Category: Global Publishing
Sierra Leone digital platform Poda-Poda calls for submissions
Poda-Poda stories is a short-story digital platform for Sierra Leone authors to reach a global...
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The latest edition of Publish Global, the StreetLib-TNPS newsletter for indie authors, is now live
As a pandemic sweeps the world, publishing limps into the new decade. Whatever high hopes and...
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Mapping the New Normal: As HarperCollins, Macmillan and Bonnier lead the Exodus, it’s time for the Frankfurt Book Fair to rethink its focus
The ink was barely dry on the Buchmesse statement announcing a hybrid in-person and virtual event...
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Mapping the new normal: As bookstores in France re-open, early euphoria gives way to plummeting book sales in week two
After a long and painful lockdown it was hardly surprising that many booklovers made a beeline for...
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Sweden’s Gothenburg Book Fair plays safe with a 100% digital event as Frankfurt adopts a hybrid model many see as too high a risk
The month’s difference between the September Gothenburg Book Fair and the October Frankfurt Book...
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Bookstat misses 18% of Hachette UK top ten ebook sales
The UK trade journal the Bookseller has once again shared the top ten ebook sales number as...
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Mapping the New Normal: “The digital book will occupy a special place” at Venezuela’s Caracas International Book Fair in November
With the 16th Caracas International Book Fair (FILVEN) still six months away, hopes are that at...
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Start the Day Global: Thieves in Rwanda steal books from a primary school…to rip out the pages
When it comes to protecting the countryside, many African countries have been ahead of their...
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Canada’s publishers face deluge of returns as bookstores re-open after eight weeks lockdown and a 63% drop in sales
Canada’s book publishing trade association Booknet is warning that as bookstores open their doors...
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Amazon’s Audible France used by almost 20% of population in 2019. Mostly women and mostly at home
While many countries report commuters as the mainstay of their audiobook consumption, in France it...
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Quote Unquote: “a life saving growth of 300% in our D2C e-commerce sales during lockdown” – Verso
While many publishers have this past decade continued to rely heavily on bricks & mortar...
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Quote Unquote: “Our strategy of expanding and leveraging our digital rights and products means increased demand for audio and ebooks. A perfect moment for ebooks.” – Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury Publishing defies Covid-19 expectations, with revenue down just 3%, thanks to robust...
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