Indie Publisher Standouts To grow in a difficult market, six companies have found ways to innovate on traditional industry models

Publishers like Authors Equity, Familius, and Spiegel & Grau are proving that innovation is a growth strategy.

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Your creative superpower: use it now.
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The Need For Hope-Filled Fiction I believe our world today needs hope-filled fiction ... tales that face up to evil, heartache, and brokenness and tell of their overcoming.

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The Unlikely Success of a Strange Alabama Bookstore Jake Reiss only sells signed books, and mostly at publisher’s prices. It shouldn’t work, but it has.

90yo bookseller Jake Reiss has built the Alabama Booksmith to only sell signed first editions at regular retail prices? It shouldn’t work in the age of Amazon, but absolutely does.

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Let's talk about the business of books. A successful book is not just a great story; it's a great product. What's one business lesson you've learned from the publishing industry? #writing #publishing #bookbusiness

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Trade Sales Were Mixed in 2025, While Religion Sales Rose The final AAP StatShot report for the year found small increases in the children’s/YA and religion books segments compared to 2024, as well as a slight decline for adult books.

According to the final AAP StatShot report, total publishing revenue rose 1.1% to $14.64B.

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What to Expect When You’re Birthing a Book The critical stages from manuscript delivery to your book’s publication day

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Ideas for authors in working with bookstores—new podcast episode with Judith Briles and C Hope Clark. Discover how bestselling authors build stories that last.

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“None of this is earned - not the snow, nor the pines, nor the wind, nor the stars. All is grace. All is a gift."
― Ben Scotton, The Wanderer's Post Magazine, Issue 2
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“None of this is earned - not the snow, nor the pines, nor the wind, nor the stars. All is grace. All is a gift."
― H.R.Hess, The Wanderer's Post Magazine, Issue 2
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For Book Publishers Day: Check out all these "Next Big MoneyMaking Things" in the Book Business! For Book Publishers Day: Check out all these "Next Big MoneyMaking Things" in the Book Business!. Attn: Book Publishers, Media Companies and Entertainment Companies: Here is some information about sev...

Attention #Book Publishers: For #BookPublishersDay (1/16/26): Check out all these “Next Big Moneymaking Things” in the #BookBusiness.
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“Winter does not last forever, and soon the fresh green shoots will push up through the cold earth."

― Ness Kingsley, The Wanderer's Post Magazine, Issue 2

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Happy New Year From The Wanderer's Post “We didn't realise we were making memories, we just knew we were having fun” - A.A.

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Coming this weekend, The BookFest, two days of free, online presentations for #writers and #readers. Full schedule: www.thebookfest.com

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“Away from city gloom
To under a bright moon
That’s where I wish I could be

Away from dreary nights
To under northern lights
That’s where I wish I could be..."

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ReaderLink, B&T Call Off Deal In a joint statement issued Friday afternoon, ReaderLink and Baker & Taylor announced they have “mutually” agreed to terminate ReaderLink’s proposed acquisition of the troubled library wholesaler.

Publishing News Update!

The big ReaderLink and Baker & Taylor deal? It’s off the table. For now, they’ll continue operating separately.

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New to Proxima Emporium- Are you an author looking to talk to your peers about book marketing? Join us October 16 for the first Proxima Book Marketing open meeting;
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Audiobook Sales Rose 13% in 2024, to $2.2 Billion The Audio Publishers Association’s annual report of sales of the format found consumer interest in audiobooks remains strong, though an increase in piracy is cause for concern.

2024 brought in $2.2 BILLION in sales—a 13% increase from last year! Romance and fantasy are soaring, kids' audiobooks are on the rise, and yes…piracy is creeping in.

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Authors — what do you really know about copyright? 🧠📚

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“You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.”
― A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh
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...If you are interested in being published by us, simply drop us a line introducing yourself, and we'll go from there. Yes, really - it's that simple.

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