Two stories this week highlight how AI is impacting the role of translators and what that may mean for the future of translation in publishing.
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 Italy’s Lucca Comics & Games, AIE Reports Fast Growth
AIE says the Italian comics market is showing superpowered dynamics among consumers, tripling its punch in six years.
French Publishers Prevail Against Manga Pirate Site Japscan
Having helped take down the Z-Library pirate site, France’s SNE publishers now have a court ruling against Japscan.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Outlines Plans for Comics, Manga, Webtoons
The Comics Business Center in Hall 6.1 will be Frankfurter Buchmesse’s main gathering point in comics, manga, and webtoons.
HarperCollins Buying French, German Manga Operations
‘To expand our manga portfolio in Europe,’ says Brian Murray, HarperCollins is acquiring Crunchyroll’s manga elements in France and Germany.
French Publishers Navigate a Shifting Rights Landscape
A newly released report show France’s publishers faced a 2.6-percent drop in rights contracts in 2024, with co-editions surging.
The Fast, Exuberant Rise of Comics in Italy
The story of comics and related categories in the Italian market is a recent and volatile one, an ‘explosion.’
Frankfurt: German Comic Book Scene Grows in Partnerships
At the Frankfurt Book Fair’s comics center, German publishers see growing interest from readers and are expanding into manga and manwha.
Penguin Random House’s International Inklore: ‘Pop-Comics’
The new Random House Worlds ‘pop-comics’ imprint Inklore is acquiring manga, manhwa, manhua, and more for a 2024 launch.