Digital Census: 'self-published writers to grow ebook market share'

Self-published writers and digital only publishers will continue to grow their share of the digital content market while traditional publishers over-price ebooks, according to early results of the FutureBook Census, launched ahead of this year’s FutureBook Conference, taking place on 2nd December. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2016-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Pandemic Pushed Publishing Into the Digital Realm. So What's Next?

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Black Writers’ Guild calls for sweeping change in UK publishing

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