Articles, interviews, reports, and presentations.

From time to time, Publisher Alley staff and others offer their interpretations of emerging industry trends. Whether prepared for a conference or in response to subscriber interest, the publications are gathered here for easy reference. Subscribe to the Alley Talk newsletter to be notified when new items are posted.

Publication Archive

Interviews

Sourcebooks (Subscriber Profile), 5/08
Martin Warzala (Collection Management, Baker & Taylor), 5/08
Terry Nathan, IBPA (Independent Book Publishers Association), 3/09

Articles

Sales Analysis:

Political Books in Election Years, 5/08
�What Is a Bestseller?�, 9/08

Case Study:

Chelsea Green's Obama's Challenge, 9/08

Subject/Category Trends:

Creation of First Second (graphic novel imprint), 5/08
Juvenile Nonfiction, 9/08

Publishing Business:

Humor

A humorous take on the industry's favorite acronym (ISBN), 3/09

Presentation Archive

BEA (Book Expo America), 5/09: �Library Bestsellers�
CIPA (Colorado Independent Publishers Assoc.), 10/09: Success Rates of B&T's Newest Publisher Partners.
Baker & Taylor Vendor Summit (Concord, NC), 3/10
Publisher Alley group presentation: "New Features, Alley Talk, Excel Tools, and Customized Reports"

Free Category Reports

Observe five-year category trends across all publishers doing business with Baker & Taylor. One report (one category) posted per month here:

Category	Date	Category	Date	Category	Date	Category	Date
Pets	9/09	Mystery	12/09	Travel	3/10	Fantasy	6/10
Religion	10/09	Sports & Recreation	1/10	Self-Help	4/10	Reference	7/10
Romance	11/09	Audio (Adult)	2/10	Science Fiction	5/10	Business & Economics	8/10

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Grant Kikkert, National Accounts Manager, O’Reilly Media
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Meg Moster, Assistant to National Account Rep, Melman-Moster
“I love that the user can look up multiple titles at the same time. Reports are easy to create and use.”
Ruth Zhou, Senior Executive, Marketing, World Scientific Publishing Co., Inc.
“Pub Alley is a very comprehensive database. It allows a deep understanding of book sales and enables better sales forecasts for new titles.”
Dave Cywinski, Key Accounts Manager, Hal Leonard
“Pub Alley is our main tool for researching successful titles. The reporting and functionality is always top notch.”
Cynthia Robbins, National Accounts Manager, Globe Pequot Press
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Tom Lovett, Sales Director Johns Hopkins University
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