How could a book about the Maui, Hawaii fires be written, edited, published and up for sale on Amazon already? About once a week I peruse Amazon for new books and releases. Imagine my shock when I came across a completed book on the August fires in Maui already up for sale? You know those fires... the ones still happening now? What on earth is going on? This is Fire and … [Read more...] about Amazon Bestselling Book Published 2 Days Into Maui Wildfires Raising Red Flags
Bookselling News
Authors ask FTC to Investigate Amazon’s ‘Domination’ of the Bookselling Industry
In an August 16th letter, the American Booksellers Association, the Authors Guild, and Open Markets Institute asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to investigate Amazon as a bookseller. Accusations from the three organizations state that Amazon’s bookselling monopoly is dominating, “almost every aspect of the book market,” and that this is against, “open access to the free … [Read more...] about Authors ask FTC to Investigate Amazon’s ‘Domination’ of the Bookselling Industry
How to Spot a Counterfeit Textbook
With students heading back to campus, life will soon be busy with all that is needed for getting ready for classes, including buying all the required textbooks. With high academic fees, many students are on a budget and often try to get second-hand copies of their books. There are many pros to buying a used textbook. Not only are they more affordable but it can easier to … [Read more...] about How to Spot a Counterfeit Textbook
Bookshop.org Generates £3m in Profit For Indie Bookstores
Image credit: redital Popular online book marketplace, Bookshop.org has recently made an announcement that it has generated a £3m profit for the 570 independent bookshops using the same. They are also aiming to increase online sales for indie bookshops nearly five times by the year 2028, according to The Bookseller. The managing director of the platform, Nicole … [Read more...] about Bookshop.org Generates £3m in Profit For Indie Bookstores
Paris booksellers upset at having to ‘hide’ their stalls during Olympics
Ahead of next year's Olympic Games in Paris, booksellers along the River Seine have been told they need to move. And the booksellers, known as bouquinistes, are quite upset about this. For over 450 years the open-air booksellers along the River Seine in Paris have must-see for tourists coming to the iconic city. The River Seine bouquinistes are the largest open-air book … [Read more...] about Paris booksellers upset at having to ‘hide’ their stalls during Olympics
PEN America Warns Literary Community Against Book Cancellation Due to Online Outrage
Image credit: knowyourmeme Well-known non-profit organization PEN America has published a report that warns the literary community against book cancellation due to outrage. In the report, they have highlighted the fact that social media backlash is encouraging moral standards for the publishers/authors and preventing their creative freedom as well as imagination. The … [Read more...] about PEN America Warns Literary Community Against Book Cancellation Due to Online Outrage
Two Different Trends in Global Book Sales : Here’s What the Report Says
As per Publisher's Weekly, the overall book sales in the world saw a mixed trend, with half countries showing a decline and the other half showing growth in 2022. The international news website that focuses on book publishing, literary and related topics found about the trend through their reporting from the Federation of European Publishers earlier. They mentioned in their … [Read more...] about Two Different Trends in Global Book Sales : Here’s What the Report Says
Simon & Schuster might finally be sold
Penguin Random House is the largest publishing company in the world, and they had their eyes set on one of the other large publishers, Simon & Schuster. The PRH was ready to pay $2.2 billion for it. Still, the deal was never finalized, due to the US Justice Department, citing the lack of competition—Penguin Random House to pay a $200 million termination fee to S&S parent … [Read more...] about Simon & Schuster might finally be sold
Children Book Market: What Brenna Connor Said in ABA Children Institute’s Ci2023
Image credit: bookweb If your little ones have been digging their heads into their favorite titles, you must be curious as to what genres have been keeping them glued. While the trending book genres/formats among kids have been diverse, Brenna Connor, Books Insights Manager of Circana, gave an in-depth insight into the Children's book market state at the Children's Institute … [Read more...] about Children Book Market: What Brenna Connor Said in ABA Children Institute’s Ci2023