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“I absolutely love Nook, and I think my predecessors had fallen out of love with it. I’m a champion of digital books and digital book retailing” – Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt

by Mark Williams | Aug 22, 2020 | Barnes & Noble, bookstores, Ebooks, Global Publishing, Nook, North America, The global book market, UK, USA | 0 |

Daunt continued selling epub ebooks in the Waterstone’s ebook store while simultaneously inviting...

“The time is right for subscription.” Kobo launches unlimited digital books streaming service in Canada

by Mark Williams | Jul 15, 2020 | Canada, Digital subscription, Global Publishing, Kobo, North America, The global book market | 0 |

Rakuten Kobo has been successfully streaming digital books through its Kobo Plus subscription...

The StreetLib-TNPS global-perspectives newsletter for serious self-publishers, Publish Global # 5, is now out

by Mark Williams | Jun 27, 2020 | Africa, Aggregators, Audiobooks, Barnes & Noble, Book Fairs, Bulgaria, Digital Audio, Digital subscription, Dominican Republic, Ebooks, Europe, Film & TV, Global Publishing, IPA, Middle East, Mozambique, Nigeria, Nook, North America, Saudi Arabia, Self-Publishing, Sweden | 0 |

The free StreetLib-TNPS B2B global-perspectives newsletter for the serious self-publisher with...

Canada’s publishers face deluge of returns as bookstores re-open after eight weeks lockdown and a 63% drop in sales

by Mark Williams | May 23, 2020 | bookstores, Canada, Coronavirus, Global Publishing, North America, The global book market | 0 |

Canada’s book publishing trade association Booknet is warning that as bookstores open their doors...

USA’s Book Expo America finally does the right thing. BEA cancelled until 2021. Promises automatic refunds

by Mark Williams | Apr 14, 2020 | Book Fairs, Global Publishing, North America, Publishing Brief, The global book market, USA | 0 |

We can save until another day the debate over why it took Book Expo America so long to face up to...

“Ebooks are the heroes of the crisis. Libraries have halted the purchase of physical books and are switching all purchasing to digital” – BISG report on Covid-19’s impact on publishing

by Mark Williams | Apr 11, 2020 | bookstores, Coronavirus, Digital Audio, Digital Libraries, Ebooks, North America, USA | 0 |

Publishers Weekly’s report on the Book Industry Study Group (BISG) video chat (April 9) about the...

The Big 5 are out of Book Expo America but BEA says the show will go on as a New Yorker dies every 6 minutes from the coronavirus. BEA, end this obscene farce now

by Mark Williams | Mar 30, 2020 | Book Fairs, Coronavirus, North America, USA | 0 |

As the week ended Hachette joined Macmillan, Simon & Schuster, HarperCollins and Penguin...

Industry News Round-Up 26 March 2020

by Mark Williams | Mar 26, 2020 | Australia, Awards, Comics, Coronavirus, Europe, Global Publishing, Ibero-America, North America, Publishing News, The global book market, UK, USA | 0 |

A round-up of key industry news in these challenging times. Apologies if the linked reports for...

Book Expo America postponed – but only until July. What planet are they on?

by Mark Williams | Mar 19, 2020 | Book Fairs, Coronavirus, Global Publishing, North America, USA | 1 |

As news came in this evening (GMT) that Book Expo America had postponed the May event it seemed...

Digital Book World bans Macmillan from September DBW conference as US libraries dispute escalates

by Mark Williams | Jan 29, 2020 | Digital Libraries, Ebooks, North America, Publishing Controversies, USA | 0 |

Here at TNPS I’ve not covered the Macmillan dispute with libraries in any depth, as the...

Visiting public libraries in the USA is twice as popular as going to the movies, despite record-breaking digital library downloads

by Mark Williams | Jan 25, 2020 | Digital Libraries, Libraries, North America, USA | 0 |

With an average 10.5 trips to the library in 2019, the latest Gallup poll tells us library visits...

The TNPS Week In Review: January 12-18

by Mark Williams | Jan 19, 2020 | Audible, Audiobooks, Big Bad Wolf sale, Book Fairs, bookstores, Cambodia, China, Digital Audio, Digital Libraries, Global Publishing, Indigenous Languages, North America, Scandinavia, Storytel, The global book market | 0 |

For those who don’t get the chance to open all the regular email notifications from TNPS, a...

Category: North America

“I absolutely love Nook, and I think my predecessors had fallen out of love with it. I’m a champion of digital books and digital book retailing” – Barnes & Noble CEO James Daunt

“The time is right for subscription.” Kobo launches unlimited digital books streaming service in Canada

The StreetLib-TNPS global-perspectives newsletter for serious self-publishers, Publish Global # 5, is now out

Canada’s publishers face deluge of returns as bookstores re-open after eight weeks lockdown and a 63% drop in sales

USA’s Book Expo America finally does the right thing. BEA cancelled until 2021. Promises automatic refunds

“Ebooks are the heroes of the crisis. Libraries have halted the purchase of physical books and are switching all purchasing to digital” – BISG report on Covid-19’s impact on publishing

The Big 5 are out of Book Expo America but BEA says the show will go on as a New Yorker dies every 6 minutes from the coronavirus. BEA, end this obscene farce now

Industry News Round-Up 26 March 2020

Book Expo America postponed – but only until July. What planet are they on?

Digital Book World bans Macmillan from September DBW conference as US libraries dispute escalates

Visiting public libraries in the USA is twice as popular as going to the movies, despite record-breaking digital library downloads

The TNPS Week In Review: January 12-18

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