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••• whussup?
a tricky question these days in these times.
one might actually get an answer – a reliable answer …..do we want that?
Of course. Honest answers to pressing questions – kinda the cornerstone, no?
So, from the last post a few weeks ago, we are bringing you the following –
this issue contains part of the most recent report by KGL.
Next issue will provide you with some astonishing, and frankly worrisome
staistics about the state of the publishing industry.
As writers at whatever level, it requires your attention –
if you want to be knowledgeable about – the practical world of writing
KGL is a key beacon of the publishing industry, over the last 200 years
– Knowledge Works Global Ltd.
KnowledgeWorks Global Ltd. (KGL) is the leading provider of editorial, peer review,
production, consulting, online hosting, institutional sales, association management,
and transformative content services of all types. Powering the publishing industry
and other information providers for more than 200 years, we offer a full range of
technology, delivery, and business solutions that accelerate revenue growth,
streamline operations, and ensure editorial integrity.
Headquartered in Richmond, VA, we employ 2,750 personnel across six facilities
and six major remote employee hubs in the US, Europe, and India.
From KGL:
Publishing Predictions: What to Expect from 2026
In a volatile world, where we can barely anticipate what will happen from one day
to the next, identifying publishing trends that are coming down the track has
become more challenging than ever. However, in keeping with a long-held company
tradition, at the start of each year KGL gathers its brightest minds and aims to
second guess what will be the big themes of the year ahead.
Last January, our forecast focused on a range of burning issues—from how
the evolving political landscape could impact the industry and the challenges
surrounding AI regulation, to the implementation of the European Accessibility Act
and the decentralizing of education in the US.
In this year’s predictions, we turn our attentions to how AI will continue to shape
the publishing industry and why research integrity will carry on setting the agenda
in academia, while also examining the strains impacting peer review,
the divisions in US educational policy and the growing importance of literacy initiatives.
AI and Redefining Roles
AI is completely reshaping our relationship with work and having a profound
impact on the job market. As in many industries, within academic publishing
our complicated relationship with AI is creating both opportunities and challenges.
On the one hand, AI is helping to reduce our workloads, especially in areas like
manuscript screening, copyediting, proofreading and certain aspects of peer review.
But on the other hand, it has also led to an increase in the volume of outputs and
submissions, putting greater pressure on editors and reviewers, in particular.
The net effect is that AI is not necessarily replacing roles—although there are some
job displacements taking place in specific areas—but in many cases restructuring them.
This redefinition of our roles will continue to gather pace, with an increasing r
equirement for higher level skills and human work centred around more strategic,
analytical and judgement-oriented tasks.
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…a few current statistics:
• Women account for 80% of all fiction sales in the UK and US
•. 45% of Science Fiction readers are under the age of 30
•. Men account for 65% of all History and Biography sales
•. Adult non-fiction is the largest segment by revenue,
accounting for 38% of total sales
Tune in again for the next issue : : more facts, more statistics…