Reading Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/reading/ International publishing news and opinion Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:04:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://publishingperspectives.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cropped-P19-favicon-32x32.png Reading Archives - Publishing Perspectives https://publishingperspectives.com/tag/reading/ 32 32 Hachette Book Group Invests in the Future with Raising Readers Campaign https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/12/hachette-book-group-invests-in-the-future-with-raising-readers-campaign/ https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/12/hachette-book-group-invests-in-the-future-with-raising-readers-campaign/#respond Wed, 17 Dec 2025 09:04:09 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=214213 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. 

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]]> Norway: Ingunn Trosholmen, WEXFO Managing Director https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/09/norway-ingunn-trosholmen-named-next-managing-director-of-wexfo/ Sun, 28 Sep 2025 21:45:38 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=212265 As founder Kristenn Einarsson prepares to step away, Ingunn Trosholmen is named to lead the World Expression Forum forward.

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]]> Abu Dhabi Arabic Language Center, Amazon, and Audible Commit to a New Digital Arabic Library https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/09/abu-dhabi-arabic-language-center-and-amazon-a-digital-arabic-library/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 10:22:06 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=211992 Both Audible and the Kindle system are to factor into the Abu Dhabi-Amazon digital arabic language initiative announced this week.

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]]> Germany’s Kulturpass Reportedly Is To Be Abolished https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/08/germanys-kulturpass-reportedly-is-to-be-abolished/ Mon, 25 Aug 2025 04:15:00 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=211290 Publishers are concerned that the German edition of a culture voucher for 18-year-olds appears to have foundered.

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]]> In Brazil, São Paulo’s 2025 A Feira do Livro Pacaembu https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/in-brazil-sao-paulos-2025-a-feira-do-livro-pacaembu/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 01:22:20 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=210658 The open-air São Paulo fair held its fourth edition for the public, with conferences for publishers and booksellers during the run.

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]]> Germany Saw Sales Grow by 1.8 Percent in 2024 https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/germany-saw-sales-grow-by-1-8-percent-in-2024/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 00:53:47 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=210506 The 2024 German market, while seeing a stabilization in ebook and audiobook markets, saw entrenched shortcomings in literacy continue.

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]]> June Showcased Many of Brazil’s Literary Interests https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/07/june-showcased-many-of-brazils-literary-interests/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 06:17:48 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=210238 The 40th Bienal do Livro reportedly drew 740,000 attendees, a 23-percent increase over the previous iteration in 2023.

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]]> The UAE’s Sharjah at Rio: Celebrating UNESCO’s New World Book Capital in Brazil https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/06/sharjah-at-rio-celebrating-unescos-new-world-book-capital-in-brazil/ Tue, 24 Jun 2025 06:05:36 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=210049 The globe-trotting Sharjah Book Authority team appeared at Rio's book fair to welcome the city to the World Book Capital ranks.

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]]> Canadian Book Consumer Study: Pricing and More https://publishingperspectives.com/2025/06/canadian-book-consumer-study-pricing-and-more/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 00:13:44 +0000 https://publishingperspectives.com/?p=209589 The 2024 edition of BookNet Canada's 13th annual report shows 60-percent full-price buys.

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