For a second time in two years, the Association of American Publishers cites a rise in ebook revenues, as downloaded audio charges ahead as the main gainer.
At Peter Mayer’s Memorial Service: Appreciation for a Publishing Giant
The late Peter Mayer is remembered as the man who made the Penguin Group ‘the world’s most admired and successful publishing company.’
The UK’s Sunday Times/PFD Award Names Adam Weymouth Young Writer of the Year
‘A really outstanding new contemporary British voice’: The Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer Award jurors are adamant in their praise for this year’s winner.
Guest of Honor Portugal at Guadalajara: A Language Divided by a Sea
It can be easier to get Portugal’s books into Latin American via Spanish translations than to sell them in the original Portuguese-language editions in Brazil.
Industry Notes: Hay Festival Wales Tickets, Wattpad’s India Office
The original Hay Festival opens ticket sales on events in its 2019 Wales program, as Wattpad announces the establishment of a country office in India.
Brexit Watch: Authors Join Calls for the UK’s Creative Industries’ Protection
‘The UK government must ensure that the national policy framework is favorable toward writers and other creative practitioners,’ says the Society of Authors in its new policy statement on Brexit.
European and UK Publishers Welcome ‘eVAT Day’ for Ebooks’ Taxation
At both the national and European level, many are welcoming the arrival of the EU’s amendment, allowing member markets to tax ebooks and other digital formats at the same rate as print.
Québec Publishers on Making Sales in Europe: Ground Teams and Booksellers
Sometimes called ‘direct export,’ the best route to markets in Europe for Québec’s publishers may be through European booksellers–and agile ground teams to get their attention.
Frankfurter Buchmesse Announces the Inaugural RightsTech: Europe
The Frankfurter Buchmesse announces a cooperation with the organizers of the RightsTech Summit to bring this rights-focused conference to Europe in April 2019.
PEN America Files an Amicus Brief on the Right to Literacy in the States
In their filing PEN’s attorneys write that ‘One clear effect of the lack of access to literacy education is the inability to critically analyze “fake news.”‘