Book Riot - The Podcast11 Mar 2024

A New Store and a New Publisher Both Trying to Reslice The Bookselling Pie

Book Riot editor Danika Ellis joins Jeff to talk about Allstore (a new online bookstore) and Authors Equity (a new publisher) coming at the same target from two different angles. Plus: a report on diversity in publishing and Spotify's curious new Audiobooks Tier. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Want to make your book club the best club? Sign up for our In the Club newsletter. In the Club will deliver recommendations for the best books to discuss in your book clubs. From buzzy new releases to brilliant throwbacks, the books highlighted in this newsletter will drive your book club discussions. We’ll also share some book club-friendly recipes and interesting bookish updates from all over. If you become a paid subscriber, you get even more recommendations plus community features. In other words, we’ll keep you well-met, well-read, and well-fed. Sign up today! Discussed in this episode: First Edition! The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Our Queerest Shelves The Read Harder Challenge Is This What Author-Centered Publishing Looks Like? RuPaul Launches an “Online Book Marketplace” RuPaul bookstore controversy Results of Lee & Low’s publishing diversity baseline survey and Erica’s response in The Deep Dive Spotify introduces audiobooks tier at $9.99 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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