In a report from two entities that watch the publishing industry in the US, sales figures for 2013 show some surprising trends. These trends, followed by the Book Industry Study Group and the Association of American Publishers in their annual BookStats report, found several interesting changes in certain genres of the book market. Adult non-fiction made the leap above … [Read more...] about US Publishers Earn More through Online Sales than Physical Stores
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Indigo Flounders as Tech and Lifestyle Gambit Fails
Indigo bet big in 2013 with their gravitational shift from selling books to peddling pillows, wine glasses and gourmet chocolate. They also devoted significant square footage in each store to Indigo Tech and made agreements with Apple, Beats and companies involved in wearables. The gambit has failed, as the largest bookseller in Canada posted a loss of over 31 million dollars … [Read more...] about Indigo Flounders as Tech and Lifestyle Gambit Fails
Challenging the Status Quo in Digital Publishing
As a long time software entrepreneur and executive, my first “lesson” in how the publishing industry works occurred over a decade ago. As a founder of CreateSpace (now an Amazon.com company), we had developed a print-on-demand (POD) infrastructure that provided global inventory-free fulfillment of low velocity books. It had been adopted by tens of thousands independent authors … [Read more...] about Challenging the Status Quo in Digital Publishing
Why do we Abandon Reading Certain Books?
There are many books we all intend on reading someday and even go out of our way to buy, in the hopes we might read them. Sometimes they are a classic like Catch 22, War and Peace or The Republic.In other cases its published recently and we hear about it in the media, such as 50 Shades of Grey, The Casual Vacancy or the Goldfinch. What makes us abandon books after a few pages … [Read more...] about Why do we Abandon Reading Certain Books?
What Does It Take to Sell 100M eBooks? Smut and Marketing
It still makes headlines whenever a self-published author manages to sell one million copies, or makes a major bestseller list. for some self-published authors, that level of success is actually a cumulative total of all of their titles, but it's still quite a big deal. EL James might disagree. News came out this week that the Fifty Shades of Grey trilogy--admittedly all three … [Read more...] about What Does It Take to Sell 100M eBooks? Smut and Marketing
Traditional Publishers Learn What Indie Authors Have Known All Along
Ask any traditionally published author what frustrates him most about the industry, and the list of complaints might be rather varied. A survey of 9,000 authors conducted by Digital Book World and Writer's Digest cited lack of creative control, royalties, and editorial decision making on the list, but one other factor that still plagues authors is the seemingly random and … [Read more...] about Traditional Publishers Learn What Indie Authors Have Known All Along
Sylvia Day Defies the Numbers with Most Recent Multi-Digit Book Deal
A study unveiled yesterday at the Digital Book World Conference and Expo in New York demonstrated some very interesting numbers on how authors feel about the publishing industry. Included in the responses of more than 9,000 authors of different genres and publishing models was the hard truth about how much--or rather, how little--authors actually make. It's quite possible … [Read more...] about Sylvia Day Defies the Numbers with Most Recent Multi-Digit Book Deal
Without a Blockbuster Title for the Holidays, Indie Authors Can Step Up to the Plate
The past few holiday shopping seasons have seen a good-sized upswing in sales for the book industry, but consumers have had recent out-of-the-park blockbuster titles to purchase for their own holiday downtime or for gift giving. Books like new Stephen King and Neil Gaiman releases, and trilogies like The Hunger Games or Fifty Shades of Grey secured publishers' and booksellers' … [Read more...] about Without a Blockbuster Title for the Holidays, Indie Authors Can Step Up to the Plate
Amazon Cracks Down on Bogus Keywords
A growing number of self-published authors are receiving ominous emails from ebook distributor Amazon, warning them that their books are about to be removed from the website if action isn't taken immediately. The warning--which some authors claim they did not actually receive before their titles were removed from sale--pertains to authors who've used titles of other books in … [Read more...] about Amazon Cracks Down on Bogus Keywords
Fifty Shades of Grey Author El James Ranked Highest Paid Author
For EL James (real name Erika Leonard), giving up the job of a TV producer to pen her thoughts has proved highly lucrative. In early 2012, James decided to focus entirely on her writing career. Of course, there was enough reason to do so. The first of three Fifty Shades of Grey titles had been published in May 2011 and had been an instant hit. Whether it was the eroticism or … [Read more...] about Fifty Shades of Grey Author El James Ranked Highest Paid Author
Hachette Book Group Sees Strong Gains with Digital Books
Hachette Book Group has publicized its Q1 financial results and digital is on the rise within the company. eBook sales from Hachette now account for over 34% of the company's entire revenue stream, and tangible books increased by over 14.9%. These increases were partly attributed to a number of their titles hitting the bestseller list, including James Patterson, David … [Read more...] about Hachette Book Group Sees Strong Gains with Digital Books
2012 eBook Sales Increased by 66% in the UK
2012 saw the rise of the digital book and the entire book industry in the United Kingdom is growing. Total digital sales increased by over 66% to £411 million, meanwhile total fiction digital sales up 149% to over £172 million. Richard Mollet, chief executive at the Publishers' Association mentioned that schools and education are seeing the largest growth, but still don't … [Read more...] about 2012 eBook Sales Increased by 66% in the UK
Amazon Announces America’s Top “Reading” Cities
Amazon has recently begun sharing information on book sales by US region, and for the third year in a row has created its "best dressed" list of cities who purchase the most books, magazines, and newspapers in print and digital editions. While the February list focused specifically on the romance category to coincide with Valentine's Day, the news this week is compiled over … [Read more...] about Amazon Announces America’s Top “Reading” Cities