Publishing in 2021: Top Literary Agent Shares Trends
For the publishing industry, 2020’s unprecedented restrictions and challenges due to the COVID-19 global pandemic brought unexpected gains. In all, there were 751 million print books and 191 million e-books sold last year, representing an 8 percent growth in sales in 2020 compared with 2019 sales.
This Summer More Than Ever, We Need the Comfort of Books
Summer is here, stretching out as far as the eye could see, but it’s unlike any other because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. There won’t be any trips (at least not to foreign destinations). Social distancing is a must. In these challenging times, books offer a safe way to celebrate summer.
COVID-19 Crisis is Changing Reading Behavior in U.S.
COVID-19’s far-reaching impact on our lives extends to our reading habits. The pandemic has caused bankruptcies, job losses, and varying degrees of lockdown in most states, and it’s also changing our reading preferences and behavior.
My Word! COVID-19 Pandemic Expands Our Vocabulary
Language is a living thing, constantly changing with the times. The COVID-19 outbreak, which began in late 2019 in China, has added new words and terms to our vocabulary as quickly as the virus is spreading across the world.