BookCon Will Return in 2026
Five years after its discontinuation, BookCon has been revived by event organizer ReedPop. The consumer-facing show is set to return next April to its old home at New York City’s Javits Center.| PublishersWeekly.com
Five years after its discontinuation, BookCon has been revived by event organizer ReedPop. The consumer-facing show is set to return next April to its old home at New York City’s Javits Center.| PublishersWeekly.com
Audiobook listeners and listening hours on Spotify increased by more than 30% and 35%, respectively, from January 2024 to January 2025 in the U.S., U.K., and Australia, helping to boost audio sales of several major publishers, according to Spotify.| PublishersWeekly.com
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Universal and Disney are suing Midjourney for copyright infringement. I am surprised it took them this long – it was obvious over 3 years ago that the tool infringed on copyrights. Here’s some great advice on how indie authors can market their books on a […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. The Library of Congress brings our attention to 5 copyright resources you might not know exists. Here’s an update on the Anthropic piracy settlement from Victoria Strauss. Brenda W. Clough shares estate planning advice for authors. This is important, otherwise an author’s work might suffer […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Bookbaby has several examples of book marketing that worked. Kobo now supports exporting annotations. Trump filed a frivolous lawsuit against Penguin RandomHouse and the NYTimes this week. The lawsuit was thrown out days later. Johann Christian Bach’s 1777 lawsuit against sheet music publishers marked the […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Jane Friedman takes a look at how the book publishing industry has changed over the past ten years. I’d suggest that take her piece with a grain of salt; here data source (AAP revenue statistics) only reflects a minority of the book publishing industry. Last […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. Victoria Strauss explains why the bankruptcy contract in book contracts may not protect authors. Many indie publishers are noting that B&N is no longer their second largest customer after Amazon. BookTok has become mired in drama. Using pirated works to train AI has been ruled […]| Nate Hoffelder
Here are a few stories to read this Monday morning. BookCon, the consumer-facing side of Book Expo America, is returning after a 6 year hiatus. Researchers at the University of St Andrews have developed a test identify which older book covers use arsenic in the green ink. Spotify reported audiobook listening up over the past […]| Nate Hoffelder
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Monday Morning Coffee – 15 September 2025| Nate Hoffelder
