Walking more than 12 miles per day, Richard Charkin has time to explore ‘the importance of audio and audiobooks.’
Spain’s Publishers: COVID-19 Boosted Readership to a Record High in 2020
In a new FGEE survey of Spanish readers, the number of people reading weekly increased from 50 percent in 2019 to 57 percent in 2020.
Denmark’s Saga Egmont Acquires Mexico’s Cuántica Activa Audiolibros
Saga Egmont says the acquisition of Mexican audiobook publisher Cuántica Activa Audiolibros fits with its growth in Spanish book markets.
AAP StatShot: US Trade Book Sales Up 9.7 Percent for 2020
US books sales in 2020 were mixed, with AAP reporting trade book revenues up but declines in K-12 and higher education materials.
Audio Publishers Association Names the 2021 Audie Awards Finalists
The annual Audie Awards program for audiobooks, now in its 26th year, prepares for a digital awards ceremony on March 22, having started with some 1,500 submissions in the pandemic year.
Denmark’s Lindhardt & Ringhof Reports ‘Vast Growth in Revenue’ in 2020
Riding a big 2020 boost from Saga Egmont and overall digital growth during the pandemic, Denmark’s Lindhardt & Ringhof has ‘ambitious plans’ for 2021.
Venice’s Mauri School 2021: ‘The State of the Book’
The trials of 2020 and outlook for 2021 drive discussions of discoverability, digital, and direct-to-consumer relations in Venice’s forum.
Germany-Based Bookwire in 2020: Titles Up 11 Percent Over 2019
The digital distributor reports a rise in audiobook titles of 123 percent in 2020 over the previous year. Print-on-demand advanced 18 percent.
John Leguizamo Tapped to Host 2021 Audie Awards
Jurors in the 26th annual Audie Awards will have collectively encountered more than 14,000 hours of narration to make their 2021 selections.
Germany’s Bookwire and Denmark’s Saga Egmont: Spanish-Language Content
Distributor Bookwire and digital publisher Saga Egmont partner to make thousands of Spanish-language ebooks and audiobooks available.