Jason Boog, editor of Media Bistro's GalleyCat blog, has put together an excellent list, coupled with some great links, reviewing the publishing industry of last year and forecasting coming developments in 2011.

He reports:

Publishing predictions, bestseller advice, and our best books of 2010 mixtapes topped our charts in December.

Instead of doing our traditional year-in-review post, we’ve decided to collect the ten most popular stories on GalleyCat each month–sharing the stories that mattered most to our readers. Looking back at these headlines, we can see the hopes, fears, and distractions that obsessed the publishing industry in 2010. Follow this link to see the rest of the year unfold.

1. Predictions for 2011 from Smashwords Founder
2. How Timothy Ferriss Hit the Amazon Bestseller List
3. Kindle Books Can Now Be Loaned
4. Best Books of 2010: A Free Literary Sampler
5. Writers Rally To Support Novelist Charles Bock & His Family
6. Amazon Gives Authors Free Access to Nielsen BookScan’s Sales Data
7. Water for Elephants Official Trailer Released
8. Barack Obama & Sarah Palin Star in Archie Comics
9. Broadcastr Debuts at the eBook Summit
10. Writers Included on List of ’10 Careers With High Rates of Depression’

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