Publishing covers books and magazines as businesses: advances and royalty structures, print runs and returns, distribution terms, backlist and catalog value, and subsidiary rights across audio, translation and screen. Guides explain where margin actually accumulates in a title's life. Written for publishers, agents and authors negotiating their own contracts.
The sports publisher that burned through nine figures reached quarterly operating profitability in 2024, and the route ran through the New York Times bundle, not a standalone miracle.
Gabriela Montoya · February 14, 2026
Most paid newsletters are priced by guesswork; a small number of decisions — anchor, interval, ramp — move most of the outcome.
Gabriela Montoya · January 22, 2026
The Times hit its 10 million digital-only subscription goal in late 2024, two years early, and the mechanics behind the number are more instructive than the number itself.
Gabriela Montoya · December 30, 2025