In the news: The sale of Norway’s oldest publisher appears to be progressing; inflation impacts the book markets in the U.K. and Ireland, as well as in France and Italy; a look at one Brazilian bookseller’s impressive growth; and a glimpse into the Japanese publishing market.
France’s 2025 Book Market: Freida McFadden’s Unprecedented Success and Leading Trends
NielsenIQ BookData highlights top books in France for 2025, including books by Nicolas Sarkozy, Prix Goncourt winner Laurent Mauvignier, and American authors Freida McFadden and Suzanne Collins.
At Frankfurt: Nielsen Cites 11 of 19 Territories Showing Revenue Growth
Among focal book-publishing markets described by Nielsen’s Hazel Kenyon at Frankfurter Buchmesse are some ‘nations of keen book buyers who see books as a luxury item, yet will still pay out for them.’
Brazil’s Book Business: A Fourth Industry-Wide Meeting
The 300-person conference at Guarujá brings publishers, distributors, booksellers, and printers together for an industry update.
Brazil’s Publishers Release New Book Market Research
Brazil’s book market is reported to have grown in 2024, with digital content at nine percent of revenue.
At London Book Fair: Nielsen and GfK Assess International Markets
Today at London Book Fair, Nielsen’s Steve Bohme walks attendees through international book market data from 2024.
Nielsen BookData Releases Book Sales Data on Several Markets
January to August, Nielsen BookData and GfK Entertainment report on fiction and nonfiction sales ‘in many regions.’
Nielsen-GfK’s Pre-LBF ‘Global Book Market’ Report
The first outing for this Nielsen BookData-GfK study sees revenue up in many book markets, but rising prices contributing to that 2023 trend.