The Future of libraries and publishing looks bright, as young people are reading as much or more than adults. A new report by Pew gives us some new data on the reading habits of adults and millennials. The community and general media-use activities of younger adults are different from older adults. Those under age 30 are more likely to attend sporting events or concerts than … [Read more...] about Young People are Reading As much as Adults
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Publishers, Take Note: YA Genre Growing at Faster Rate
Some surprising information from Nielsen Book Scan has showed that, not only has the young adult genre grown by 24% in the last year, but that 80% of the market for young adult fiction is actually made up of adult readers. So while the publishing industry slowly starts to take notice of that trend, what does that mean for indie authors? Why are adults suddenly so interested in … [Read more...] about Publishers, Take Note: YA Genre Growing at Faster Rate
eBook Review: Allegiant by Veronica Roth
Verdict: 2 Stars Just when you think you've endured as many pages of suffering and hurting as is possible to squeeze between the covers of a book, it gets worse. Allegiant is the long-awaited final book in the Divergent trilogy, a young adult series by author Veronica Roth. Without having to write the dreaded words "spoiler alert," let's just say that Roth spent a great … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Allegiant by Veronica Roth
eBook Review: Feral Youth by Polly Courtney
Verdict: 5 Stars Polly Courtney first made news on this site earlier this year for abandoning traditional publishing after her self-published titles gained some well-deserved attention from the industry; at the time, Courtney had some strong words for her feelings about the experience, including her embarrassment over her book titles and the way traditional publishing lumped … [Read more...] about eBook Review: Feral Youth by Polly Courtney
Ebook of the Week: Wren Emerson
This week’s GoodEReader.com Ebook of the Week is the YA paranormal work I Wish… which beguilingly unveils an entire town of witches, an eccentric author-grandmother, a pink RV, and a family on the run attempting to hide in plain sight. When Thistle Nettlebottom discovers that the matriarchal town of Desire has a hierarchy based on supernatural power aptitude and that she has … [Read more...] about Ebook of the Week: Wren Emerson