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Sri Lanka – Colombo International Book Fair underway. Footfall forecast: 500,000
Sri Lanka’s biggest cultural event is a book fair. The 24th Colombo International Book Fair...
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Amazon imposes AI regulations on self-publishers using KDP
You are responsible for verifying that all AI-generated and/or AI-assisted content adheres to all...
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Nigeria’s digital books distributor Publiseer adds India’s Repro Books to its portfolio
A bootstrap start-up trying to give Nigerian authors and musicians a place to upload content,...
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Falling German book sales amid a triple-figure rise in digital subscription hammers another nail in the (Markus) Dohle Doctrine
The sooner the coffin lid of the Dohle Doctrine is firmly nailed down, the better for all. It...
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Georgia – Registration opens for Tbilisi International Book Festival
Given the Vice President of the International Publishers Association is...
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USA – September dates set for the 5th International Book Fair of New York City
Given the US has more Spanish-speakers than Spain, this should not come as such a great surprise...
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“Book Publishers Face a Year of Transition” – Kristen McLean
One way publishers can adapt to an evolving market is to be aware of the changes in consumer...
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No, Storytel’s latest subscription shuffle does not mean the end of the unlimited model. At least, not yet
What the opponents of unlimited obtusely refuse to acknowledge, and what the proponents of...
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India – 1.4 billion people. 833 million online. The Assam Book Fair is underway as western publishing sleeps
India is a hugely exciting market most western publishers seem not to enthuse over. Their loss....
Read More48 million adult Americans struggle to read. Publishers must share the blame
The books publishers churn out can help or hinder literacy. 48 million adult Americans struggle to read. How is this even possible in the richest country on the planet? In his 1962 State of the Union address, President John F....
Read MoreTurkey’s TÜYAP Istanbul Book Fair is underway in Turkey, returning after two years on hold thanks to Covid
If anyone spots any Turkish reportage that can emerge un-mangled by Google Translate, let me know. Back in 2019 some 605,000 visitors attended the Istanbul fair. That figure is unlikely to be exceeded this year, but maybe next...
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UAE – Manassah Gateway to the Arabic Book offers distribution and services for publishers
The Arab Literary Renaissance is real and palpable…but needs to be inclusive of all the Arab...
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