This, as HarperCollins announces that it has become the official publisher of the archives of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Judith Curr speaks of ‘how inclusive Dr. King’s work is.’ Read More
Sales of Social Justice and Race Books Soar in the States
On Both Sides of the Political Divide, Books Are Soaring
As the US Senate opens the trial of the impeached Donald Trump, American political books rise on the updraft of media coverage. Read More
Audiobooks Jump 22.7 Percent
A six-year trend of double-digit growth in audiobook sales continues in the US, according to the new report for 2017 from the Audio Publishers Association. Audiobook sales last year totaled more than $2.5 billion. Read More
At Berlin’s Ullstein Buchverlage
Able to trace its founding dates to the 19th century, Ullstein Buchverlage describes itself as Germany’s most successful hardcover publisher. And while many houses are commercializing, Ullstein wants to be more literary. Read More
Unbound's Jason Cooper: 'Too Many Titles in a Small Space'
‘The need for extreme success is now a requirement rather than a boon,’ says the UK’s Jason Cooper in the run-up to Frankfurt’s conference on The Markets. Read More
The Global Supply Chain: Interview with Ingram’s Kelly Gallagher
Ingram’s Kelly Gallagher talks about what book distribution encompasses in a more global and digital industry, and how on-demand technology saves everyone money. Read More
Portugal’s Book Market: A Few Words With Patricia Seibel
Literary agent Patricia Seibel sees quality and a loyalty to literary fiction as hallmarks of Portugal’s resilient book market. Read More
Coming to DBW: What Does Author Earnings Say to the Industry?
Ahead of his or her presentation at Digital Book World (#DBW16) on March 9, a look at “Data Guy’s” sales-estimate project, Author Earnings, by Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief of Publishing Perspectives. Read More
Paperbacks Are Selling eBooks
Paperbacks Sell eBooks: Surprised? Join us Friday for a #FutureChat on sales data in the books market: With major retailers not sharing their numbers, are we viewing the industry by candlelight? We’ll be live on Twitter at 4 p.m. London time, 11 a.m. New York time, 8 a.m. Los Angeles, 5 p.m. Berlin, 3 p.m.… Read More