Books

• Spotify is selling physical books (and syncing them up with your audiobook library)
• #BookTok is still booming. So why is TikTok getting out of publishing?

  TikTok appears to be moving resources away from 8th Note Press, a publisher that launched to take advantage of the #BookTok.

  
• Bindery is helping #BookTok faves become publishers. Here’s it inaugural slate of pickups.

  The literary startup Bindery has announced its first acquisitions, with some of #BookTok's top personalities publishing relevant titles.

  
• Eden Victoria wins #BookTok Creator of the Year at inaugural TikTok Book Awards

  Lit-focused influencer Eden Victoria was named the #BookTok Creator of the Year as part of the first annual TikTok Book Awards in the U.K.

  
• The influencers of #BookTok are launching their own publishing imprints with help from Bindery
• TikTok Shop is struggling to catch on in the West, but it’s a hit with some indie authors
• Can #BookTok save the indie bookstore? American Express thinks so.
• The company behind Wattpad and Webtoon goes over Yonder to launch its new app
• Subscription Startup ‘Literati’ Taps Digital Creators To Launch Their Own Monthly Book Clubs
• Hank Green Unveils Cover, Preorder For Sophomore Novel ‘A Beautifully Foolish Endeavor’
• YouTube Media Critic Lindsay Ellis Announces Debut Novel ‘Axiom’s End’
• Ninja To Release How-To Gaming Guide, Graphic Novel As Part Of Three-Book Deal