Focusing on the US market, Audible announced that it is doing a limited beta of in-app immersive video to tap into the growing trend of audio discovery through visual content.
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Andrew Richard Albanese Joins Publishing Perspectives as Editor-in-Chief
Long-time publishing reporter Andrew Richard Albanese joins Publishing Perspectives as editor-in-chief, bringing over 30 years of experience in the industry to the role.
A Look Back on 2025 and Plans for the Future
Publishing Perspectives looks back on 2025 and highlights top stories and events.
Association of American Publishers Announces This Month’s Revenue Report
The Association of American Publishers released October 2025 StatShot report noting revenue is up 6.7% over October 2024 and 0.4% so far this year.
China Bestsellers: Nobel Prize Boost, Aspirational Nonfiction, and Children’s Classics
Beijing’s OpenBook shares their insight into the top books on their international, fiction, nonfiction, and children’s bestseller lists.
Hachette Book Group Invests in the Future with Raising Readers Campaign
Hachette’s $200,000 Raising Readers fund strives to raise awareness of the decline in the number of children reading for fun and encourages everyone to make reading for enjoyment part of children’s daily lives.
A New Literary Prize to Support Emerging Disabled Writers
Disability Arts pioneer and internationally acclaimed writer Kenny Fries establishes an award to elevate and amplify the work of emerging disabled and/or Deaf writers.
Classicist Mary Beard to Chair Judging Panel for the UK’s Booker Prize
Classicist Mary Beard will chair the judging panel for UK’s Booker Prizes.
International Prize for Arabic Fiction Announces 2026 Longlist
International Prize for Arabic Fiction announces 2026 longlist featuring writers from ten different countries, including Egypt, Algeria, Lebanon, Iraq, Morocco, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia and Yemen.
Full Set Launches Bringing New Voice and Perspective to Nonfiction Publishing
Journalist Blathnaid Healy and Publisher Eoin Purcell combine forces with Full Set, a new publishing venture that seeks to combine stories and audiences in a new way
