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So Long City, Books are Going Country as “Farm Lit” Hits Big

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According to author Emily Matchar, the declining popularity of chick lit has given rise to fresh genres for women, such as farm lit and Amish romance.

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Censorship Be Damned: Fifty Shades of Grey Makes Its Way Into China

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Despite the lack of a publisher and censorship issues, pirated copies of Fifty Shades of Grey are proving popular at Chinese online bookstores.

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The Wild World of Hindi Pulp Fiction

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The glorious world of Hindi pulp fiction may be coming to a close, as the internet, satellite TV and sagging sales take their toll.

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China’s Emerging English-language Book Market

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Peter Gordon of Hong Kong’s Chameleon Press and Jo Lusby of Penguin China talk discuss the developing English-language market for books in China.

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The Fight is On: Which South Korean Publisher Will Snag Murakami’s Latest?

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South Korean publishers are in a bidding war to win rights to Haruki Marukami’s newest novel, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage.

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Apple iBookstore Leads Brazil’s Ebook Market in 2013

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In 2012, Brazil became the latest battleground for the big international ebooksellers. Ebook sales have since skyrocketed, with Apple in the early lead ahead of Amazon.

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Slicebooks Aims to Take Re-mixable Ebooks Mainstream

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Slicebooks offers tools for producing re-mixable ebooks. But the implications of this go far beyond generating more sales, explains co-founder Jill Tomich.

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Bologna Recap: Are Teens “Snapping Back” to Print?

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Teens appear to be returning to print books said Kristen McLean at the Tools of Change Bologna conference, but questions still remain as to why.

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Short Books + Fast Books (and Diet) = Indie Publishing Success

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With The Fast Diet, UK publisher Short Books has the biggest hit in its history. Co-founder Rebecca Nicolson reflects on why, and the role of independent publishers today.

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There’s a General Global Decline in Book Sales, Why?

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Research is showing that book sales around the world are in general decline and in some countries people are said to have simply stopped reading. What’s to blame?

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