Category: Europe
Mapping the New Normal: As HarperCollins, Macmillan and Bonnier lead the Exodus, it’s time for the Frankfurt Book Fair to rethink its focus
The ink was barely dry on the Buchmesse statement announcing a hybrid in-person and virtual event...
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Mapping the new normal: As bookstores in France re-open, early euphoria gives way to plummeting book sales in week two
After a long and painful lockdown it was hardly surprising that many booklovers made a beeline for...
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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
The month’s difference between the September Gothenburg Book Fair and the October Frankfurt Book...
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Amazon’s Audible France used by almost 20% of population in 2019. Mostly women and mostly at home
While many countries report commuters as the mainstay of their audiobook consumption, in France it...
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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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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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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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UK govt. acts on March TNPS call to cut VAT on ebooks to fight the coronavirus
With impeccably bad timing the UK government in April announced it would cut VAT on ebooks from...
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Publishers call the shots on Sweden’s Gothenburg Book Fair cancellation, adding to pressure on Frankfurt Buchmesse to deliver a game plan sooner than June
With the news today via Boktugg that Norstedts is out of the Gothenburg Book Fair, with other...
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