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BookBeat abandons unlimited subscription. Launches in France. Attempts to revive UK presence

Dec 4, 2022 | Digital subscription, UK

“Unlimited listening will not be available anymore.” – Niclas Sandin, BookBeat...

Arabs Don’t Read” Redux – International Book Fair “the biggest cultural event in Kuwait”

Nov 19, 2022 | Book Fairs, Global Publishing, Kuwait, Middle East
As Spotify audiobooks launches in more à la carte markets, Kobo joins Audible in bucking the industry-imagined all-you-can-eat-is-history trend

Nov 24, 2022 | Audible, Audiobooks, Digital Audio, Digital subscription
Do UK 18-24 year-olds have secret access to Spotify’s not-yet-launched audiobooks platform?

Nov 13, 2022 | Audible, Audiobooks, Digital Audio, Digital subscription, Europe, UK
Weeks before the busiest trading period of the year, and without waiting for the results, the Amazon axe continues to swing

Nov 20, 2022 | Amazon, Audible, Digital subscription, ebook subscription services, Ebooks

Sweden – Nextory adds news and mags to its platform. “A completely natural step”

by Mark Williams | Dec 7, 2022 | Digital subscription, Digital-Reading Initiatives, Sweden | 0 |

The venture, Nytell says, “is a completely natural step for us.” Which is of course...

Turkey’s TÜYAP Istanbul Book Fair is underway in Turkey, returning after two years on hold thanks to Covid

by Mark Williams | Dec 6, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 |

If anyone spots any Turkish reportage that can emerge un-mangled by Google Translate, let me know. Back in 2019 some 605,000 visitors attended the Istanbul fair. That figure is unlikely to be exceeded this year, but maybe next...

BookBeat abandons unlimited subscription. Launches in France. Attempts to revive UK presence

by Mark Williams | Dec 4, 2022 | Digital subscription, UK | 0 |

“Unlimited listening will not be available anymore.” – Niclas Sandin, BookBeat...

Embrace digital, Nigeria’s Copyright Commission tells publishers

by Mark Williams | Nov 29, 2022 | Africa, Nigeria | 0 |

For Nigerian publishers it’s the classic chicken and egg conundrum: Readers do not read digital...

Global publishers – social media is not your enemy

by Mark Williams | Nov 27, 2022 | Social Media, UK | 0 |

What is up with the youth of today? Don’t they understand that reading is something you have...

As Spotify audiobooks launches in more à la carte markets, Kobo joins Audible in bucking the industry-imagined all-you-can-eat-is-history trend

by Mark Williams | Nov 24, 2022 | Audible, Audiobooks, Digital Audio, Digital subscription | 0 |

Self-fulfilling prophecies are the new black in publishing. You may have heard the one about...

Weeks before the busiest trading period of the year, and without waiting for the results, the Amazon axe continues to swing

by Mark Williams | Nov 20, 2022 | Amazon, Audible, Digital subscription, ebook subscription services, Ebooks | 0 |

The prospect of Amazon following its music route becomes all the stronger as Jassy runs out of...

Arabs Don’t Read” Redux – International Book Fair “the biggest cultural event in Kuwait”

by Mark Williams | Nov 19, 2022 | Book Fairs, Global Publishing, Kuwait, Middle East | 0 |

But what an opportunity for smaller and more nimble publishers to partner with their Arab partners...

UAE – Arabs don’t read? Sharjah International Book Fair clocks 2.17 million visitors as western book fairs struggle to attract pre-Covid footfall

by Mark Williams | Nov 16, 2022 | Book Fairs, Middle East, Sharjah | 0 |

Sharjah wasn’t the biggest book fair by visitors this year – that honour went to Madrid – but it...

UAE – Manassah Gateway to the Arabic Book offers distribution and services for publishers

by Mark Williams | Nov 13, 2022 | Uncategorized | 0 |

The Arab Literary Renaissance is real and palpable…but needs to be inclusive of all the Arab...

Do UK 18-24 year-olds have secret access to Spotify’s not-yet-launched audiobooks platform?

by Mark Williams | Nov 13, 2022 | Audible, Audiobooks, Digital Audio, Digital subscription, Europe, UK | 0 |

“18 to 24-year-olds were found to be more likely to use non-Amazon retailers compared to...

Amazon adds 98 million music titles to Prime. Publishers should be worried

by Mark Williams | Nov 2, 2022 | Audible, Audiobooks, Digital Audio, Digital subscription | 1 |

It’s not rocket science to see where this might be heading. We can safely assume the 98...

The most important event at Frankfurt 2022 is available to watch on video. Kobo, Wattpad and the “dark matter” of publishing

by Mark Williams | Oct 30, 2022 | ebook subscription services, Ebooks | 2 |

The internet and electricity gods have been in foul mood this past week, but thankfully the most...

Frankfurt pulls in only 60% of its pre-Covid traffic as economic realities of the New Normal hit home

by Mark Williams | Oct 24, 2022 | Book Fairs, Europe, Germany, Global Publishing | 0 |

No question in-person trade events have a future, and will continue to be important for the...

As Storytel, Nextory and BookBeat pursue limited consumption strategies, Audible doubles down on unlimited

by Mark Williams | Oct 16, 2022 | Digital Audio, Digital subscription, ebook subscription services, Global Publishing | 1 |

1,300 unlimited-access titles is of course a drop in the Audible France ocean, but this is part of...

BookBeat launches in Spain and Italy. Storytel and Nextory report notional growth amid acquisition speculation

by Mark Williams | Oct 12, 2022 | Audiobooks, Digital Audio, Digital subscription, Italy, Spain, Storytel | 0 |

Any acquisition of Storytel is for now just speculation, but there are only two likely contenders...

Saudi Arabia – Riyadh Int. Book Fair clocks 1 million+ visitors for third time as the Arab Renaissance rebounds after Covid

by Mark Williams | Oct 10, 2022 | Book Fairs, Middle East, Saudi Arabia | 0 |

As we head into cooler months, and providing Covid behaves this time around, there’s every...

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BookBeat abandons unlimited subscription. Launches in France. Attempts to revive UK presence

Arabs Don’t Read” Redux – International Book Fair “the biggest cultural event in Kuwait”

As Spotify audiobooks launches in more à la carte markets, Kobo joins Audible in bucking the industry-imagined all-you-can-eat-is-history trend

Do UK 18-24 year-olds have secret access to Spotify’s not-yet-launched audiobooks platform?

Weeks before the busiest trading period of the year, and without waiting for the results, the Amazon axe continues to swing

Sweden – Nextory adds news and mags to its platform. “A completely natural step”

Turkey’s TÜYAP Istanbul Book Fair is underway in Turkey, returning after two years on hold thanks to Covid

BookBeat abandons unlimited subscription. Launches in France. Attempts to revive UK presence

Embrace digital, Nigeria’s Copyright Commission tells publishers

As Spotify audiobooks launches in more à la carte markets, Kobo joins Audible in bucking the industry-imagined all-you-can-eat-is-history trend

Weeks before the busiest trading period of the year, and without waiting for the results, the Amazon axe continues to swing

Arabs Don’t Read” Redux – International Book Fair “the biggest cultural event in Kuwait”

UAE – Arabs don’t read? Sharjah International Book Fair clocks 2.17 million visitors as western book fairs struggle to attract pre-Covid footfall

UAE – Manassah Gateway to the Arabic Book offers distribution and services for publishers

Do UK 18-24 year-olds have secret access to Spotify’s not-yet-launched audiobooks platform?

Amazon adds 98 million music titles to Prime. Publishers should be worried

The most important event at Frankfurt 2022 is available to watch on video. Kobo, Wattpad and the “dark matter” of publishing

Frankfurt pulls in only 60% of its pre-Covid traffic as economic realities of the New Normal hit home

As Storytel, Nextory and BookBeat pursue limited consumption strategies, Audible doubles down on unlimited

BookBeat launches in Spain and Italy. Storytel and Nextory report notional growth amid acquisition speculation

Saudi Arabia – Riyadh Int. Book Fair clocks 1 million+ visitors for third time as the Arab Renaissance rebounds after Covid

UK – Waterstones warehouse system improved – but not by much

Azerbaijan – Baku Int. Book Fair shows publishing’s international fraternity talk often has little substance

There are almost 5.5 billion people online worldwide. Publishers need to think global

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