The American Library Association's 2024 Annual Conference and Exhibition kicked off with a vibrant start in San Diego on June 28, drawing over 13,000 attendees to the Convention Center. Keynote speaker Trevor Noah, former host of 'The Daily Show', was met with an enthusiastic crowd as he passionately advocated for the freedom to read. Noah reminisced about his childhood … [Read more...] about ALA 2024: Advocacy, Diversity, and the Future of Libraries
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Print Books Sales Remain Steady in Q1 2023
The industry feared that unit sales of print books might experience a sharp drop in 2023 as the economy slows down. The recorded small quarterly decline should ease such fears. With four successive weeks of increases to the first quarter close out, unit sales of print books were almost flat with 2022, seeing a slight drop of 0.3%. In addition, the most recent quarter saw … [Read more...] about Print Books Sales Remain Steady in Q1 2023
Why Kobo, Amazon and Barnes and Noble Need Dedicated Self-Publishing Sections
Many of the leading digital book stores all offer self-publishing programs. Kindle Direct Publishing, Nook Press and Kobo Writing Life all are viable platforms for indie authors to submit and sell their eBooks on a worldwide scale. Even Apple has got into the game by pulling curated content directly from Smashwords. All of these stores have a single thing in common, they list … [Read more...] about Why Kobo, Amazon and Barnes and Noble Need Dedicated Self-Publishing Sections