The APA’s latest report on audiobook sales in the US shows that the format has seen double-digit growth for the last seven years.
HarperCollins and Sony Pictures Entertainment in Major Elizabeth Gabler Partnership
HarperCollins’ Brian Murray says the new deal with Sony Pictures Entertainment responds to today’s changes in ‘the business of storytelling.’
Poland’s ‘Fashionable’ Book Fairs: ‘Building Book Readership’
Warsaw Book Fair and other literature festivals in Poland enjoy fashionable appeal among the 40% of Poles that surveys indicate are regularly reading.
Comics and Graphic Novels: Interview with Russia’s Dmitry Yakovlev
The chief of St. Petersburg’s comics and graphic novels publisher Bumknigo says it’s unlikely the sector will find the traction it has in France or the US.
Prescient Innovations Blockchain Lab Gains Canada Council Funding
A subsidiary of Access Copyright in Canada receives federal funding to develop a blockchain ledger that connects creative work and the rights holder.
Greek Cypriot Wartime Story in Translation Wins 2019 Commonwealth Prize
Author Constantia Soteriou has won the 2019 world Commonwealth Prize in short stories. Lina Protopapa’s English edition is the first translation to win.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Names Netflix’s Kelly Luegenbiehl for CEO Talk
Netflix International Originals will be centerstage in the Frankfurt Pavilion when the division’s vice-president Kelly Luegenbiehl speaks.
‘Women at the Forefront’: Three Interviews From PublisHer at Nairobi
The second international event in the PublisHer series featured performance, discussion, and networking at the International Publishers Association’s ‘Africa Rising’ seminar in Nairobi.
Amazon Literary Prize Finalists To Be Considered for Prime Video
Already among the world’s richest awards for self-published content, Amazon’s global literary prizes now include a chance at Amazon Studios development.
Denmark, UK, and Germany Represented in ContentShift Competition This Year
This year’s ContentShift accelerator program includes both genuinely new startups and some companies that have, as organizers say, ‘market maturity.’