Category: Belgium
Mark Williams At Large: Perspectives on the Publishing Week
As the pandemic enters its second wave, Big 5 publisher Macmillan starts hiring again, raises its...
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Belgium joins Thailand for Storytel 2020 launch, lining up France, Portugal, Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland among many as possible candidates to join Israel and Indonesia in 2021-3
Storytel Belgium will be run from the Netherlands, setting the scene for Austria, Luxembourg and...
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Kobo Plus subscription service prepares launches in France and Canada
Hat tip to The Digital Reader for kicking off this story. Yesterday Nate Hoffelder ran an item...
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Bologna and BEA face inevitable cancellation. Frankfurt 2020 is on the at-risk list. Thailand’s Bangkok IBF moves online. Global publishing faces a watershed moment as digital takes centre-stage
Belgium’s Brussels Book Fair has traditionally been one of the least-noticed of the European...
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Belgium's Antwerp Book Fair clocks 123,000 visitors, showing once again the global allure of the book
Overshadowed by its French and Dutch neighbours, Belgium is possibly not the first place that...
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Netflix Belgium’s first Original is from a Polish book. Far from video streaming killing off publishing, it is driving the Global New Renaissance
It was never going to stand up to scrutiny, but whenever publisher sales dip an excuse is rolled...
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Brussels Book Fair sets new visitor record as readers vote with their feet to defy the books-are-dead doom-mongers
We’re told so many times that books are dead, publishing is doomed and authors need to find new...
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Amsterdam’s Festival voor het Afrikaans finishes today
Most non-South Africans, asked what are the main languages of that country, would likely respond...
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Primento says Belgian ebook market up 43% in 2017, with zero growth from Apple and Google Play, 98% growth from Kobo
The Brussels International Book Fair is underway in Belgium, and one Belgian aggregator has shared...
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