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U.S. Trade Sales Cooled Somewhat in November but Remain Solid

Andrew Albanese — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:26:07 +0000

According to the AAP's monthly StatShot report, U.S. trade revenues for November 2025 were up over the previous year.

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China Bestsellers: Double 11 Promotions and Living in an Era of Uncertainty Boost Sales

Erin L. Cox — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:30:13 +0000

OpenBook shares their insight into the top books on their fiction, nonfiction, and children’s bestseller lists from November, plus a look at what international authors are selling well in China.

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Zero VAT Leads to a Book Market Rebound in the Czech Republic

Jaroslaw Adamowski — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 13:09:29 +0000

Book sales in the Czech Republic grew by 6% in value since the government eliminated the value-added tax (VAT) on book sales, according to the 2024-2025 Czech Book Market Report.

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China Bestsellers: Nobel Prize Boost, Aspirational Nonfiction, and Children’s Classics

Erin L. Cox — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 12:37:12 +0000

Beijing's OpenBook shares their insight into the top books on their international, fiction, nonfiction, and children's bestseller lists.

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China Bestsellers: Energies Around Shanghai’s Book Fair

Porter Anderson — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:18:15 +0000

As the annual China Shanghai International Book Fair season arrived, Beijing's OpenBook research group had new observations to mention.

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Italian Publishers Announce Their 2025 ‘Più libri più liber’

Porter Anderson — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 23:19:05 +0000

The 'Più libri più liberi' program of small-and-medium-sized publishers' output is set to run December 4 to 8, five days, 569 publishers, 700 events and writers from many parts of the world.

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Endangered, Indigenous Languages Featured at Shanghai’s Fair

Porter Anderson — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 22:14:17 +0000

The dogged problem of endangered and Indigenous languages is a major one in children's books.

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At Italy’s Lucca Comics & Games, AIE Reports Fast Growth

Porter Anderson — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 01:56:46 +0000

AIE says the Italian comics market is showing superpowered dynamics among consumers, tripling its punch in six years.

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AAP’s July StatShot Sees US Market Down 4.2 Percent

Porter Anderson — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 08:06:15 +0000

In adult books, net sales fell 13.6 percent in July's United States market, remaining down 5.9 percent year-to-date.

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China Bestsellers: Flashes of New Titles in the Slow Season

Porter Anderson — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:49:42 +0000

Those school-driven sales of the "classics" on the mainland's reading lists have room for a couple of newer works this season.

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