The Panorama Project is pleased to announce the latest Panorama Picks which showcase recent fiction, nonfiction, and young adult titles with the highest unmet demand in US public libraries. The nine regional lists feature 25 titles in each category—185 titles in total, including 72 of which are unique to a single region (29 Adult Fiction, 27 Adult Non-Fiction, 16 Young Adult)—reflecting both the overlapping and distinctive interests of readers from across the country.
Panorama Project Hosts Webinar - On-demand video and slide presentation available now for Immersive Media & Reading 2020
The Panorama Project unveiled its widely anticipated consumer research initiative on Thursday, November 5th. Dr. Rachel Noorda, Director of Publishing at Portland State University and director of the research was joined by two members of the Project’s Consumer Research Committee, Brian O’Leary, Executive Director of the Book Industry Study Group and Alan Inouye, Senior Director of Policy & Government Relations for the American Library Association.
Panorama Project Advances – Cross-industry initiative publishes Library Marketing Valuation Toolkit, introduces new Project Lead and launches consumer research
The Panorama Project has made great strides to fulfill and communicate its mission in 2020. Achievements include the completion of an important research activity, publication of a useful toolkit, and the launch of a first-of-its-kind consumer research initiative which will share high-level findings during a webinar in November. In addition, the Project has also completed a transition of its Project Lead.
How to Measure and Communicate the Monetary Value of Public Library Marketing to Publishers
The Panorama Project has published the Library Marketing Valuation Toolkit to help librarians measure and communicate the monetary value of their marketing efforts to publishers in a context they’re familiar with. The Directory identifies best practices for producing and marketing a variety of author and book-related events at public libraries—in physical and virtual formats—while the Valuation Calculator and Media Kit Template are customizable tools librarians can use to measure and communicate the monetary value of the various marketing tactics they employ based on relevant local media options.
Reading vs. The World—An Immersive Media & Reading 2020 Consumer Survey Preview
The Panorama Project is leading a major consumer research initiative designed to measure media engagement and buying behaviors across key formats and platforms, including reading, streaming, and gaming: Immersive Media & Reading 2020. The first wave of data collection has been completed and offers some interesting insights into consumer behaviors before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Panorama Project in Your Ears | Podcast Roundup
Panorama Project lead Guy LeCharles Gonzalez was a guest on two industry podcasts this month—Inside Independent Publishing (with IPBA) and Circulating Ideas—discussing our recent work and upcoming initiatives, including the Immersive Media & Reading 2020 research.
“Immersive Media & Reading 2020” Consumer Research to Launch in September
The Panorama Project’s Immersive Media & Reading 2020 consumer survey, in partnership with Portland State University, will officially launch in mid-September 2020. The cross-publishing industry research initiative will help understand how readers discover, access, and consume books in all formats (print, ebook, audiobook)—before and during the COVID-19 pandemic—and how that engagement compares to other immersive media, specifically film, TV, and gaming.
Abdi Nazemian's Like a Love Story | Panorama Picks Regional Spotlight
Novelist and screenwriter Abdi Nazemian’s 2019 YA novel, Like a Love Story, has made the Panorama Picks list twice, in two different regions—Hawaii in Q1, and the Midwest in Q2. This story of a young gay Iranian boy and his friends in 1980s New York published by HarperCollins imprint Balzer & Bray, it was a Summer 2019 IndieNext pick, 2020 Stonewall Honor award winner, and a 2020–2021 Project Lit Book Club selection. Ericka McIntyre recently spoke with Nazemian for the Panorama Project about his book, and what its popularity among library patrons might mean for other authors, booksellers, and publishers.
Latest Panorama Picks Align with NPD BookScan Trends, Spotlight Regional Demand for Backlist
The latest Panorama Picks have been announced by the Panorama Project, spotlighting notable recent fiction, nonfiction, and young adult ebooks with the highest unmet demand in United States public libraries. The nine regional lists feature 25 titles in each category—185 unique titles in total, including 62 of which are unique to a single region—reflecting both the overlapping and distinctive interests of readers across the country.