Title:<\/strong>\u00a0Publishers Weekly<\/em>, or\u00a0PW<\/em><\/p>\n ISSN<\/strong>:\u00a00000-0019 (Print) and\u00a02150-4008 (Online)1<\/sup><\/p>\n Website:<\/strong>\u00a0PW<\/em> Home<\/a><\/p>\n Purpose, objective, or mission:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cWeekly news magazine focused on the international book publishing business.\u201d2<\/sup><\/p>\n Target audience:<\/strong>\u00a0Publishers, booksellers, librarians, literary agents, authors, and the media.3<\/sup><\/p>\n Publisher:<\/strong>\u00a0PWxyz, LLC.4<\/sup><\/p>\n Peer reviewed?<\/strong>\u00a0No.5<\/sup><\/p>\n Type:<\/strong>\u00a0Civilian magazine covering book publishing.<\/p>\n Medium:<\/strong>\u00a0Print and online.<\/p>\n Content:<\/strong> \u201cIt offers feature articles and news on all aspects of the book business, bestsellers lists in a number of categories, and industry statistics, but its best-known service is prepublication book reviews, publishing some 9,000 per year.\u201d6<\/sup><\/p>\n Frequency of publication:<\/strong>\u00a0Weekly.7<\/sup><\/p>\n Location of submission guidelines:<\/strong>\u00a0Submission Guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n Types of contributions accepted:<\/strong>\u00a0PW<\/em>\u00a0accepts story pitches for features, news, opinion pieces, and the children\u2019s section.8<\/sup>\u00a0Letters to the editor are also accepted.9<\/sup><\/p>\n Submission and review process:\u00a0<\/strong>Story pitches for news and soapbox ideas should be sent to Editorial Director Jim Milliot at jmilliot [at] publishersweekly.com. Pitches for features should be sent to features [at] publishersweekly.com; for children\u2019s, send pitches to childrensbooks [at] publishersweekly.com.10<\/sup>\u00a0Send letters to Jim Milliot, including your name and address.11<\/sup><\/p>\n Editorial tone:<\/strong>\u00a0Informative.<\/p>\n Style guide used:<\/strong>\u00a0None indicated.<\/p>\n Publishers Weekly<\/em>\u00a0is perhaps the most prominent publication in the book publishing industry, and having a book review or article published in the magazine would be a notable accomplishment in the eyes of other LIS professionals.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Publication circulation:<\/strong>\u00a0\u201cPublishers Weekly<\/i>\u2018s weekly print edition boasts 68,000 readers\u2013booksellers, publishers, public and academic librarians, wholesalers, distributors, educators, agents and writers,\u201d12<\/sup>\u00a0\u201cPublishersWeekly.com had 10 million unique visitors last year and more than 27 million page views\u2026and it\u2019s growing.\u201d13<\/sup><\/p>\n Audience location and language or cultural considerations:<\/strong>\u00a0Publishers Weekly\u00a0<\/em>is published in the United States in English, though it features reviews of books from around the world. According to\u00a0Publishers Weekly<\/em>, 71% of readers reside in North America and 29% reside in Europe, Asia, and Australia.14<\/sup><\/p>\n Reader characteristics:<\/strong>\u00a0Readers are 53.9% female with the majority of readers (22%) in the 25-34 age range.15<\/sup>\u00a0The audience of\u00a0Publishers Weekly\u00a0<\/em>is comprised of 44% book buyers and booksellers, 25% publishers, 25% librarians, 2% public relations\/media, 2% agents and rights professionals, and 1% wholesalers\/distributors.16<\/sup>\u00a0Readers are people who care about books or need\/want to know what\u2019s happening in the world of book publishing.<\/p>\n Knowledge of LIS subject matter:<\/strong>\u00a0It is possible, given the connection between libraries and the publishing industry, that the readers may have a familiarity with LIS jargon, however, it should not be assumed.<\/p>\n Publishers Weekly<\/em>\u00a0is targeted to publishers, booksellers, librarians, educators, and book lovers. National library news is relevant to the magazine\u2019s content, and readers would be interested in a librarian\u2019s unique perspective on books or publishing trends.<\/p>\n Last updated:\u00a0<\/strong>September 14, 2020<\/p>\n Publication analysis About the publication Title:\u00a0Publishers Weekly, or\u00a0PW ISSN:\u00a00000-0019 (Print) and\u00a02150-4008 (Online)1 Website:\u00a0PW Home Purpose, objective, or mission:\u00a0\u201cWeekly news magazine focused on the international book publishing business.\u201d2 Target audience:\u00a0Publishers, booksellers, librarians, literary agents, authors, and the media.3 Publisher:\u00a0PWxyz, LLC.4 Peer reviewed?\u00a0No.5 Type:\u00a0Civilian magazine covering book publishing. Medium:\u00a0Print and online. 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Conclusion: Analysis of reader characteristics and their potential impact on authors<\/h3>\n
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