Publisher Revenue Up 4.5% Through April 2019, eBook Revenues Down 2.5%
For some reason I do not understand, I have fallen off the AAP's mailing list. Here is a belated report on publisher revenues from the Association...Continue reading
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AAP: Publisher Revenue Up 6.7% in First Quarter, eBook Revenue Down 4.5%
The Association of American Publishers the March StatShot Monthly report which includes data for the first three months of 2019 on Monday. Among the highlights: Overall...Continue reading
PRH Buys Half of F+W Media At Auction, Including Half of Writer’s Digest
Do you know that story in the Bible where Solomon orders a baby cut in half in order to settle a dispute about who was the...Continue reading
Amazon Launches Worldwide Full-Language Support for Traditional Chinese in Kindle eBooks
Amazon first started selling Chinese-language Kindle ebooks in 2012, but only in China. Chinese expats or foreign-language learners either had to find another source or use...Continue reading
KDP Reports Dashboard Now Has a Royalties Estimator
I have just heard via the 20Booksto50K group on Facebook that Amazon has added a new royalty estimator to the KDP Reports dashboard that launched last...Continue reading
Nine Tips for Authors Going to Their First Book Fair (updated)
Book fairs and other local events can be a great way for authors to connect with readers and make new fans. They are immensely valuable, but...Continue reading
Google Play Books is Cutting Out the Middleman, Now Wants a Direct Relationship with Authors and Publishers
Many authors and publishers use a company such as PublishDrive or Draft2Digital to handle their distribution to smaller ebook retailers. They trade a small cut of...Continue reading
Amazon: Over 1,000 Authors Each Earned Over $100 Grand in Royalties in 2018
Amazon released an advert a report on Tuesday concerning its impact on small and medium businesses. Or as Amazon put it: Amazon today published the...Continue reading
DC Public Library Wants to Add Local Self-Published Authors to Their Catalog
A couple weeks ago I shared a link to a DCist post about the DC Public Library launching a program where local indie authors can submit...Continue reading
AAP Reports Publisher Revenue Up 7.2% in February 2019
AAP just issued the February StatShot Monthly report which includes data for the first two months of 2019. Among the highlights: Overall participating publisher revenue was $754.0...Continue reading
Exclusive: Bookbaby to be Spun Off Following Acquisition of Parent Company AVL Digital Group
Here's an important piece of ebook news from last week that literally no one has noticed yet. The parent company of Bookbaby, AVL Digital Group,...Continue reading
B&N Press Now Offers eBook Coupon Codes
B&N Press continues to add features, lending credence to rumors about an impending sale of the Nook division. I just got an email from B&N, informing...Continue reading
The End of Author Earnings Report, Redux
Writing over at TNPS, Mark Williams reported earlier this week that Paul Abbassi's (AKA Data Guy's) 5-year-old Author Earnings Report website had been down for a...Continue reading
AAP Reports eBook Sales Down 5% in January 2019
The Association of American Publishers reported Thursday that publisher reported revenue fell in the first month of 2019. Combined revenue for trade (consumer) books was $543.8...Continue reading
Writer’s Digest Parent Company F+W Media Files for Bankruptcy
I was hoping to present at the Writer's Digest Conference in NYC this August, but now it looks like the conference could be canceled. Forbes reports...Continue reading