Spotify has launched Spotify for Authors, which offers additional information for publishers and authors about audiobook readers. “For publishers, Spotify for Authors expands on the catalog management and royalty reporting currently offered in Passport, with insights and analytics to help them better understand their audiences and catalog consumption on Spotify,” according to Spotify. “The platform also provides promotional tools to help publishers enhance their presence on Spotify and expand their listener bases.” Authors—who must be invited by their publishers to access—are able to see age and gender demographics of their listeners, shareable review copy codes and social media assets, and […]
New Books Publishing November 26
This week’s fiction releases include new Spenser and Alex Cross thrillers, while nonfiction includes works by Orhan Pamuk and Angela Merkel–along with that book to be sold exclusively at Target stores on Black Friday. Also publishing this week is City of Night Birds by Juhea Kim, excerpted in our Buzz Books 2024: Fall/Winter sampler. Kim is also interviewed in our monthly Authors Lunch newsletter. 12 works of fiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-fiction-publishing-november-26 4 works of nonfiction https://bookshop.org/lists/new-nonfiction-publishing-november-26 From Buzz Books https://buzz.publishersmarketplace.com/ We consult a number of sources in compiling our weekly lists and PM […]
Adult Book Sales Held Steady in September
The Association of American Publishers released data from its participating StatShot publishers for September, recording trade sales of $832 million, down slightly from $842 million a year ago. Adult books sold $568 million, just above flat from $567 million last year. Hardcovers sold $233 million (up 3 percent) and made up 41 percent of sales, with paperbacks comprising 27 percent at $155 million (down 14 percent). Digital audio again outsold ebooks in the adult market, with $78.8 million in audio sales—up a big 33.5 percent—compared to $76.8 million in ebooks. Adult fiction grew 9 percent to $292 million while nonfiction […]
People 11/25
Harper Germany Acquires Gräfe und Unzer
Harper Collins Germany will acquire guidebook publisher Gräfe und Unzer from Ganske, subject to regulatory approval. GU, which has operated for more than 300 years, will continue to be based in Munich under the Harper Collins umbrella, which will also take on the company’s distribution business, ISP Isar Sales Partner. According to a release, the acquisition more than doubles Harper’s German business, and expands its portfolio to include cookbooks, self-help, health, gardening, travel, and more. “Germany is one of our strongest markets in the international portfolio and one where we see tremendous growth opportunities. This acquisition will allow us to […]
Obituaries: Barbara Taylor Bradford, and NYT on Mike Shatzkin
Novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford, 91, died at home on November 24 following a short illness. In 1979 she published A Woman of Substance, which remained on the New York Times bestsellers list for 43 weeks. According to a release, she wrote a total of 40 novels, which have sold more than 91 million copies around the world. Jennifer Enderlin, president and publisher of St. Martin’s Press, which published Bradford’s novels in the US, said: “[Bradford] was a legend in so many ways, but chief among them was her utmost professionalism and dedication to her craft. She never missed a deadline and […]