Costing the books industry as much as €528M, piracy is a major target for Italian book and news publishers in 2020. Read More
Italian Book Publishers Reveal €528M Lost to Piracy Yearly
Audiobooks Jump 22.7 Percent
A six-year trend of double-digit growth in audiobook sales continues in the US, according to the new report for 2017 from the Audio Publishers Association. Audiobook sales last year totaled more than $2.5 billion. Read More
Canada Calling: BitLit and Shelfie at Three Years
By Porter Anderson | @Porter_Anderson Publishing Perspectives Editor-in-Chief “It’s been nearly 3 years since I first picked up a phone and started calling publishers.” And Peter Hudson, founding CEO of BitLit in Vancouver, is in a good position to tell newcomers to the publishing startup scene what to expect: “Looking back, I understand why everybody I… Read More
Faber's Griffiths on audio at FutureBook Hack: Listen for the consumer
“In 23 years, I’ve never heard anyone say, ‘Have you heard the new Zadie Smith?’” A compelling, even moving appeal has come from Hannah Griffiths, Faber & Faber’s publishing director, at the weekend’s FutureBook Hack – the UK’s first industry-wide publishing hackathon. The event is presented by The Bookseller in association with publisher-partners, including Faber,… Read More