TikTok's Parent Company to Close Publishing Imprint

#BookTok is still booming. So why is TikTok getting out of publishing? - Tubefilter

The preponderance of romantasy titles on bookstore shelves proves that #BookTok is still a big deal in the world of publishing. Across the world, booksellers are promoting TikTok‘s favorite authors and literary genres to stave off difficult economic conditions. #BookTok seems to be as big as it’s ever been, which makes the recent developments at TikTok’s publishing wing a bit of a surprise. According to The Bookseller, the ByteDance-owned platfo…

TikTok's Parent Company to Close Publishing Imprint

Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. The Clock Runs Out for TikTok’s Publishing Experiment According to reporting from The Bookseller, TikTok parent company ByteDance appears to be closing 8th Note Press, the publishing imprint it launched in 2023. No one associated with the enterprise has gone on the record to confirm, but The Bookseller has discovered th…