Category: Coronavirus
Mapping the New Normal: “The digital book will occupy a special place” at Venezuela’s Caracas International Book Fair in November
With the 16th Caracas International Book Fair (FILVEN) still six months away, hopes are that at...
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Canada’s publishers face deluge of returns as bookstores re-open after eight weeks lockdown and a 63% drop in sales
Canada’s book publishing trade association Booknet is warning that as bookstores open their doors...
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Quote Unquote: “a life saving growth of 300% in our D2C e-commerce sales during lockdown” – Verso
While many publishers have this past decade continued to rely heavily on bricks & mortar...
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Quote Unquote: “Our strategy of expanding and leveraging our digital rights and products means increased demand for audio and ebooks. A perfect moment for ebooks.” – Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury Publishing defies Covid-19 expectations, with revenue down just 3%, thanks to robust...
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“Severe and lasting damage” as 2/3 of publishers miss out on the 30% digital surge during lockdown in France
French publishing has for the past decade or more proudly stood firm against the trend to embrace...
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Mapping the new normal: Turin International Book Fair Online reaches 5 million. “The prototype of a new and successful model”
This will be brief, but to the point, The regular Turin (Tolino) International Book Fair could not...
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Mexico book market plummets 88.2% amid pandemic. Mexican publishing reinvents itself digitally to save the day
The latest data on the Mexican book market, as reported to El Economista by Nielsen Bookscan...
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Mapping the New Normal – Bologna Children’s Book Fair doubles its audience by going online at last minute. Imagine what it could achieve if this were fully planned…
While not the first publishing event to be hit, the Bologna Children’s Book Fair was one of the...
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Simon & Schuster Q1 revenue up 4%, driven by 16% growth in ebook and audiobook sales. Audio defies the no-commuters-equals-no-audiobook-sales narrative
As part of ViacomCBS the Simon & Schuster management, like HarperCollins, understands the...
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Mapping the new normal: USA’s Books-A-Million re-opens bookstores with curbside pick-up, staff in PPE, telephone experts, and cosmetic cases in beautiful floral prints
America’s second-largest bookstore chain, Books-A-Million, is readying for Mother’s...
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Mapping the New Normal – unlimited streaming services from Alamo, Yippee and Mills & Boon as Faber CEO admits “lockdown lessons will outlast the pandemic”
Unlimited video streaming services are proliferating like wildfire, and unlimited ebook and...
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“Unless complete crap, every book is educational.” South Africa book stores challenge lockdown easing restrictions
Like for many countries around the world, it’s time for the Covid-19 induced lockdown in South...
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