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The parallel publishing universe that is online reading continues its exponential rise as mainstream western publishing looks the other way

by Mark Williams | Aug 20, 2021 | Digital-Reading Initiatives, Global Publishing, Indonesia, North America, Social Publishing, Wattpad | 0 |

Add the 70 million readers on Pratilip, the 49 million for China Literature outside China and the...

Consumers are evolving: Canada’s Indigo will be focusing all its attention on digital investment. A lesson for book retailers everywhere

by Mark Williams | Aug 13, 2021 | bookstores, Canada, Global Publishing, North America | 0 |

(CEO Heather Reisman’s digital focus) is in stark contrast to book retailers in other...

Pearson+ subscription app “brings e-books in line with how students buy and experience the rest of their content”. Most other publishers look away

by Mark Williams | Aug 5, 2021 | Academic and specialist publishing, Digital subscription, North America, USA | 0 |

But as the subscription screws tighten, so publishers will have to rethink their resistance to...

“May Bookstore Sales Jumped 130%.” “May Bookstore Sales Down 9.2%.” US Publishing’s Parallel Narratives

by Mark Williams | Jul 17, 2021 | North America, Print, USA | 0 |

“As an industry we need to come to terms with the new reality – the “new normal” as we liked...

Amazon finally enters the online reading field, but Kindle Vella looks to be a half-hearted effort rushed out to be a spoiler for China Lit’s North America push

by Mark Williams | Apr 15, 2021 | Amazon, Mobile publishing, North America | 1 |

Safe to say a lucky few authors will do very well from Kindle Vella, and Amazon will make a big...

Tencent’s China Literature targets 49 million online readers outside China, with North America to supply 100,000 authors

by Mark Williams | Apr 1, 2021 | China, Global Publishing, North America | 0 |

As western consumer patterns slowly adjust to the subscription-orientated New Normal so the...

US embraces a new digital reality that goes beyond the “ebooks and social media” era that defined the 2010s

by Mark Williams | Feb 14, 2021 | Global Publishing, North America, USA | 0 |

Assuming the vaccine programmes deliver as promised then by this time next year we could be seeing...

American Library Association confirms its future will be hybrid as 3rd online ALA event announced for June

by Mark Williams | Feb 1, 2021 | Global Publishing, Libraries, North America, USA | 0 |

This is just one more example of how the industry has turned adversity to advantage, embracing...

PRH Canada devolves RH and Knopf in move that weakens the argument against the Penguin Random House acquisition of Simon & Schuster

by Mark Williams | Dec 10, 2020 | Canada, Global Publishing, North America, Publishing News | 0 |

The move is not related to the Simon & Schuster buyout, and was initially planned for the...

Quote Unquote: “Combined ebook and print book sales are expected to be one of the highest-volume years in NPD BookScan history” – Kristen McLean

by Mark Williams | Dec 8, 2020 | Global Publishing, North America, USA | 0 |

A key point of interest here being the reference to ebooks, a format that, in recent years...

Book Expo America is shuttered, leaving the world’s biggest book market with no trade show. Few tears will be shed

by Mark Williams | Dec 2, 2020 | Book Fairs, Global Publishing, North America, USA | 0 |

The pandemic took away the last of the emperor’s clothes, at no time more clearly than when...

Canada’s De Marque raises $5 million as a 35% lockdown ebook boom becomes a 25%-30% sustained increase

by Mark Williams | Oct 8, 2020 | Aggregators, Canada, Ebooks, Global Publishing, North America, The global book market | 0 |

It’s not clear if Blouin’s “notably the United States” is a reference simply to the size of the US...

Category: North America

Consumers are evolving: Canada’s Indigo will be focusing all its attention on digital investment. A lesson for book retailers everywhere

Pearson+ subscription app “brings e-books in line with how students buy and experience the rest of their content”. Most other publishers look away

“May Bookstore Sales Jumped 130%.” “May Bookstore Sales Down 9.2%.” US Publishing’s Parallel Narratives

Amazon finally enters the online reading field, but Kindle Vella looks to be a half-hearted effort rushed out to be a spoiler for China Lit’s North America push

Tencent’s China Literature targets 49 million online readers outside China, with North America to supply 100,000 authors

US embraces a new digital reality that goes beyond the “ebooks and social media” era that defined the 2010s

American Library Association confirms its future will be hybrid as 3rd online ALA event announced for June

PRH Canada devolves RH and Knopf in move that weakens the argument against the Penguin Random House acquisition of Simon & Schuster

Quote Unquote: “Combined ebook and print book sales are expected to be one of the highest-volume years in NPD BookScan history” – Kristen McLean

Book Expo America is shuttered, leaving the world’s biggest book market with no trade show. Few tears will be shed

Canada’s De Marque raises $5 million as a 35% lockdown ebook boom becomes a 25%-30% sustained increase

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