The US-based distributor IPG has announced deals with independent publishers in and to the States, the UK, Canada, and Australia.
Arpita Das: Caring for Editors
Arpita Das on the demands of editing: ‘I remember sitting on the verandah, after hours of editing, finding it difficult to breathe.’
The UK’s Booker Prize For Fiction: 2024 Longlist
The 2024 Booker Prize for Fiction longlist includes two titles from independent publishers, as well as a Dutch and a Native American writer.
Hachette in the UK and USA: International Management
The key changes announced emphasize greater international dexterity for Hachette under David Shelley’s transatlantic leadership.
UK’s Society of Authors: More Clarity in Spotify’s Terms
Changes in Spotify’s terms of use for its Findaway Voices audiobook products trigger concerns from the Society of Authors in London.
Penguin Random House Acquires Self-Help Publisher Hay House
Hay House, founded by the late Louise Hay and acquired by Penguin Random House, has offices in Australia, India, the States, and UK.
Spotify Audiobooks: Expanded to US Premium Subscribers
Publishers’ rationale, PRH CEO Nihar Malaviya says, is compensation ‘commensurate with what we’re getting from the marketplace.’
UK: Society of Authors Questions Spotify’s Publisher Deals
The October 3 announcement of Spotify including audiobooks in its UK subscriptions has prompted sharp demands from the Society of Authors.
UK and Australia: Spotify Opens ‘Audiobooks in Premium’
Rolling out its new audiobook-listening offer to subscribers in two markets, Spotify effectively mounts a new challenge to Audible.
Libro.fm Opens, Audiobook Sales Through Local Bookstores
The seven-year-old Seattle-based Libro.fm opens a Bookshop.org-style audiobook-selling service in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.