Competition for Readers

Published on 30 December 2024 at 11:26

As an independent author, not only am I competing against the books of the five big publishing houses every year, but the growing number of other self-published authors. We, as a group, are also battling the overall decline in adult readership. I’ve tended to blame the advent of social media as my nemesis, but came across an interesting article which provides other explanations. What category do you fall into?

5 Reasons Why Adults Don’t Read Books by Michael Cronk, December 5, 2019 5 Reasons Why Adults Don’t Read Books - Sartorial Geek