In London, a Call for Publishers to 'Name Translators on the Cover'
Authors including Neil Gaiman, Philip Pullman, Olga Tokarczuk, Max Porter, and Bernardine Evaristo lead the Society of Authors' appeal.| Publishing Perspectives
Authors including Neil Gaiman, Philip Pullman, Olga Tokarczuk, Max Porter, and Bernardine Evaristo lead the Society of Authors' appeal.| Publishing Perspectives
A Frankfurt Book Fair panel on independent comics publishers highlighted the innovative ways publishers get their books to readers.| Publishing Perspectives
As the new Spotify audiobooks service goes live, book industry observers are watching for impact on existing distribution and sales.| Publishing Perspectives
'Pooling our energies even more to focus on audio,' Bookwire announces a restructured unit for audiobooks and podcasting.| Publishing Perspectives
Even as the German market shows higher turnover, concerns include fewer consumers, new titles, and international rights sales.| Publishing Perspectives
Emphasizing 'positive turnover in challenging times,' the 2023 German book market saw sales 1.9-percent below 2022 figures.| Publishing Perspectives
New data from GfK indicates a 7.0-percent drop in the number of Germany's ebook buyers, January through June 2023.| Publishing Perspectives
The German book market faces a perplexing set of circumstances, resulting in an overall performance down -1.9 percent in 2022.| Publishing Perspectives
In the first half of 2022, consumers bought more ebooks per capita and paid more for them, offsetting a smaller buyers' base.| Publishing Perspectives
Among issues discussed in audiobook market development: more business models and Spotify's entry with à la carte pricing.| Publishing Perspectives
Exclusive: The new AkooBooks/Beat platform will reach 19 African nations with audiobooks, podcasts, and ebooks.| Publishing Perspectives
Formulating Readmagine in Madrid, the Fundación Germán Sánchez Ruipérez's Luis González is impressed with what 'outsiders' may offer.| Publishing Perspectives
Norway's Beat Technology's latest major subscription service is a platform designed to 'Whisper' the work of Dutch publishers.| Publishing Perspectives
The International Publishers Association has held its general assembly, to name new officers and committee assignments, effective January 1.| Publishing Perspectives
With a recalculation of data back to 2019, the AAP releases its StatShot Annual Report for 2023, with a 0.8-percent decline from 2022.| Publishing Perspectives
American professional associations for authors, publishers, and booksellers write to the House Antitrust Subcommittee about what they call Amazon's 'scale of operation'| Publishing Perspectives
