ByteDance, the company behind the video-sharing platform TikTok, has announced that it will start selling print books in bookshops from early next year, published under its imprint, 8th Note Press. 8th Note Press will work in partnership with Zando to publish print editions and sell copies in physical bookstores starting early 2025.
The imprint will offer titles across genres—including romance, romantasy, contemporary fiction and YA; the company explained that it will focus on the genres that have proven popular with millennial and Gen Z readers. Their initial slate of titles includes six titles.
The books are On Screen & Off Again by Caitlin Cross, publishing 4th February 2025; The Last Man in Paradise by Syed M Masood, publishing 18th March 2025; To Have and Have More by Sanibel, publishing 15th April 2025; Love to Hate You by Marina Adair, publishing 22nd April 2025; The Lost Saint by Rachael Craw, publishing 29th April 2025; and Learning to Fall by Peach Morris, publishing 15th May 2025.
In July 2023, The Bookseller reported that ByteDance had started approaching authors after filing a trademark with the US Patent and Trademark Office for 8th Note Press in April that year, describing it as a company that will provide a range of book publishing services, including print, e-books and audiobooks.
According to the description, it will also create an ecosystem in which “virtual communities” can “participate in discussions, consumer reviews and social networking”.
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