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Publishing
The Internet Archive lawsuit highlights the tricky economics of e-books and libraries
by
Janet Nguyen
Mar 30, 2023
Public libraries have to pay more for e-books than physical copies, while academic libraries say that journal subscription prices are rising.
What is it about cookbooks?
Jan 31, 2023
You can get pretty much any recipe you want online. But cookbooks still sell. A lot.
Why book publishers will scramble to reprint the Jan. 6 report
Oct 12, 2022
Public reports can be bestsellers or duds, but either way they're not risky financial bets.
How are booksellers doing after last year's supply chain snags?
Sep 23, 2022
Backlogs hurt the holiday sales season in 2021. In some cases, shops still have to tell customers to wait for their favorite reads.
Library e-book checkouts soar during the pandemic
Dec 24, 2020
Publishers may want to turn the page on this moment, though, to get back to more store sales of books after COVID-19.
Agatha Christie mysteries are still raking in the cash a century on
Sep 28, 2020
The writer’s first detective novel was published 100 years ago in October. Her books still sell in the millions every year.
Book publishing has a tight calendar, even in a pandemic
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Alli Fam
Apr 2, 2020
Publishing can't easily go on hold until the fall — which is when publishers tend to release the year's biggest titles.
For public good, not for profit.
Aimée Felone: Creating books to help children of color see themselves
Jan 7, 2020
"It's extremely powerful to be in a position where the change that you're talking about is actually embodied in who you are."
Condé Nast seeks a path to profitability with a global CEO
by
Jed Kim
Nov 27, 2018
Condé Nast CEO Bob Sauerberg announced he is stepping down today after initiating major restructuring that will combine the company’s U.S. and international divisions under a new CEO. The publishing giant has enjoyed robust print and digital circulation for celebrated titles like Vogue and The New Yorker. But for most of its print publications, it’s getting […]
How the co-CEO of Archie Comics reinvented its namesake
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sean McHenry
Jul 25, 2018
Riverdale's favorite son was in danger of fading into obscurity when Jon Goldwater breathed some new life into the franchise.