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Find out the latest news from the bookselling industry. You will learn all about the business of audiobooks, ebooks, manga, newspapers and digital magazines

B&N, Kobo, and Google Play Books Are Breaking California Law

Barnes and Noble, Kobo, and Google Play Books are breaking California Law AB 2426.

NaNoWriMo is Being Discontinued After 25 years

National Novel Writing Month is being discontinued due to financial support and community backlash.

Iconic Bookstore WH Smith Has Been Sold

The elimination of the WH Smith brand name will have a considerable impact nationwide.

E-book Sales Slightly Increased in January 2025

US E-book sales slightly increased, while digital audiobooks remain the most popular format.

Square Enix Launches Comic Partner Program for Manga

Square Enix Launches Comic Partner Program to Drive Higher Manga Sales.

Amazon’s Legal Battles: A Comedy of Lawsuits

If Amazon were a person, it would be that student who insists they’re always being unfairly targeted—despite a permanent record that says otherwise.

Digital Publishers represent the largest number of Google DMCA takedown requests

The publishers are primarily targeting the shadow libraries. Such as Anna’s Archive and Z-Library.

US ebook revenue increased by 1.6% in 2024

US e-book sales generated over 1 billion dollars in 2024, but digital audiobooks made more money.

New York Times added 1.1 million digital subscribers in 2024

The NYT added over 1.1 million digital subscribers in 2024, including 350,000 in Q4 alone.

Chinese e-readers will take longer to ship and get delivered

After 24 hours, USPS will now deliver parcels from China and Hong Kong.

Netgalley switches from Adobe Digital Editions to LCP

NetGalley formally used Adobe Digital Editions as a form of DRM. However, they just announced that they no longer use it and switched to LCPL.

Bookshop.org launches e-book store in the US to monetize indie bookstores

Bookshop.org has just launched an e-book section of their website to help indie bookstores in the USA to start selling e-books directly to customers.

E-book revenue increased by 2.7% in November 2024

Digital book sales in the United States saw a 2.7% gain during…

Everand releases State of Reading Report

Everand is an online audiobook and e-book subscription service by the company…

Digital Audiobooks Sales Increased by 18.7% in October 2024

US digital audiobooks continued to grow all year. In October 2024, the…

Half of all US Adults get their news from Social Media

US adults are increasingly ditching newspaper subscriptions and getting daily news from…