Author: Mark Williams

A mermaid wearing a bra among the books banned in Kuwait, but protests are gathering momentum

Posted by Mark Williams | Sep 17, 2018 | Global Publishing, Kuwait, Middle East, Publishing Brief, Publishing Controversies, The global book market |

Censorship is a difficult topic that arouses strong emotions, but of course all freedom of speech...

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Setswana? Indonesian? Can you tell the difference? Nor can Microsoft

Posted by Mark Williams | Sep 17, 2018 | Africa, Book Fairs, Botswana, Global Publishing, The global book market |

Oops! Twitter uses Microsoft for its translations. But Microsoft can’t tell the difference...

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Sao Paulo’s Avenida Paulista bookstore closes – Fnac Brazil now has just one bookstore standing

Posted by Mark Williams | Sep 17, 2018 | bookstores, Brazil, Brazil ebooks, Global Publishing, Ibero-America, Latin America, Publishing Brief, Retailer News, South America, The global book market |

From the moment Livraria Cultura acquired Fnac Brazil’s 12 bookstores last July (along with...

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Storytel’s Jonas Tellander responds to the Swedish audiobook royalties storm

Posted by Mark Williams | Sep 14, 2018 | Audiobooks, Digital Audio, Global Publishing, Publishing Controversies, Scandinavia, Sweden, The global book market |

Svensk Bokhandel, the Swedish publishing industry journal that broke the story about Storytel’s...

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The Indonesia International Book Fair is underway. An analogue book fair in the world’s fifth largest country by internet users

Posted by Mark Williams | Sep 14, 2018 | Big Bad Wolf sale, Book Fairs, bookstores, Ebooks, Global Publishing, Indonesia, Publishing Brief, S.E. Asia, Storytel, The global book market |

With one million books up for grabs at big discounts this year’s Indonesia International Book Fair...

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