Each year some of the top industry publications predict trends in publishing for the upcoming year. In today’s episode, we’ll share some of these and give you our take on where we think the publishing industry is heading.

SHOW NOTES:

“Top Ten Publishing Trends of 2025,” Emma Boyer, Written Words Media, 2 JAN 2025

“Publishing Leaders Share Nine Bold Predictions for 2025 and Beyond,” Audrey DeRobert, BookBub, 23 JAN 2025

Noteworthy Predictions

Building loyal audiences

Investment in email marketing campaigns and subscribers:

Meta’s domination over the industry

Traditional and Indie publishing converge

Benefits and drawbacks of AI

Hybrid publishing will be on the rise

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