AIE says the Italian comics market is showing superpowered dynamics among consumers, tripling its punch in six years.
Frankfurt News Conference: An Issue-Energized Trade Show
Organizers of October’s Frankfurter Buchmesse tell reporters that the show will be firmly in touch with books’ place in current affairs.
Frankfurter Buchmesse’s 2024 Rights Center Sells Out
With 320 agencies in its Literary Agents and Scouts Center, Frankfurt Book Fair will also feature a Games Business Center and a Book-to-Screen Day.
Frankfurter Buchmesse and Bologna Plan Coordinated Games Areas
Frankfurter Buchmesse and Bologna Children’s Book Fair are adding a ‘games business center’ to book-development trade-show assets.
Ubisoft’s Fawzi Mesmar on Bringing Arabic Voices to Video Games
Ahead of Abu Dhabi’s Congress PCI on April 28, Ubisoft VP Fawzi Mesmar makes the case for why embracing diverse perspectives leads to blockbuster hits.
Swiss Publisher Helvetiq Expands to the US and Canada
Pointing to a women’s suffrage book for youngsters–and beer hiking guides for older kids–Helvetiq is widening its horizons.
NPD BookScan: US Print Book Market Shows a ‘Strong August Performance’
At NPD Bookscan, Kristen McLean sees the US book market ‘bucking uncertainty’ with strong August sales and year-end predictions.
NPD BookScan: US Market Steady, Weekly Print Volume Up 2 Percent
The US market, heading to summer’s end, is stable in print sales, at 457 million units year-to-date, in NPD BookScan’s report.
France’s Asmodee Slates Book-to-Comics Releases for 2022
Asmodee Group’s brand-extension partnerships now include Ox Eye Media and its Source Point Press for comics based on games.
ChineseALL USA’s ‘Crazy Maple Studio’ Opens a ‘Gamification Platform’
The US online storytelling subsidiary of China’s COL Digital Publishing Group announces gamification techniques for user-generated content.