Special Guest Jane Friedman is a publishing industry expert and co-founder and editor of The Hot Sheet, a paid newsletter for authors. In this interview, Leanpub co-founder Len Epp talks with Jane about what happened in the book publishing industry in 2022. They cover a lot of ground, from ebook pricing to audiobooks to the PRH/Simon & Schuster case, and much more!

This interview was recorded on December 19, 2022.

The full audio for the interview is here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/leanpub_podcasts/FM247-Jane-Friedman-2022-12-19.mp3. The Frontmatter podcast is available on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/leanpub, in Apple Podcasts here https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137 or with this direct link https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/frontmatter/id517117137, on Spotify here https://open.spotify.com/show/00DiOFL9aJPIx8c2ALxUdz, and almost everywhere people listen to podcasts.

This interview has been edited for conciseness and clarity.