England’s bookstores will remain closed at least until 12 April, but will publishers really be that bothered?
In March 2021 there will still be plenty of people asserting bookstores are indispensable. But do...
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Shortlist announced for 12th Etisalat Award for Arabic Children’s Literature
With 221 submissions from 22 countries, the judging panel for 12th edition of the Etisalat Award...
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Gender equality fairy tale books launched in Vietnam
Different from the traditional approach, the character system in these modern series of fairy...
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Changing tastes among Storytel Russia subscribers this summer. Sci-fi and fantasy usurp personal growth as most popular audiobook categories
Dominated by LitRes and Storytel, the Russian audiobook market remains exciting if unpredictable,...
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Thailand’s ABC Book Fest 2020 “brings together arts in a new format”
A book exhibition that is bringing together fun with art, film, music and chic activities Running...
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PublishDrive the first US-based aggregator to offer ebooks, audiobook and POD distribution
This past week the indie-friendly aggregator PublishDrive became the first in the US to offer...
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While western publishing parties, redux: Pakistan's Islamabad Museum Book Fair opens Christmas Day
It cannot be stressed strongly enough that the global publishing industry is just that: global....
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Dubai’s International Content Market expects deals worth $200 million as Spies In Disguise prepares to launch in Arabic this Christmas Eve
Saudi hip-hop artist Qusai is voicing over the Will Smith role in the English-language original of...
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StreetLib partners with Italy’s Association of Independent Publishers
StreetLib is the publisher behind The New Publishing Standard. While TNPS is not a StreetLib...
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NetGalley Advanced arrives in UK, France and Germany nine months after US launch
When it comes to getting new books noticed in the digital age, advance copies sent out to trusted...
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Could HarperCollins UK’s experiment with Kindle Unlimited pave the way to a Storytel UK launch in the new decade?
With an unspecified number of “hundreds” of backlist titles being put into Amazon’s Kindle...
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TNPS is 2 years old today!
Hard to believe, but it was two years ago today that TNPS was unleashed upon an unsuspecting...
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