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AI – “Rather than condemning it, seek to understand it.”

Mar 21, 2023 | AI, Publishing Controversies

AI is not the enemy. It’s a tool, just like social media and all the other publishing demons...

Iceland’s Publishers Association Book Fair sold 1 book for every 4 residents

Mar 18, 2023 | Book Fairs, Iceland
Spain: AI-created personalised children’s books – “the start of a major disruption in the children’s content industry”

Mar 19, 2023 | AI, Children's Books, Spain
How Crunchyroll Is Beating the Competition in Anime Streaming – Even Netflix

Mar 19, 2023 | Comics, Digital subscription
US – AAP-reported trade revenues up 3.1% in January. Ebooks up 3.7%. Unreported Kindle Unlimited pay-out up 5.7% – over half the AAP total

Mar 23, 2023 | ebook subscription services, Ebooks

US – AAP-reported trade revenues up 3.1% in January. Ebooks up 3.7%. Unreported Kindle Unlimited pay-out up 5.7% – over half the AAP total

by Mark Williams | Mar 23, 2023 | ebook subscription services, Ebooks | 0 |

If we add the KU pay-out to the AAP figure we have an ebook market value for January of $132.9...

AI – “Rather than condemning it, seek to understand it.”

by Mark Williams | Mar 21, 2023 | AI, Publishing Controversies | 1 |

AI is not the enemy. It’s a tool, just like social media and all the other publishing demons...

How Crunchyroll Is Beating the Competition in Anime Streaming – Even Netflix

by Mark Williams | Mar 19, 2023 | Comics, Digital subscription | 0 |

Harris’s in-depth report is well worth setting aside a long coffee break for, and publishers...

Spain: AI-created personalised children’s books – “the start of a major disruption in the children’s content industry”

by Mark Williams | Mar 19, 2023 | AI, Children's Books, Spain | 0 |

This AI-created audio-visual format “will change the rules of the game in this...

UK – ITV Launching Kids Streamer, CITV to Shutter in Autumn. Publishers, wake up and smell the coffee

by Mark Williams | Mar 19, 2023 | Digital subscription, Film & TV, UK | 0 |

Many publishers will of course continue to limit the amount of content available through...

Iceland’s Publishers Association Book Fair sold 1 book for every 4 residents

by Mark Williams | Mar 18, 2023 | Book Fairs, Iceland | 0 |

Fully one third of all books consumed in Iceland are audiobooks. 97,829 books sold at any book...

ChatGPT Is Coming for Your Office Job. Or maybe it isn’t. But history teachers will soon be history

by Mark Williams | Mar 12, 2023 | AI, Publishing Controversies | 0 |

AI will never replace a good history teacher that can bring the subject to life for a child. But...

Peppa Pig Launches on Disney+ in 19 New Markets / 25 Languages. Publishers, wake up and smell the streaming coffee

by Mark Williams | Mar 12, 2023 | Digital subscription, Europe, Film & TV, Global Publishing | 0 |

With PRH’s Markus Dohle moved on, the single biggest and most powerful opponent of book...

On March 13 Morocco opens for online applications for publisher support

by Mark Williams | Mar 11, 2023 | Africa, Morocco | 0 |

If the Moroccan government is serious about developing the publishing industry then it needs to...

“Totally Spies!” Webtoon Adaptation in Belgium while Anglophone publishers still think webtoon is a dirty word

by Mark Williams | Mar 11, 2023 | Belgium, Comics, Film & TV | 0 |

The publishing and reading landscape is changing beyond recognition, yet many publishers are...

Cornerstone to advertise a book on Netflix as 15% of all global internet traffic goes to the streaming giant. Publisher opportunities abound

by Mark Williams | Mar 10, 2023 | Digital subscription, Film & TV, Global Publishing | 0 |

We’ll have to wait and see whether publishers will be forward-thinking enough to take this...

India – Confusion over New Delhi World Book Fair numbers as conflicting reports emerge. Could I million be 2 million?

by Mark Williams | Mar 9, 2023 | Book Fairs, India, South Asia | 0 |

This being India, both numbers are entirely credible, but clearly one or both is inaccurate....

India – Almost 1 million visitors, but sales disappoint at the New Delhi World Book Fair

by Mark Williams | Mar 8, 2023 | Book Fairs, India, South Asia | 0 |

While one million visitors may sound impressive, it barely matches other provincial book fairs in...

Canada’s De Marque is acquiring 2,000 digital books in the Ukrainian language to meet significant demand

by Mark Williams | Mar 6, 2023 | Ebooks, Europe, Ukraine | 0 |

But I have to say that at a broader level it’s a shame it’s taken a war to get Ukraine...

Pakistan – restricted book imports, spiralling prices and economic chaos. Not a good time to be a publisher

by Mark Williams | Mar 6, 2023 | Pakistan, South Asia | 0 |

It’s the classic digital books chicken and egg conundrum. Publishers do not produce digital...

Bangladesh – 6 million visitors spent $4.4 million on books at the world’s biggest book fair

by Mark Williams | Mar 5, 2023 | Bangladesh, Book Fairs, South Asia | 0 |

…But when we consider Bangladesh has literally twice as many internet users as the UK,...

Oman’s Muscat International Book Fair pulls a disappointing crowd this year – less than half its peak one million visitors

by Mark Williams | Mar 5, 2023 | Book Fairs, Middle East, Oman | 0 |

Disappointing for the organisers, perhaps, but bear in mind that would be a top-level achievement...

Beware the Future – It’s Already Here. Don’t tell book publishers

by Mark Williams | Mar 5, 2023 | Film & TV | 0 |

” …this post is designed to educate publishers worldwide by sharing fun and...

Saudi Arabia clocks 442 million #Booktok views in six months. Saudi book fairs embrace the phenomenon

by Mark Williams | Mar 5, 2023 | Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Social Media | 0 |

“a dedicated landing page with content by #BookTok creators from Al-Sharqiya Book...

Restructuring at PRH -meaningful, or musical chairs?

by Mark Williams | Mar 4, 2023 | North America, Print, Publishing Brief, Publishing Controversies, Publishing News | 0 |

In the wake of the Court debacle that led to Markus Dohle’s long-overdue resignation, the...

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AI – “Rather than condemning it, seek to understand it.”

Iceland’s Publishers Association Book Fair sold 1 book for every 4 residents

Spain: AI-created personalised children’s books – “the start of a major disruption in the children’s content industry”

How Crunchyroll Is Beating the Competition in Anime Streaming – Even Netflix

US – AAP-reported trade revenues up 3.1% in January. Ebooks up 3.7%. Unreported Kindle Unlimited pay-out up 5.7% – over half the AAP total

US – AAP-reported trade revenues up 3.1% in January. Ebooks up 3.7%. Unreported Kindle Unlimited pay-out up 5.7% – over half the AAP total

AI – “Rather than condemning it, seek to understand it.”

How Crunchyroll Is Beating the Competition in Anime Streaming – Even Netflix

Spain: AI-created personalised children’s books – “the start of a major disruption in the children’s content industry”

UK – ITV Launching Kids Streamer, CITV to Shutter in Autumn. Publishers, wake up and smell the coffee

Iceland’s Publishers Association Book Fair sold 1 book for every 4 residents

ChatGPT Is Coming for Your Office Job. Or maybe it isn’t. But history teachers will soon be history

Peppa Pig Launches on Disney+ in 19 New Markets / 25 Languages. Publishers, wake up and smell the streaming coffee

On March 13 Morocco opens for online applications for publisher support

“Totally Spies!” Webtoon Adaptation in Belgium while Anglophone publishers still think webtoon is a dirty word

Cornerstone to advertise a book on Netflix as 15% of all global internet traffic goes to the streaming giant. Publisher opportunities abound

India – Confusion over New Delhi World Book Fair numbers as conflicting reports emerge. Could I million be 2 million?

India – Almost 1 million visitors, but sales disappoint at the New Delhi World Book Fair

Canada’s De Marque is acquiring 2,000 digital books in the Ukrainian language to meet significant demand

Pakistan – restricted book imports, spiralling prices and economic chaos. Not a good time to be a publisher

Bangladesh – 6 million visitors spent $4.4 million on books at the world’s biggest book fair

Oman’s Muscat International Book Fair pulls a disappointing crowd this year – less than half its peak one million visitors

Beware the Future – It’s Already Here. Don’t tell book publishers

Restructuring at PRH -meaningful, or musical chairs?

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