Southeast Asia’s Rising Publishing World: An Interview With Kenneth Quek

Under-translated and overly vulnerable to censorship, the publishing communities of Southeast Asia nevertheless will soon be ‘making waves,’ according to one of Singapore’s industry leaders. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson ‘Incredible Strides’ As we look toward Frankfurt Book Fair next month and the new Singapore StoryDrive Asia event in November, many in the industry are looking to update… Read More

International Consumer Confidence: A Recessionary State of Mind

In its report on consumer confidence, Nielsen sees 55 percent of those surveyed saying that in Q4 2015, they believed the were in recession. Read More

Confidence Rising (Mostly): Nielsen Looks Over World Markets

By Porter Anderson | @Porter_Anderson The good news is that people think there’s good news. In a webcast this week from in London Book Fair’s #Quantum16 Virtual Conference, Nielsen’s Andre Breedt started his survey of key markets with a check of consumer confidence. He put special emphasis on the #Quantum16 markets: Brazil, China, India, The Philippines,… Read More