Category: Global Publishing
The dam has been breached! Amazon’s Audible launches an unlimited audiobook subscription service in Spain. How long now before Audible rolls out the model in the US?
As and when Amazon decides that Audible shall become an unlimited audiobook subscription service...
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Sri Lanka Govt. said Colombo Int. Book Fair can go ahead, then advised the public not to attend, leaving event and exhibitors facing losses
This year’s Colombo International Book Fair faces close scrutiny from health authorities to ensure...
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Authors from Egypt, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and Syria make the shortlist for the 2020 ArabLit Story Prize
The Arabic Literature in English site ArabLit has revealed its short list of five blind-selected...
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Sharjah Publishers Club shows Arab publishers the power of social media to engage audiences and advance book sales
The focus is on getting Arab publishers to widely recognise what an elite few already know – that...
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An interview with Nigeria’s Performance Poet Otor Matthew (via Zoe Writes)
Spoken Word Poetry, also known as Performance Poetry, is a recent, developing and fast-paced area...
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Sri Lanka’s Colombo International Book Fair bucks the trend and will be in-person from September 18, but at what cost?
While Big bad Wolf opted out of an in-person event for Sri Lanka this year and prepares an online...
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The Family Behind Legendary Luxury Coffee Table Books Publisher Assouline
It could well be a rom-com with a literary theme come to life, where the characters are so suave,...
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Mapping the New Normal: Indonesia International Book Fair launches online Sept. 28 in the world’s fourth largest country by internet users
“IIBF Virtual 2020 opens the door for a new definition of bookstores, namely the online...
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Romania: Humanitas bookstore chain and publishing house launches mobile bookshop to reach book-disenfranchised areas
Romanian bookstore chain and publishing house Humanitas launches Humanitas Cartea pe roți (the...
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Sweden’s self-publishing platform Type & Tell to close Sept. 30 as Amazon Sweden signs first publisher deal
A confirmed publisher deal indicates books will be part of the imminent Amazon Sweden launch, but...
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Modelling the Next New Normal: “ReBoot: Books, Business and Reading” counts down to Oct. 13 Conference with thematic workshops starting Sept. 17
While many in the publishing industry are still struggling to come to terms with the current...
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Mapping the New Normal: As Big Bad Wolf counts down its 20 million book online debut in Singapore publishers need to look beyond the remaindered titles and grasp the opportunity
English-language titles can be in huge demand if prices are appropriate to local market...
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