The first quarter of 2025 has some softer numbers than the same period last year, partly because of a ‘late Easter’ on this year’s calendar.
James Daunt and David Shelley Head for London Book Fair
Today: Two transatlantic CEOS, James Daunt and David Shelley, keynote at London Book Fair.
Academic and Trade: Princeton and WW Norton in China
Princeton University Press China in Beijing will handle sales and marketing for independent trade house WW Norton on the mainland.
Mixed Sales on the Czech Book Market, Despite Zero-VAT Rates
Even as the publishing business in the Czech Republic has welcomed a zero-percent VAT, book sales continue dropping.
Mauri School: Italy’s Book Trade Down 23.2 Million Units in 2024
The change to Italy’s ’18App’ ‘culture voucher’ reportedly cost Italy’s book business some €62.7 million, per AIE.
‘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.’
New Research on Audiobook Circulation in US Libraries
The newly released ‘Audiobooks and Public Libraries’ report shows US libraries’ community sizes playing a role in audio circulation.
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.
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.
AAP September StatShot: US Book Market Overall Up 2.4 Percent
Year-to-date, the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot report for September shows the United States’ book industry up 7 percent.