Some 200 Million Americans say they want to publish a book, but lack of attendance at the IBPA’s Publishing University at BEA suggests a disregard for the craft of book publishing. By Justine Tal Goldberg It’s often said the book fairs are no place for writers. But what about at a conference organized specifically to help writers publish? According to ...| Publishing Perspectives
As in previous years, artificial intelligence, audio, and edtech are the focus of many 2025 Digital Publishing Award submissions. The post The Digital Publishing Award Program Names Its 2025 Finalists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.| Publishing Perspectives
The literature of Ukraine in translation has a growing new site of its own, as 'Chapter Ukraine' launches in three languages. The post Ukrainian Books in Translation: ‘Chapter Ukraine’ Is Open appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.| Publishing Perspectives
he Center for Publishing and Applied Liberal Arts at New York University’s School of Professional Studies has announced their lineup of speakers for next year’s Advanced Publishing Institute, which runs from January 5-9, 2026 in New York City. The post New York University’s Advanced Publishing Institute: The 2026 Agenda appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.| Publishing Perspectives
Elements of freedom—and struggles for it—are at play among the three finalists named by the Cundill History Prize in Montreal. The post Canada’s $75,000 Cundill Prize names Its 2025 Finalists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.| Publishing Perspectives
As founder Kristenn Einarsson prepares to step away, Ingunn Trosholmen is named to lead the World Expression Forum forward. The post Norway: Ingunn Trosholmen, WEXFO Managing Director appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.| Publishing Perspectives
The 2025 Sharjah Publishers Conference features Bodour Al Qasimi, Madeline McIntosh, and Phaedon Grigorios Kidoniatis. The post Sharjah Publishers Conference 2025: A Look at the Agenda appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.| Publishing Perspectives
'A clear win for rights holders with copyright registered in the United States,' the Judge Approves the Anthropic settlement. The post Transatlantic Comments on the Anthropic AI Settlement appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.| Publishing Perspectives
The 20-year-0ld Storytel in Stockholm announces a series of improvements this season, both in sound and search. The post Sweden’s Storytel Announces Product Features for the Autumn appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.| Publishing Perspectives
Spain's industry-facing Liber returns to Madrid in October with AI and other familiar issues to discuss. The post Spain’s 43rd Liber: A Four-Fold Focus on Tech and Innovation appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.| Publishing Perspectives
Derek Thompson and Ezra Klein's influential 'Abundance' makes the FT/Schroders shortlist, as does Eva Dou's 'House of Huawei.'| Publishing Perspectives
The China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair looks to new international markets in November's upcoming 12th iteration.| Publishing Perspectives
July's summer-reading-list among students in China may yet yield some newcomers to the mainland's bestseller lists.| Publishing Perspectives
The fifth anniversary of Bologna Children's Book Fair's 'Grand Tour' has spent an opening four days at Toulouse's Cartoon Forum.| Publishing Perspectives
The United States' market, according to the Association of American Publishers' StatShot report, was down in June 1.7 percent year to date.| Publishing Perspectives
A prelude to the start of the 2025 Frankfurt Rights Meeting, this month's Rights Roundup focuses mainly on adult fiction.| Publishing Perspectives
Digital audio increased 22.2 percent to $2.4 billion in 2024, according to the Association of American Publishers' annual StatShot.| Publishing Perspectives
Having helped take down the Z-Library pirate site, France's SNE publishers now have a court ruling against Japscan.| Publishing Perspectives
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Authors including Neil Gaiman, Philip Pullman, Olga Tokarczuk, Max Porter, and Bernardine Evaristo lead the Society of Authors' appeal.| Publishing Perspectives
Dar El Shorouk's view: IPA's award tells courageous publishers that 'a global community sees them, values them, and stands with them.'| Publishing Perspectives
The International Publishers Association's' (IPA) Kristenn Einarsson calls Boualem Sansal's incarceration 'an affront to a literary ambassador of Algeria.'| Publishing Perspectives
WEXFO Youth and World Expression Forum delegates join in the conference's opening day at Lillehammer| Publishing Perspectives
Entering its fourth decade, the Reykjavik festival uses its 'Absent Author' series to feature the jailed Sansal.| Publishing Perspectives
Europe's DemRead project—'Democracies Depend on Reading'—launches in the autumn. The World Expression Forum has an update.| Publishing Perspectives
Area news reports indicate that county school systems may be reacting to state-level intimidation.| Publishing Perspectives
'Opt-outs for religious objections will chill what is taught in schools,' writes PEN America's Elly Brinkley on 'Mahmoud v. Taylor.'| Publishing Perspectives
A court decision that some say 'forsakes core First Amendment principles' alarms freedom-to-read backers in the States.| Publishing Perspectives
Ahead of the States' National Library Week, Penguin Random House and Sourcebooks open a 'Banned on the Run a fundraising effort.| Publishing Perspectives
The CEO of Macmillan Publishers, Jon Yaged, talks about his personal experience of reading and the stark dangers of banning books.| Publishing Perspectives
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The 10-book longlist for Young People's Literature from the United States' National Book Awards includes a graphic novel, verse, and more.| Publishing Perspectives
The eight shortlisted titles for the 2025 Cundill History Prize are to be followed by a three-book list of finalists on September 30.| Publishing Perspectives
Our Rights Roundup features two works from Norway, plus books of note from Germany, Switzerland, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Slow down and enjoy.| Publishing Perspectives
The 12 longlisted titles of the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction are expected to be followed by a shortlist on October 2.| Publishing Perspectives
In its third iteration, Lisbon's Book 2.0 conference explores the urgency of a reading deficit and international pathways to come. (Sponsored)| Publishing Perspectives
Independent publishers have produced two of the British Academy Book Prize's six-title 2025 shortlist, a winner to be named October 22.| Publishing Perspectives
The 300-person conference at Guarujá brings publishers, distributors, booksellers, and printers together for an industry update.| Publishing Perspectives
Announcing a major new undertaking in illustration—expanding the sphere of world book fairs and trade shows—BolognaFiere China.| Publishing Perspectives
What's called in court documents 'the largest publicly reported copyright recovery in history' has publishers' and authors' endorsements.| Publishing Perspectives
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The inaugural rights center at Nairobi International Book Fair featured B2B meetings and an issue-driven panel discussion.| Publishing Perspectives
African publishers at Nairobi International Book Fair look at market challenges: the desire to produce fiction and local-language literature.| Publishing Perspectives
Quick snapshots from two long-time Frankfurt veterans, Kalem Agency and Italian Literary Agency, on their latest projects.| Publishing Perspectives
A Frankfurt Book Fair panel on independent comics publishers highlighted the innovative ways publishers get their books to readers.| Publishing Perspectives
A panel in Guest of Honor Slovenia's professional program looked at why cultural funding is essential for publishers in small book markets.| Publishing Perspectives
The Paris bookstore Chantelivre, owned by publisher L’École des Loisirs, has opened a 'House of Stories' where kids engage with narratives.| Publishing Perspectives
Jerusalem's Educational Bookshop has focused on Palestinian literature and nonfiction since its first location opened in 1984.| Publishing Perspectives
With its Paris Book Market opening today, BIEF is observing 150 years of its service to French publishing in the international industry.| Publishing Perspectives
The Morocco-based online magazine ArabLit offers a new rights resource for industry pros on Arabic literature and translation.| Publishing Perspectives
Describing an 'inward-looking atmosphere,' panelists at London Book Fair explored the funding impact of Brexit on the literature market.| Publishing Perspectives
The London-based company called Arabookverse says its Bookwire deal will enable digital distribution for Arabic literature.| Publishing Perspectives
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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
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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
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'Effectively ending the book banning provisions in Florida House Bill 1069,' a new ruling is cheered by publishers and authors.| 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 20th anniversary of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize marks another competition in both fiction and nonfiction shortlists.| 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
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'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
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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
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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