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Annual Publishing News Round-Up: 2016

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As we come to the end of 2016, what big stories happened in the publishing industry over the last year? Quite a few interesting things occurred, so I’ve chosen to highlight the few that tickled my fancy.

Bookstore Sales Rose – For the past several years, sales from bookstores have been rising. Other than a brief blip following the US election in November when no one was buying much of anything, that trend continued this year. In particular, independent bookstores saw increases in revenue.

Barnes & Noble Struggled – Despite the overall success of bookstores, book selling chain Barnes & Noble has had a rough year. Its sales through the Nook e-reader have been flat, and the company fired Ron Boire, its CEO, in August. Barnes & Noble founder Len Riggio is serving as interim CEO until a new one is found.

e-Book Sales Fell – Just as purchases from bookstores rose…

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Viv Drewa is a Michigan native who has enjoyed reading and writing since 1963. Though she studied medicinal chemistry at the University of Michigan, her passion has always been writing. She had been awarded third place for her nonfiction short story about her grandfather's escape from Poland. Later, she rewrote this story and was published in the "Polish American Journal" as "From the Pages of Grandfather's Life" and has republished it on Amazon.com as a short story. Viv took creative and journalism courses to help in her transition to fulfill her dream of becoming a writer. She worked as an intern for Port Huron's 'The Times Herald", and also wrote, edited and did the layout or the Blue Water Multiple Sclerosis newsletter "Thumb Prints." She also has a business promoting authors. Owl and Pussycat Book Promotions. Viv, her husband Bob and their cat Princess, live in Port Huron, Michigan.

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