Publishing Perspectives looks back on 2025 and highlights top stories and events.
Latvia’s Book Market Driven by Fiction and Domestic Authors
Local authors of fiction and their genre dominated the Latvian trade publishing market in 2024, in a ‘stable year’ of business.
AAP’s December StatShot: US Book Market Up 6.5 Percent
In 2024, digital audio made up 11.3 percent of trade book formats sold in the United States, ahead of ebooks at 10 percent.
Open Road Integrated Media: ‘Unprecedented Growth’ in 2024
Open Road’s David Steinberger cites big gains in its 2024 performance and progress ‘on both sides of the Atlantic.’
The 2024 An Post Irish Winner: Donal Ryan’s ‘Heart, Be at Peace’
Three of six 2024 shortlisted titles in the An Post Irish Book Awards were published by Penguin Random House imprints.
China Bestsellers: Han’s Nobel, and International Fiction
In young people’s self-help, a November trend was spotted in specialized guidance for male and female teens in China’s market.
In France, a Publishing Coalition Plans To Open Its Filéas Project
Forming a dashboard for the French book industry, the Filéas project plans to ‘ensure better visibility’ for print and digital book sales data.
AI-Voiced Audiobooks: Guidance for Consumer Labeling
New guidelines are being suggested thanks to a transatlantic project to develop consumer labels on AI-voiced audiobooks.
China’s Book Industry in 2023: Back in the Black
The Chinese book market in 2023 went from negative to positive in its growth metrics, thanks in part to a fast rise in short-video book promotion.
UAE: Sheikh Zayed Book Award Supports 10 Translations in 2023
The Sheikh Zayed Book Award’s translation grant program supported 10 Zayed-winning titles’ funding applications in 2023.