A USA International Book Fair needs to be bigger and better than Book Expo America to be meaningful
It’s probably too late for 2024, but the USA – and the world – needs a...
James Daunt needs to stop playing ebook games and spin off Nook
But this is James Daunt, who had made inconsistency an art form (and lousy grammar too- the...
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A USA International Book Fair needs to be bigger and better than Book Expo America to be meaningful
It’s probably too late for 2024, but the USA – and the world – needs a...
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Qatar – 32nd Doha International Book Fair set for June 12-21. But will it be fun?
As I write this, we don’t know the detail of the #DIBF23 programme, and I’d...
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Turin is the latest book fair to blur the line between trade and public-facing publishing events
Last year Frankfurt trade visitors missed being eclipsed by public visitors by a paltry 6,000....
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The 14th Asian Festival of Children’s Content is hosting Vietnam, a country with more internet users than Germany
Issues of political censorship notwithstanding, Vietnam is an exciting emerging market looking to...
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Philippines reading crisis has lessons for US/UK literacy
Literacy becomes an educational conveyor belt. This year the class will read this book....
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HarperCollins India will embrace AI audiobooks – just as soon as the right voice comes along
India is still only at 60% internet penetration, but given that equates to 833 million of...
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“We’re driving toward a paper crisis. More mills are converting to higher-value papers for diapers, etc.”
“We’re driving toward a paper crisis. More mills are converting to higher-value papers for...
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So why are algorithms still so bad at recommending books?
Second, however, is the self-perpetuating fallacy that humans are the solution. The simple reality...
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UAE – The first-ever Sharjah Animation Conference attracted more than 5,000 attendees
The UAE continues to expand its mission as a global hub for the creative industries. “The...
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UK publishing’s “record year”. But whatever you do, don’t mention the e-word
Shhhh! Don’t say the e-word! The e-word is the PA’s very own Voldemort, its very own...
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Leipzig International Book Fair clocks 274,000 visitors. Time for Gareth Rapley to re-evaluate the London Book Fair
For London to remain relevant for 2025 and beyond, (Gareth) Rapley needs to not just compete with...
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Storytel Norway stands accused of favouring own content as Amazon rakes in cash from the books and music of its Prime Video success
Whosoever owns the platform owns the algorithms and can pretty much dictate what succeeds by...
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Paid Music Streaming Adds Half a Billion Users in a Decade
Streaming accounted for 67 percent of global recorded music revenues last year, as the number of...
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Wattpad WEBTOON Studios and Leone Film Group announce two new film and TV adaptations from Wattpad
While caution is advised when hearing of “26 million reads” or whatever (a...
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Book bans are on the rise in U.S. schools, fueled by new laws in Republican-led states. (Headline – LA Times)
Yet who among us would speak up for the right to publish and sell books anywhere, let alone in our...
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Argentina – Buenos Aires Int. Book Fair Professional Conferences April 25-27
With over one million visitors expected, there won’t be much space for publishers and other...
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Montana’s ban on TikTok should have publishers deeply worried. This is likely the beginning of the end of the #BookTok gravy train
TikTok will fight its corner in the US courts, but if that fails, either TikTok will be banned or...
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AI is absolutely a threat to publishing jobs, and we need to come to terms with that
Booklovers don’t buy audiobooks to keep narrators in a job. They buy audiobooks because they...
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UK – Digital publisher Bookouture has “more than trebled in turnover over the past five years”
No matter how much we’re told ebooks are yesterday’s news, the format just keeps on...
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