News Podcast: ALLi Launches Indie Author Bookstore; Barnes & Noble and Waterstones Prepare Stock Market Return

On this episode of the Self-Publishing with ALLi podcast, Dan Holloway previews the upcoming London Book Fair and highlights the launch of ALLi’s new Indie Author Bookstore, a showcase for books by ALLi members. He also reports on plans for Barnes & Noble and Waterstones to return to public markets, Spotify’s introduction of audiobook charts to boost discovery, the continuing decline of mass market paperbacks, and new data showing podcasts overtaking talk radio in the United States.
https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-alli-launches-indie-author-bookstore/

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Mass-market paperbacks are going away?!  (first segment in the video)

They are being replaced with e-books or their more expensive trade paperback jcousins.

#ebooks #MassMarket #Trade #books #MassMarketPaperbacks #ReaderLink #DanielGreene

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https://youtu.be/z6EqhaBCAK4?si=Jl8Whk5dIUvfM355

Most of my books were mass market paperbacks in the 1980s & 1990s. Apparently ebooks have largely replaced them.

Last Call for Mass Market Paperbacks

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/99293-last-call-for-mass-market-paperbacks.html

#publishing #paperbacks #massmarketpaperbacks #PublishingIndustry #writingcommunity #books #booksbooksbooks

I'm late with my #LetsDiscuss2025 post this month. Here's my bit of nostalgic reminiscing about #MassMarketPaperbacks .
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What Mass-Market Paperbacks Do You Remember Reading? - Notes in the Margin https://www.notesinthemargin.org/2025/05/22/what-mass-market-paperbacks-do-you-remember-reading/