Kristin McLean of NPD Bookscan says that the political scene is benefiting nonfiction book sales (political books—of course—but also self-help/personal growth). However, it’s had a negative effect on fiction because we’re “so distracted by what’s going on.” #bookexpo #BEA18
There are just a few seats left in my business-of-writing bootcamp this Saturday in NYC with @CatapultStory. Register: catapult.co/classes/1-day-bootcamp-b... #BookExpo #bookexpo18 #BEA18
.@BookBub’s key demographic: female, over 40, retired with no kids at home, “power readers” (4+ books read per month) #BookExpo18 #BEA18
On @Wattpad stories, while the number of readers/views can be important, what’s super important is engagement and stickiness - the average read time. #BEA18 #BEA2018
Harpercollins editor .@sara_sargent says when publishing work appearing on @wattpad, the initial instinct was to pull it from the site. But it became clear that did NOT help—it should be left up (for many reasons, like involve first readers in pub process) #BookExpo2018 #BEA18
Wattpad’s @ashleighgardner says it’s wonderful to see writers develop and grow on the site, moving from the first installment to the very last—to see them gain their voice and confidence by the end. #BEA2018 #BEA18
Wattpad author/star @DoNotMicrowaveX says that moving from writing on the site to a traditionally published book was a big transition and had to be structured differently. The Wattpad version was about 120k; the published book was 50k. #bea18 #BookExpo2018
Because of huge volume of stories at @wattpad they have a data team to help surface trends, e.g., what material people spend most time with, what’s popular w/specific ages or countries—to help publisher-partners identify the best authors/stories for them. #bea18 #BookExpo2018
"Wattpad helps us find a perfect fit for what’s happening” says @sara_sargent of HarperCollins—plus they can ask @wattpad: what do you see happening in your marketplace? And it helps editors find diverse authors/literature. #BEA18 #BookExpo2018
Editor @sara_sargent says that collaborating w/@wattpad has been a natural fit for her acquisitions at HarperCollins Children's—plus it’s an active, not passive, experience (not waiting for agents to submit what might work for the market) #BEA18 #BookExpo2018
.@wattpad is very popular in the Philippines, where there’s a TV show based on stories from the site - plus devoted bookstore shelves for Wattpad books says @ashleighgardner #bea18 #bookexpo2018
Fascinating stat from @AshleighGardner at @wattpad: one in three teen girls has a Wattpad account in the US. #BEA18
