Current salaries for employees are unsustainable in metropolitan cities, where most big publishers house their offices. The average salary at HarperCollins is $55k, with a starting salary of $45k, which is similar to what other Big 5 publishers offer. But with inflation continually rising, those averages have taken a 2.5% knockdown. Coupled with New York… Read More
Publishing Isn’t Paying
Record profits in Big 5 fails to provide a living wage Since the pandemic first began, authors and publishing employees have broken the silence and begun to speak up against income disparity within the industry. While these discussions have shed light on the wage gap between marginalized and non-marginalized authors, demands for a living wage… Read More
Publishing Delays Slated To Continue Regardless of Covid-19
Covid-19 has been the bearer of blame for disruptions throughout the publishing industry. Yet many of these issues were not caused by the pandemic, simply exacerbated by it. With the U.S. economy running on a tight supply chain (a system so delicate that it regularly suffers from hiccups), it was only a matter of time… Read More
MFNs: how an Amazon contractual byline is upending the publishing market.
In the latest update of the ongoing e-book price-fixing lawsuit, Hagens Berman has served Amazon and Big Five publishers with a whopping 56-page opposition to the defendant’s motion for dismissal. While Amazon et al argues that this case has no evidence to support it, Berman illustrates that this case, much like their previous price-fixing lawsuits,… Read More