The big tend of 2015 has been the consistent decline of e-book sales. The Association of American Publishers have proclaimed that in the first 10 months of last year, e-book sales fell 12.3%. This data comes primarily from 1,200 publishing companies and does not account for titles written by indie authors that do not have an ISBN number.Trade:Trade book revenues were … [Read more...] about e-Book Sales Fall 12.3% in the first 10 months of 2015
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Penguin Random House Drops Degree Requirements for New Jobs
Penguin Random House UK has dropped all of their degree requirements for new positions. The company is hoping to attract people who did not graduate from a top university or get a degree for anything publishing related.According to the Bookseller , human resource director Neil Morrison said he made the decision following increasing evidence that there was no simple … [Read more...] about Penguin Random House Drops Degree Requirements for New Jobs
There is a Dark Side to being professionally published
There are millions of indie authors that dream of getting signed by a major book publisher. Some believe that it is the ultimate badge of honor and gives them validity for all of the hard work they put in, perfecting their craft. There is a dark side to getting a publishing contract and its known in the industry as deep discounting.Standard trade royalties are based on a … [Read more...] about There is a Dark Side to being professionally published
The Biggest Publishing Trend in 2015 Will Shock You
Ever year major publishers release books by debut authors and perennial bestsellers. What is interesting is how every year the entire industry follows certain trends, whether its genre based or the 2013 trend of celebrity memoirs. The biggest trend in 2014 and 2015 has to be YouTube and Gaming content creators securing multi-book deals.The publishing industry has become … [Read more...] about The Biggest Publishing Trend in 2015 Will Shock You
Literary Agents Turn to Twitter to Solicit New Manuscripts
Literary agents are very particular about what type of manuscripts they look at. This is based on the strengths of the publishing company and what they think could sell in today's climate. Traditionally authors connect up with agents at writing festivals or big events such as Book Expo America. Recently, a few agents from Curtis Brown and Conville & Walsh did something … [Read more...] about Literary Agents Turn to Twitter to Solicit New Manuscripts
Millennials are the New Hot Segment in Publishing
The entire publishing industry has been zeroing in on the hottest new segment, millennials. A new gold rush is currently underway to sign up superstar YouTube celebrities who have built a ravenous community that will likely buy anything they write.The term millennials often refers to anyone born after the turn of the century and are between the 16 and 24. This demographic … [Read more...] about Millennials are the New Hot Segment in Publishing
How Agency Pricing Has Affected the Bestseller Lists
Hugh Howey and Friends (that really should be a trademarked superhero team name, as you'll see in a moment) has launched the sixth quarterly Author Earnings report, a seemingly flawless look at how ebooks are actually selling on Amazon. The reports have always served to try to get a better picture of how self-published authors are actually faring in the bookselling landscape, … [Read more...] about How Agency Pricing Has Affected the Bestseller Lists
What Happens when a Book Publisher Doesn’t Pay Royalties?
There is a growing cadre of publishers that have been not paying authors their royalties. There are many lawsuits currently in the works that seek to get compensation, but its a long and dark road.Hesperus Press has been ordered by a British High Court to stop selling digital and print copies of Jonas Jonasson’s smash-hit novel The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the … [Read more...] about What Happens when a Book Publisher Doesn’t Pay Royalties?
When Will Publishers Learn? Direct to Consumer Doesn’t Work
We're going to go out on a limb here and make a sweeping prediction, one that hopefully will be ridiculed in fifty years: consumers do not buy books directly from the publisher. Why not? Because in most cases, they don't know who the publisher is. In even more dire news for publishers, consumers also don't care who the publisher is.That truth hasn't stopped Penguin Random … [Read more...] about When Will Publishers Learn? Direct to Consumer Doesn’t Work
State of Alabama Declares Harper Lee Competent to Publish
When a state government is asked to step in and evaluate the mental capacity of an elderly citizen, it's usually over things like his ability to drive a car, or live on his own, or keep control over his finances. As our aging population lives longer and longer, their physical bodies are still running but their mental abilities get called into question, especially when a bizarre … [Read more...] about State of Alabama Declares Harper Lee Competent to Publish
The Outdated Concept of a “Best Books” List
It doesn't really matter what the list is or what it's measuring, there's bound to be a critic and there's guaranteed to be a sore spot for a book, film, song, or other content that didn't make the cut. That's the sentiment behind a really insightful post on The Passive Voice over a list of the best children's books of all time. The post, which links to an article in The … [Read more...] about The Outdated Concept of a “Best Books” List
Star Wars Back-story to be Published Before The Force Awakens
I am pretty sure that Star Wars is the only franchise able to truly give Apple a run for its money in the hype department. Even if you've been living under a rock the past few years, you'll be well aware that a new installment to the beloved series of films is due out at the end of the year --but before we see Star Wars: The Force Awakens on the big screen, Disney Worldwide … [Read more...] about Star Wars Back-story to be Published Before The Force Awakens
Yen Press Licenses “Irregular at Magic High School” Light Novels and Manga
Some exciting news from Yen Press! The manga and light novel publisher, has announced on Monday that it has licensed the Irregular at Magic High School (Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei) light novel on the Yen On imprint. The light novels is due to have it's first volume release starting in November.Yen Press has also announced and confirmed that the manga it has liscenced is … [Read more...] about Yen Press Licenses “Irregular at Magic High School” Light Novels and Manga
Wundr Launches Playwrite eBook Creation Software for Mac OS X
Many people dream of writing a bestselling e-book or digital textbook. New software developed by Wundr can make your dreams of publishing an eBook or ePeriodical a reality. Described by the developers as a revolutionary eBook-oriented desktop publishing program, Playwrite can help put your creation into all of the major eBookstores (including Amazon, Kobo, and Apple's … [Read more...] about Wundr Launches Playwrite eBook Creation Software for Mac OS X