Book Sales COVID-19 Increase
Since March 2020, PublishDrive has been generating digital book sales reports, compiling hard-to-find data from various outlets, including Amazon, Barnes …
Category Archives: Publishing
How Libraries Are Coping with the Pandemic
I recently published a post on how the COVID-19 pandemic seems to be affecting publishing. While that article focused on …
Internet Archive Faces Lawsuit Over Free E-Books
As Elizabeth A. Harris of the New York Times reported on Monday, Penguin Random House, HarperCollins, Hachette, and Wiley accused …
A New Normal for Publishing?
How do people and firms respond to the pandemic lockdowns? One particularly interesting example comes from Books-A-Million. As The New …
COVID-19 Enhances Amazon’s Reliability and Credibility
The Covid-19 pandemic has upended our lives, forcing us to live digital lives rather than physical ones. Unsurprisingly, perhaps, Amazon.com …
Is Ingram-Lightning the Future of Publishing?
The other day, I came across an eye-opening article through The Passive Guy. Veteran publishing consultant Mike Shatzkin was describing …
Writing Interactive Fiction
A couple of years ago I wrote about the Choose Your Own Adventure books. In the books—for those not familiar …
The Evolution of Blogging
I have been online since 1985. I was one of the first members of the BBS (Bulletin Board) scene in …
5 Reasons Why Audiobook Usage Is Up Among Students
I have been writing about audiobooks a lot lately, as audiobooks are a growing trend in publishing. Now, Frank Hamilton …
What Are New York Public Library’s Most Checked-out Books?
I recently wrote about the welcome fact that in 2019, more Americans went to the library than to the movies. …
