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Sony to expand investment in Japan’s Kadokawa with 50 billion yen, 20 billion of which will be used to to ‘create, develop and acquire new IP
We are witnesses to, and participants in, a New Global Renaissance quite unparalleled in human history, and the era of AI will help that renaissance shift up a gear as it liberates human creativity and potential.
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Seismic shift: Spotify bumps Apple. Rattles Audible. But no, Spotify audiobooks are not free
There is no “free” involved. You pay money and then get a choice of content and...
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Saudi Arabia – Jeddah Book Fair: Novels, Poetry, and Communication Skills Take Center Stage
World Today News has a must-read account of the Jeddah Book Fair, that recently finished in Saudi...
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“From 1001 Nights to now: Ahlam Bolooki’s quest for Arab literature recognition”
Regular English children’s fiction at the time I was a kid, where it might have a Middle...
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PRH UK had a “good year, boosted by a great bestseller performance.” BTW, you’re fired!
But supposing those 38 jobs had been lost due to AI… What a different story that would be....
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Kenya – Nairobi International Book Fair adopts the hybrid public-trade model
With 46.8 million internet users, Kenya is behind only Egypt and Nigeria in the African internet...
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Sri Lanka – Colombo International Book Fair underway. Footfall forecast: 500,000
Sri Lanka’s biggest cultural event is a book fair. The 24th Colombo International Book Fair...
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Amazon imposes AI regulations on self-publishers using KDP
You are responsible for verifying that all AI-generated and/or AI-assisted content adheres to all...
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Nigeria’s digital books distributor Publiseer adds India’s Repro Books to its portfolio
A bootstrap start-up trying to give Nigerian authors and musicians a place to upload content,...
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Falling German book sales amid a triple-figure rise in digital subscription hammers another nail in the (Markus) Dohle Doctrine
The sooner the coffin lid of the Dohle Doctrine is firmly nailed down, the better for all. It...
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Georgia – Registration opens for Tbilisi International Book Festival
Given the Vice President of the International Publishers Association is...
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USA – September dates set for the 5th International Book Fair of New York City
Given the US has more Spanish-speakers than Spain, this should not come as such a great surprise...
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