012 / No Comments
Authors, Don’t Do This: RJ Ellory Gets Too “Involved” Online
Remember when we said that authors should try to keep abreast of the book reviews that they receive online? Well, one au...read more
September 13, 2012 / No Comments
How Can Troubled Bookstores Bounce Back? Online Fundraising
One flailing New York City bookstore made waves this week when it announced that it used an online funding website to he...read more
August 19, 2012 / No Comments
Why One Foundation is Turning to Students to Lower Textbook Prices
After years of lobbying publishers to keep academic textbooks affordable for students, nothing seems to be working–...read more
August 18, 2012 / No Comments
Oregon Bookstore Hits Big 41st Anniversary
Powell’s Books, a small Portland, Oregon bookstore chain, is going to hit a major milestone next week when it mark...read more
August 18, 2012 / No Comments
U.K. Moving Toward E-book-Library Lending Deal
Here’s a fact most people don’t know: Many American libraries have e-book systems in place that allow librar...read more
July 23, 2012 / No Comments
Publishers Admit to Spying on E-Readers
Thanks to new e-publishing technology introduced by the International Digital Publishing Forum, a global trade and stand...read more
July 04, 2012 / No Comments
Amazon Rumored to Open Physical Bookstore
According to an article by Forbes magazine post today, Amazon is rumored to open a physical retail store this year. The ...read more
June 21, 2012 / No Comments
The Latest: Study Shows Self-Published Authors Make Less
According to a recent survey of more than 1,000, less than 10 percent of self-published writers claim that they “e...read more
June 05, 2012 / No Comments
The Latest: Houghton Mifflin Files for Bankruptcy
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt filed for “pre-packaged” bankruptcy earlier this week, citing liabilities and debt...read more
May 22, 2012 / No Comments
What Would Joe Schmoe Write?
How the Ebook Revolution is Changing the Quality of Published Work For centuries, aspiring writers have vied for the att...read more
May 17, 2012 / No Comments
Jeremy Paul on Saving the Bookstore
In a recent article, University of Connecticut School law school dean Jeremy Paul wrote that the local bookstore is in d...read more
April 06, 2012 / No Comments
Try Your Luck: How Chance Matters More Than You Think in Publishing
How Chance Matters More Than You Think in Publishing In February, the Arlington Writers Group met at a Virginia high sch...read more
March 19, 2012 / No Comments