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China’s last-minute Beijing IBF cancellation is a reminder Pandemic Y2 is far from over and publishers need to be thinking about Pandemic Y3

by Mark Williams | Aug 24, 2021 | Book Fairs, China, Coronavirus | 0 |

Publishers need to be strategising about Pandemic Y3 as a very realistic prospect, not making...

Mark Williams At Large: Perspectives on the Publishing Week

by Mark Williams | Sep 26, 2020 | Audible, Audiobooks, Belgium, Big Bad Wolf sale, Book Fairs, bookstores, Coronavirus, Digital subscription, Global Publishing, Malaysia, North America, Scandinavia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Storytel, The global book market, UK | 0 |

As the pandemic enters its second wave, Big 5 publisher Macmillan starts hiring again, raises its...

Mapping the New Normal: South Korea’s Seoul Int. Book Fair rescheduled as a hybrid in-person and online event for October

by Mark Williams | Jul 31, 2020 | Book Fairs, Coronavirus, Global Publishing, South Korea, The global book market | 0 |

For Koreans outside Seoul the online event will make for easy participation, but the real benefits...

Only 30% of Jordan’s publishers took digital seriously before the pandemic ripped up the MENA book fair calendar. Now digital is too little too late to be a safety net

by Mark Williams | Jun 30, 2020 | Abu Dhabi, Book Fairs, Coronavirus, Egypt, Global Publishing, Jordan, Middle East | 0 |

One message constantly driven home here at TNPS is the way in which, in contrast to “western” book...

Mapping the New Normal: “Africa must reject the old normal and seize the opportunity of the moment to recalibrate.”

by Mark Williams | Jun 11, 2020 | Africa, Book Fairs, Coronavirus, Global Publishing, Nigeria, The global book market | 0 |

From the StreetLib TNPS Publish Africa newsletter #8: Ake Arts & Book Festival leads the...

The Santo Domingo Virtual International Book Fair is underway in the Dominican Republic

by Mark Williams | Jun 4, 2020 | Book Fairs, Caribbean, Coronavirus, Dominican Republic, Global Publishing, Ibero-America, The global book market | 0 |

While I’m struggling here in West Africa with internet connectivity, as the irregular TNPS...

Mapping the New Normal: UK’s virtual Hay Festival draws an online crowd of 500,000

by Mark Williams | Jun 4, 2020 | Book Fairs, Coronavirus, Global Publishing, UK | 0 |

The annual Hay Festival that takes place on the border of England and Wales is the UK’s...

Germany’s Frankfurt Book Fair under pressure as exodus gains momentum. GoH Canada seeks postponement. The Buchmesse is dead – Long live the Buchmesse redux

by Mark Williams | Jun 3, 2020 | Book Fairs, Caribbean, Coronavirus, Germany, Global Publishing, The Future of Publishing, The global book market | 0 |

It’s not looking good for the Frankfurt Book Fair. While the Buchmesse has committed to going...

Mapping the new normal: As bookstores in France re-open, early euphoria gives way to plummeting book sales in week two

by Mark Williams | May 29, 2020 | bookstores, Coronavirus, Europe, France, Global Publishing, The global book market | 0 |

After a long and painful lockdown it was hardly surprising that many booklovers made a beeline for...

Sweden’s Gothenburg Book Fair plays safe with a 100% digital event as Frankfurt adopts a hybrid model many see as too high a risk

by Mark Williams | May 29, 2020 | Book Fairs, Coronavirus, Europe, Germany, Global Publishing, Scandinavia, Sweden, The global book market | 0 |

The month’s difference between the September Gothenburg Book Fair and the October Frankfurt Book...

Mapping the New Normal: “The digital book will occupy a special place” at Venezuela’s Caracas International Book Fair in November

by Mark Williams | May 27, 2020 | Book Fairs, Coronavirus, Global Publishing, Ibero-America, Latin America, The global book market, Venezuela | 0 |

With the 16th Caracas International Book Fair (FILVEN) still six months away, hopes are that at...

Canada’s publishers face deluge of returns as bookstores re-open after eight weeks lockdown and a 63% drop in sales

by Mark Williams | May 23, 2020 | bookstores, Canada, Coronavirus, Global Publishing, North America, The global book market | 0 |

Canada’s book publishing trade association Booknet is warning that as bookstores open their doors...

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China’s last-minute Beijing IBF cancellation is a reminder Pandemic Y2 is far from over and publishers need to be thinking about Pandemic Y3

Mark Williams At Large: Perspectives on the Publishing Week

Mapping the New Normal: South Korea’s Seoul Int. Book Fair rescheduled as a hybrid in-person and online event for October

Only 30% of Jordan’s publishers took digital seriously before the pandemic ripped up the MENA book fair calendar. Now digital is too little too late to be a safety net

Mapping the New Normal: “Africa must reject the old normal and seize the opportunity of the moment to recalibrate.”

The Santo Domingo Virtual International Book Fair is underway in the Dominican Republic

Mapping the New Normal: UK’s virtual Hay Festival draws an online crowd of 500,000

Germany’s Frankfurt Book Fair under pressure as exodus gains momentum. GoH Canada seeks postponement. The Buchmesse is dead – Long live the Buchmesse redux

Mapping the new normal: As bookstores in France re-open, early euphoria gives way to plummeting book sales in week two

Sweden’s Gothenburg Book Fair plays safe with a 100% digital event as Frankfurt adopts a hybrid model many see as too high a risk

Mapping the New Normal: “The digital book will occupy a special place” at Venezuela’s Caracas International Book Fair in November

Canada’s publishers face deluge of returns as bookstores re-open after eight weeks lockdown and a 63% drop in sales

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