Bangladesh handed out 353 million school text books on New Year’s Day. 2.2 billion books in total since the programme began
Bangladesh has 42 million children in its primary and secondary school, and every year, on the...
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Author: Mark Williams
“Extremely strong” global digital performance lands Pottermore $41 million sales
Harry Potter franchise pulls in $41 million in revenue thanks to “extremely strong” global digital performance.
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Ameer Hamad wins Palestine's Qattan Short-story Award, Co-Wins Poetry Prize
Not having had the privilege of learning Arabic (I’m British – my generation were brought up...
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SprinNG launches new $275 prize for female Nigerian authors – not to publish, but to promote, distribute and buy an already published book
First off, let’s get the financials out of the way. $275 may not seem like a lot in the USA or...
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January 2020 Book Fair Snapshot. 8-10 million people spending millions of dollars on books in countries widely regarded as publishing backwaters
2020 is off to a great start on the global book fair front, but what follows should be seen as...
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