As Donald Trump prepares to take office once again, the publishing industry faces a unique set of challenges. With a compliant Department of Justice (DoJ) under his administration, the potential for increased scrutiny and influence over book publishing decisions is a significant concern.
As Donald Trump prepares to take office once again, the publishing industry faces a unique set of challenges. With a compliant Department of Justice (DoJ) under his administration, the potential for increased scrutiny and influence over book publishing decisions is a significant concern.
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Why is there so little analysis out there of what the Trump years may bring for our industry? Love him or loathe him, no-one is ever going to accuse Trump of being a booklover and a friend of the publishing industry.
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Bookouture’s commitment to growth and adapting to market trends, vindicates my early impressions of Bookouture back before the 2017 buyout by Hachette UK, as a publisher to watch.
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Does anyone seriously expect a child to enjoy reading if they cannot read properly?
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With two Big 5 publishers now embracing AI for audio, and others ready to follow, a flood of new content will simultaneously offer consumers more choice at better prices while also competing for listening hours. Embracing subscription as an outlet for this new content is just common sense.
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A growing and exciting market opportunity for publishers outside China to explore cultural reach beyond traditional literature, and a reminder that the global publishing market beyond the usual suspects is an untapped goldmine.
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The reality is that every country censors at some level (try publishing a book advocating terrorism or paedophilia), and that supposedly democratic countries like the US are among the repeat offenders when it comes to book bans.
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Sharjah goes from strength to strength, as the centre of global publishing gravity inexorably shifts east following the collapse of Book Expo NY.
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Pearson is at the forefront of a fundamental shift in educational publishing that in time is going to bring into question the very viability of printed books in the education sector.
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Storytel US reports “a lot of tailwinds” from Spotify audiobooks move.
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“Not opening the floodgates” (Richard Sarnoff, KKR) is a concession that AI content will flow regardless, and the right way forward is to learn to manage that flow, not try to dam it.
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As a sub-genre becomes saturated, publishers must pivot to new genres to stay relevant. The current interest in horror and dystopian AI presents an opportunity, but it also comes with the risk of market saturation if not managed carefully.
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Paid podcasting is nowadays so much a part of the industry, that it’s hard to imagine that, as recently as 2019, many were sniggering as Morten Strunge launched Podimo with the crazy idea that consumers might hand over actual money to listen to a mere podcast.
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This hybrid approach, combining subscription and ad-supported models, is expected to provide...
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“Much of the 14th China International Digital Publishing Expo – which had huge numbers of publishers and thinkers present – focused on AI. Not because it was an AI-Expo, but because China has simply got on and embraced the technology” – Nadim Sadek, Shimmr.
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At the best of times, events like these, on the notional margins of publishing civilisation, go barely noticed, and how much more when they come at a time when all eyes are on the behemoth that is the Buchmesse.
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Most of history’s civilisations rose, flourished and fell without a book in sight, and when books finally became a thing, many books were a means to oppress and deliver destruction, not to build. “Mein Kampf”, anyone?
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FILSD23 was marred by protests and calls for a boycott, because Israel was lined up as Guest of Honour, at a time when the Palestine crisis was still daily news, not a reporting afterthought.
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Chus Pato’s works have been widely translated and published abroad, including in Argentina, Chile, Portugal, the Netherlands, Bulgaria, Russia, France, and Belgium. One cannot help but notice no English-language countries make the list.
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MedellÃn’s festival is celebrated for its grassroots approach, attracting a diverse local audience and fostering a strong sense of community that makes the half-million footfall all the more impressive.
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