Publishing industry

The coronavirus pandemic has seen a "huge swing" towards print on demand (p.o.d.), Ingram's senior vice-president David Taylor has said. He also warned that physical booksellers could have difficulty clawing back trade from online retailers after lockdown.

With cities and towns across the country under quarantine, bookstores closing, and in-person promotional events canceled, it's not a great time to be publishing a book. And the urge for many authors with titles scheduled for the coming few months will likely be to request a new publication date. For publishers, though, moving titles in significant numbers will be tricky.

Ask someone who works in publishing what they think of American Dirt and they might tell you they're not the best person to speak to the situation. Or that they haven't read the novel. They might directly reference their privilege, then suggest you ask one of the handful of Latinx people who edit or sell books.  Read more

Described as its most comprehensive look at the UK publishing market's workforce, the third consecutive annual study from the Publishers Association may have a surprise for some who are concerned that women in the business don't have enough representation in leadership positions.  Read more

As the last decade concluded, book publishers breathed a sigh of relief. The 2010s were characterized by a series of Amazon-related shock waves-the growing power of the retail behemoth, the rise of e-books, a related Department of Justice antitrust lawsuit, and the decimation of bookstores both large and small. But publishers had survived.  Read more