MediaWeek.com reported the results of the Professional Publishers Association’s Publishing Futures survey in a recent blog post. The survey results provide encouraging news for both print and digital revenue. Highlights of the survey results include: Digital revenue income increased 32%, up 15% from the prior year. Digital represents nearly a third of total revenues across both consumer and business magazine publishers. Print income still dominates for publishers, generating 53% of revenue across consumer, business and customer publications. Print is a…

According to Bowker, the official ISBN Agency for the United States and its territories, the number of self-published books skyrocketed to more than 391,000 in 2012, up more than 59 percent from the previous year. Bowker noted traditional publishing is still on the rise too. Your book has to compete with all of these for the buyer’s attention – your book cover may be your first, best and only chance to capture the buyer’s heart. Your book cover should tell…