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Five years after its discontinuation, BookCon has been revived by event organizer ReedPop. The consumer-facing show is set to return next April to its old home at New York City’s Javits Center.| PublishersWeekly.com
Five years after its discontinuation, BookCon has been revived by event organizer ReedPop. The consumer-facing show is set to return next April to its old home at New York City’s Javits Center.| PublishersWeekly.com
Audiobook listeners and listening hours on Spotify increased by more than 30% and 35%, respectively, from January 2024 to January 2025 in the U.S., U.K., and Australia, helping to boost audio sales of several major publishers, according to Spotify.| PublishersWeekly.com
The CEO of the Association for American Publishers discusses the association’s efforts to defend copyright and other initiatives.| PublishersWeekly.com
Recent deals include a guide to creating a personal spiritual rule for life, a call to return to finding God through books and not high tech, and more.| PublishersWeekly.com
A new report by the Reading Agency, a London-based literacy nonprofit, found that 46% of U.K. adults say they struggle to focus on reading due to distractions around them.| PublishersWeekly.com
Publishers Weekly is the international news website of book publishing and bookselling including business news, reviews, bestseller lists, commentaries and more.| PublishersWeekly.com
FY2026 funding for the Institute of Museum and Library Services has cleared two legislative hurdles, with the House and Senate Appropriations Committees both endorsing a $291,800,000 IMLS budget. The next step is a vote by the full House and Senate.| PublishersWeekly.com
Revenue at Penguin Random House increased 6% in 2021 over 2020, to €4.0 billion, and earnings rose 9.2%, to €755 million. Sales at PRH US topped $2.5 billion.| PublishersWeekly.com
The book business is working faster and smarter than ever before. One indicator of that: the surprising strength of book sales.| PublishersWeekly.com
On Friday, authors Grady Hendrix and Jennifer Roberson filed a proposed class action lawsuit against Apple accusing the company of illegally using their books to train its AI.| PublishersWeekly.com
The genre-heavy indie publishers, one focused on print and the other on digital, have joined forces on a new imprint that will release print books from indie and Aethon authors whose works have only been published in e-book or audio formats.| PublishersWeekly.com
In this captivating outing, science writer Goldfarb (Eager) explores the negative impact roads have on wildlife. Discussing the ...| www.publishersweekly.com
After two years of declines, unit sales inched up last year.| PublishersWeekly.com
Judge Timothy J. Kelly of the District of Columbia, who previously ruled against Register of Copyright Shira Perlmutter’s requests for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction, denied her latest emergency motion on August 20.| PublishersWeekly.com
Among this week's deals, a look at why women are leaving church, a Muslim and a Christian warn about secularism, and a professor addresses Jewish polarization over the Israel/Hamas war.| PublishersWeekly.com
A 1.7% increase in sales in the fourth quarter kept the drop at 2.6% for the year, overcoming a 4.1% drop during the first nine months. Smaller than expected losses in sales of books for adults helped to offset plunges in the children’s sector.| PublishersWeekly.com
A new generation of booksellers is putting inclusivity first, building communities, and opening up shop in unexpected places.| PublishersWeekly.com
Chris Gruener and Keith Riegert have launched Stable Book Group. The company brings together four extant publishers—She Writes Press, Trafalgar Square Books, Ulysses Press, and VeloPress—with the newly established Galpón Press and Mountain Gazette B| PublishersWeekly.com
As houses across the industry start recalling staff to their offices publishing professionals are pushing back against low pay, heavy workloads, and an increasingly stifled corporate environment.| PublishersWeekly.com
Quirk Books founder David Borgenicht has instituted a six-month pause in developing and acquiring new books. The company has also made a number of layoffs, including seven members of a recently formed union.| PublishersWeekly.com
Two new class action copyright lawsuits ramp up the growing scrutiny of large language models and other generative artificial intelligence tools.| PublishersWeekly.com
Everything you need to know about the Department of Justice's bid to block Penguin Random House's acquisition of rival Big Five publisher Simon & Schuster.| PublishersWeekly.com
In a decision some might call “stunning” or a “tour-de-force,” new S&S publisher Sean Manning has decided to no longer require authors to obtain blurbs for their books. Here’s why.| PublishersWeekly.com
The private investment firm KKR has agreed to buy Simon & Schuster for $1.62 billion. When the purchase closes, S&S will operate under current leaders Jonathan Karp and Dennis Eulau, and KKR promised to support new growth initiatives for the country's third largest trade publisher.| PublishersWeekly.com
In a city known around the world for its creativity and culture, the Nashville Public Library plays a pivotal role, inspiring reading, advancing learning, and connecting communities.| PublishersWeekly.com
We surveyed industry professionals to get their thoughts on the factors affecting middle grade sales, and what they see ahead.| PublishersWeekly.com
One Signal takes Timnit Gebru’s AI clarion call, HarperVia picks up enigmatic YouTuber Uketsu’s Japanese horror debut, and more.| PublishersWeekly.com
In 'The Buddhist on Death Row,' the author of 'Beautiful Boy' focuses on a new kind of suffering—and redemption.| PublishersWeekly.com
Los Angeles independent publisher Unnamed Press has unveiled Smith & Taylor Classics, a new imprint helmed by acquiring editors Allison Miriam Woodnutt (née Smith) and Brandon Taylor.| PublishersWeekly.com
After two years of surprisingly strong sales during the pandemic, unit sales of print books fell 6.5% in 2022 compared to 2021 at outlets that report to NPD BookScan.| PublishersWeekly.com
