Author: Mark Williams

Morocco’s Casablanca International Book Fair saw a half million visitors for third year in succession, yet still we’re told Arabs don’t read

Posted by Mark Williams | Feb 28, 2020 | Africa, Book Fairs, Global Publishing, Middle East, Morocco, The global book market |

It’s a central part of global publishing’s urban mythology. Arabs don’t read. Or rather, they do,...

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Italy’s Cartoomics event in Milan the latest publishing casualty of the Coronavirus

Posted by Mark Williams | Feb 28, 2020 | Book Fairs, Comics, Europe, Global Publishing, The global book market |

The Italian comics calendar for October has become overcrowded as Milan’s Cartoomics event,...

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In USA 80% of music revenue came from streaming as the market grew, with 2019 streaming alone bigger than total market revenue in 2017

Posted by Mark Williams | Feb 27, 2020 | Digital subscription, Global Publishing, USA |

It’s hard to remember now but there was a time, and not so very long ago, when music was a...

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Eason acquires rival indie chain Dubray Books as Ireland’s book market remains vibrant

Posted by Mark Williams | Feb 26, 2020 | bookstores, Ebooks, Europe, Ireland, The global book market |

A $22 million cash injection into Ireland’s biggest bookstore chain Eason in 2019 has helped the...

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IngramSpark introduces new quality rules for self-published authors, but many of the new guidelines are unduly subjective

Posted by Mark Williams | Feb 25, 2020 | Global Publishing, Print, Self-Publishing |

Intent on preserving its reputation for quality, IngramSpark, the print-on-demand arm of Ingram...

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