The 2024 German market, while seeing a stabilization in ebook and audiobook markets, saw entrenched shortcomings in literacy continue.
Polish Publishers Hope To Open an Audiobook and Ebook Platform
At least nine publishers in Poland are hoping for government approval to create a joint audiobook and ebook sales platform.
James Daunt and David Shelley Head for London Book Fair
Today: Two transatlantic CEOS, James Daunt and David Shelley, keynote at London Book Fair.
Brazil’s Book Market: Consumer Research Reflects Price Perceptions
Survey respondents in Brazil tell Nielsen BookScan they find physical-store pricing a barrier to book-buying.
Bookshop.org, Turning 5 Years Old, Adds an Ebook Platform
Andy Hunter on ebook sales at Bookshop.org: ‘We’re focused on keeping bookstores afloat and helping them flourish in the digital age.’
‘Between Eternity and Change:’ The Mauri School at Venice
The seminar of the Scuola per Librai Umberto e Elisabetta Mauri at Venice explores ‘Constants and Variables of the Publishing Profession.’
The German Book Market in 2024: ‘Slightly Higher’ Revenue
The German book market ‘remains extremely tense,’ according to officials in their initial 2024 Börsenverein report.
China’s Publishing Industry Seeks New Growth Amid Recovery
A look at China’s book market data shows signs of post-pandemic recovery, as well as new trends in book sales channels.
Barnes & Noble’s Len Riggio, Dead at Age 83
Len Riggio, former chair of Barnes & Noble, dies at 83. The visionary entrepreneur revolutionized bookselling in the US.
Germany Sees 1.2-Percent Growth in First Half of Year
Even as the German market shows higher turnover, concerns include fewer consumers, new titles, and international rights sales.