A ‘summer school’ for publishing professionals heads to Fiesole, outside Firenze, to prepare for the new law’s activation.
Polish Publishers Hope To Open an Audiobook and Ebook Platform
At least nine publishers in Poland are hoping for government approval to create a joint audiobook and ebook sales platform.
US Audiobook Sales Reach $2.22 Billion: Audio Publishers Association
Digital audio accounted for 99 percent of 2024’s US audiobook revenues, per newly released survey results.
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.
AAP StatShot: The Overall US Market Rises 7.3 Percent in March
After the mild slide of February’s StatShot, the Association of American Publishers’ March report sees the trade up 4.4 percent over March 2024.
AAP’s StatShot: Some US Market Slippage in February
In February, trade paperback and hardback formats declined 1.4 percent and 4.9 percent respectively over the same month last year.
Audible Opens AI-Narration to Selected Publishers
Selected publishers are working with an early release of Audible’s AI-voiced audiobook production, with translation and accents to follow.
Audiobooks in Q1: Storytel Has 2.5+ Million Subscribers, New Management
Storytel’s new CEO Bodil Ericsson Torp says both streaming and publishing are showing ‘strong momentum.’
‘Digitizing Creativity’: Potential and Promise at Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi International Book Fair’s new ‘Digitizing Creativity’ conference opens with its first discussion of the week.
Slovenia’s Evolution: Digitization Drives a Market’s Rights Contours
Rising markets for ebooks and audiobooks are opening new rights opportunities in the 2023 Frankfurt guest of honor, Slovenia.