Partnerships: Germany's Bookwire To Distribute Arabookverse Content
The London-based company called Arabookverse says its Bookwire deal will enable digital distribution for Arabic literature.| Publishing Perspectives
The London-based company called Arabookverse says its Bookwire deal will enable digital distribution for Arabic literature.| 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
In young people's self-help, a November trend was spotted in specialized guidance for male and female teens in China's market.| Publishing Perspectives
'Dedicated to the trade in rights and the promotion of content for children,' Shanghai's fair stresses its Italian Bologna collaboration.| Publishing Perspectives
The president of Wattpad, Aron Levitz looks at the value of 'embracing a community, embracing a fandom."| Publishing Perspectives
In a fast-moving and potentially influential class action suit of AI developer Anthropic, the AAP supports publishers' preparation.| Publishing Perspectives
The books in this Rights Roundup come from Canada, Italy, Denmark, the United Kingdom, Finland, and the United States.| Publishing Perspectives
Less than a decade in action, one of the key 'online literature' serialization platforms, Radish, is to close on December 31.| Publishing Perspectives
The Association of American Publishers assesses elements of the Trump administration's 'AI Action Plan' and copyright concerns.| Publishing Perspectives
On a year-to-date basis, StatShot respondents showed the overall United States publishing industry down 1.8 percent in May.| Publishing Perspectives
'Is it all related to the Copyright Office’s AI report?' The Association of American Publishers CEO Maria A. Pallante weighs events.| Publishing Perspectives
The EU Artificial Intelligence Act, going into effect in June, regulates AI systems by risk level, with high fines for violations.| Publishing Perspectives
The piazza — in daily life and in centuries of cultural context — is the lead metaphor for Guest of Honor Italy's pavilion. Sponsored.| Publishing Perspectives
Fondazione LIA's 'APACE' gathering of book publishing practitioners and accessibility experts meets, as a new law adds heat to a hot June weekend.| Publishing Perspectives
The Russian attacks on publishing interests in Ukraine -- this month and in mid-June -- prompt sharp condemnation from IPA.| Publishing Perspectives
Dmitri Strotsev of the Hochroth Minsk and Nadia Kandrusevich of Koska are the 2025 Prix Voltaire laureates.| Publishing Perspectives
Supporting 'rights that we constantly must fight for,' this year's IPA Prix Voltaire shortlistees come from five international markets.| Publishing Perspectives
Nominations for the 2025 Prix Voltaire have opened, the laureate to be honored at Norway's World Expression Forum in June.| Publishing Perspectives
'Giving the Banned Book a Voice' is the title of a kick-off event in Germany's May Freedom of Expression Week.| Publishing Perspectives
Even as the German market shows higher turnover, concerns include fewer consumers, new titles, and international rights sales.| Publishing Perspectives
'With courage and attitude,' says Ingo Kretzschmar, Thalia is 'using our wide reach in bookstores' to boost freedom of expression.| Publishing Perspectives
'The European book community stands with Ukraine,' the Federation of European Publishers says after the deadly Factor-Druk attack.| Publishing Perspectives
Results of a new study presented at Leipzig Book Fair show young Germans reading more but later, buying fewer books but at higher prices.| Publishing Perspectives
'Defending democracy, promoting diversity, and strengthening education' are the themes for the Börsenverein at the Leipzig Book Fair.| Publishing Perspectives
A vote at the EU and a new report from the House of Lords in London prompts international publishing leadership approval, determination.| Publishing Perspectives
The Börsenverein is raising the alarm again about falling reading-skill levels in Germany in the wake of new OECD 'PISA' test results.| Publishing Perspectives
A gradual effort to block book bannings in the United States gets another boost as New Jersey's new Freedom to Read Act is signed into law.| Publishing Perspectives
Calling US book bannings 'tragic for young people,' PEN America, four days before the 2024 US election, cites a 200-percent rise in censorship.| Publishing Perspectives
After an appeals court ruling upholds the First Amendment in school libraries, the Big Five and others renew their lawsuit of the state of Iowa.| Publishing Perspectives
Leading the UK Publishers Association's export services for more than 40 years, Gloria Bailey is to get the LBF Lifetime Achievement Award.| Publishing Perspectives
The China Shanghai International Children's Fair opens November 15, anticipating 45,000 attendees, perhaps 19,000 of them trade visitors.| Publishing Perspectives
The newly announced agreement will support Arabookverse's Arabic-language audiobook offerings, using Beat Technology's services.| 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
An unprecedented IPA collaboration is created with for the 2026 congress, by a book fair that has IPA membership.| Publishing Perspectives
Bologna's rights-business structure is developing along with creative industries' growing engagement with book publishing.| Publishing Perspectives
At Bologna, the book fair plans a new television and film rights trading center. And in London, the 'Introduction to Rights' seminar precedes the trade show.| Publishing Perspectives
Those busy Bologna Book Fair(s) rolled out a trio of announcements at Frankfurt Book Fair, ahead of the April show in Italy.| Publishing Perspectives
AAP chief Maria A. Pallante and HarperCollins' Brian Murray describe 'an unprecedented legal battle with Big Tech' in AI and copyright.| Publishing Perspectives
Christopher Merrill in March reported the termination of US State Department grants for Iowa's International Writing Program, which he directs.| Publishing Perspectives
The US high court hears oral arguments as publishing industry parties file an amicus brief, on school exposure to LGBTQ+ themes.| Publishing Perspectives
The International Publishers Association alerts its world membership to reports of Russian actions against 'LGBT propaganda.'| Publishing Perspectives
Patience has paid off for Max Seeck as one of his ice-thawing Nordic noir novels is set to start production for television this year.| Publishing Perspectives
Creators for Europe United claims 10,000 signatories in its pro-copyright message aimed at the European Commission.| Publishing Perspectives
The eighth edition of Fondation Jan Michalski's Bibliotopia literary festival asks 'Is revolutionary power a force for good?'| Publishing Perspectives
Comprising 668 square meters in Hall 5.0, B22, the Guest of Honor Italy collective stand at Frankfurter Buchmesse opens Wednesday.| Publishing Perspectives
Fondazione LIA's new APACE: 30 million Europeans await the EU Accessibility Act, but will publishers be there for them?| Publishing Perspectives
The International Publishers Association has held its general assembly, to name new officers and committee assignments, effective January 1.| Publishing Perspectives
The change to Italy's '18App' 'culture voucher' reportedly cost Italy's book business some €62.7 million, per AIE.| Publishing Perspectives
At this week's Chennai International Book Fair, the Bologna Children's Book Fair is recognized for its decades of advocacy for literacy.| Publishing Perspectives
A lawsuit filed against the US state of Idaho alleges discriminatory book-banning provisions in House Bill 710.| Publishing Perspectives
