Happy Women's History Month
Today is special. Not because it's my birthday — and Reese Ryan 's birthday and Lupita Nyong'o 's birthday —but today is the first day of Women's History Month. No where in the world have there been more history making women than in the world of romance. Yes, I'm biased because I'm a romance novelist. But here are some facts: Estimated annual total sales value of romance in 2013: $1.08 billion (source: BookStats) Romance novel share of the U.S. fiction market: 34% (source: Nielsen BookScan/PubTrack Digital 2015) What formats of romance fiction are selling? (source: Nielsen BookScan/PubTrack Digital 2015; figures do not include self-published romance e-book sales or Amazon-published e-books) E-books: 61% Mass-market paperback: 26% Trade paperback: 11% Hardcover: 1.4% Who is the romance book buyer? (source: Nielsen Books & Consumer Tracker) Female: 84% Male: 16% —Source RWA.org . African Americ...