COVID, Publishing and the Future
The surprises from COVID-19 aren’t always unwelcome ones. The arrival of effective vaccines is one such miracle. The good health of the publishing industry is yet another – at least for now.
Amazon Faces E-Book Price-Fixing Charges
Hagens Berman last filed an e-book price-fixing lawsuit against Apple and five of the then-Big Six publishers in August 2011.
Uncertainty For 2021 As Pandemic Lingers
The value of a bookstore is going to the bookstore. To change from that model to an online business model means staff and other business changes that place independent booksellers in direct competition with Amazon.
New Leadership For IPA
“The global publishing sector has suffered enormously from the ramifications of this pandemic,” says Bodour Al Qasimi.“This sudden disruption forced the publishing community worldwide to do some serious soul-searching.”
Up for 2020, Book Business Braces for 2021
Publishers finished 2020 pretty much how they carried all of the year—with strong sales.
Best of: Publishers Help Kids With Homework
School districts are looking for content that goes both ways – online as well as in print.
Seeking Information Balance In 2020
In this third episode of a three-part review for 2020, three takes on information that illuminate the golden rule: sources matter – and the more, the better.
Publishers Face Storms of Change In 2020
In the second edition of a three-part review for 2020, how publishers are navigating through storms of change.
The Devil In the Data
In the first edition of a three-part review for 2020, why “data analyst” may be the year’s hot job title.
BookExpo Is “Retired”
ReedPop has announced that book publishing shows BookExpo and BookCon are being “retired.”