The February update from the Association of American Publishers shows solid gains in children’s and religious books, and hardbacks with a 3-percent growth.
Books Heard ‘Round the World: A New Survey of International Audiobook Markets
The Audio Publishers Association, Bookrepublic, and Bologna Children’s Book Fair have begun surveying various audiobook markets.
Libreka and OverDrive in German-Language Partnership; Bookwire Builds Audiobook Service
Using Libreka’s positioning in the German-language markets, Rakuten OverDrive opens a new partnership, as Germany’s Bookwire expands internationally and wins a Digital Publishing Award.
Report: Spanish-Language Subscription Digital Sales Gain in Revenues
As ebook sales continue to grow in Spanish-language markets, the new report from the Dosdoce and Bookwire.es shows digital subscription services are also gaining consumer traction.
London Book and Screen Week Names 2019 CAMEO Award Winners
The London Book Fair’s public-facing festival, London Book and Screen Week, opens with its annual CAMEO Awards program for adaptations from the publishing world.
New Report Forecasts Spanish-Language Audiobook Surge in Spain and Latin America
The predictions made by publishers responding to Dosdoce’s new survey see the number of Spanish-language audiobook titles surpassing 10,000 this year, narration dialects starting to favor Latin American markets.
London Book and Screen Week Names 2019 CAMEO Award Shortlists
‘Books remain an extraordinarily rich source of material for some of this year’s most celebrated films, TV programs, theater productions and audio downloads,’ says London Book Fair’s director, Jacks Thomas.
Spain’s Publishers Cite Rising Readership, Digital Reading ‘More Intensive’
The new ‘barometer’ report on reading habits in Spain for 2018 shows a growing engagement with readership, later teens reading less.
American Market StatShot Report: Double-Digit Trade Growth in November
Hardback books benefitted the most from the uptick in trade book revenue, with 28.5-percent growth compared to November 2017.
Capstone And Earplay Partner on Children’s Titles for Alexa
By making spoken story-option choices, young listeners navigate titles from Capstone’s ‘You Choose’ series on Alexa-enabled devices.