LBF and the Tyranny of the Square Metre – why “that” NYT article was mostly spot on
What happens at LBF stays at LBF. Why are most industry book fairs in the mid-2020s still partying like its 1999?
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Author: Mark Williams
Thailand’s first rights fair will be part of the 22nd Bangkok International Book Fair
Amazon has no time for most SE Asia markets, and that has allowed Thai publishers to embrace digital options on their own terms.
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Philippines – Survey paints a grim but unrealistic picture of reading in decline
The Philippines has 37 million more people online than the UK, and 23 million more than Germany, both of which have thriving digital books sectors driven in large part by social media.
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Kindle Unlimited ebook subscription paid out $49 million to self-pub authors and small presses in February
History suggests the payout will hover around the $49 million per month mark during H1 and climb a...
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Oman – 28th Muscat IBF attracts almost 400,000 visitors amid a “significant shift towards Arabic children’s literature”
Not, of course, that we in the west are in any position to assume the moral high ground, given the recent track record in the United States for banning children’s books.
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