Here is a fascinating study about today’s book-buying habits. For fiction – mystery and detective novels comprise the greatest percentage of book purchases, and the internet is gaining as a place where people buy books exclusively, especially for older readers:
On a completely unrelated note, the Self-Publishing Review is now the fifth listing in Google for the term self-publishing, above Xlibris and below Lulu. In my other life, I’m an SEO writer so I pay attention to these things and Google just did a massive change to their algorithm, with an increased emphasis on a site’s “brand.” I just think that is fairly awesome so I wanted to drop a note.
About the Author: Henry Baum
I’m the author of The American Book of the Dead. The novel won Best Fiction at the DIY Book Festival and the Gold IPPY Award for Visionary Fiction. Largehearted Boy says it's "reminiscent of Philip K. Dick and Haruki Murakami, a book that boldly explores the future and defies genre." I'm also the author of North of Sunset, winner of the Hollywood Book Festival Grand Prize, and The Golden Calf - first published by Soft Skull Press, with editions in the U.K. (Rebel Inc.) and France (Hachette Littératures). Visit henrybaum.com for more information. I’m the editor of Self-Publishing Review.
