Category: The global book market
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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Start the Day Global: Thieves in Rwanda steal books from a primary school…to rip out the pages
When it comes to protecting the countryside, many African countries have been ahead of their...
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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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“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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Kobo Plus subscription service prepares launches in France and Canada
Hat tip to The Digital Reader for kicking off this story. Yesterday Nate Hoffelder ran an item...
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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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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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Georgia’s Tbilisi International Book Fair postponed until September. Substitute online event for May
Not one to let down its loyal followers, the Tbilisi International Book Fair in Georgia will this...
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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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