Already struggling with piracy and a diminished cultural allowance for young citizens, the Italian industry faces new constraints on bookselling discounts.
Dom Publishers: An Architecture Publisher Builds a Distribution Network in Russia
Berlin-based Dom Publishers has built its own distribution and sales network in Russia to navigate local regulations and market dynamics.
Fixed Book Prices in Germany: Two New Studies Are Introduced in Berlin
Germany’s publishers and booksellers association releases dual studies on fixed book prices, long a tradition and legally regulated reality in the market.
Russian Book Publishers Say Paper Costs, High Inventories, Are Limiting Production
In Russia’s book market, high bookstore inventory levels and rising paper prices are prompting publishers to consider cutting back on book production in 2019.
Education Publishers Push Digital Content as the New School Year Begins
A study commissioned by Ingram finds that students delay or avoid purchasing expensive textbooks. Education publishers respond with digital textbooks.
At Kuala Lumpur Book Fair, Publishers Say Paper Costs Under Control
In Free Malaysia Today: Publishing players say that expected increases in paper costs are less a worry than growing numbers of local authors.
Growing Russian Book Market Looks to Educational and Children’s Books in 2017
With book production down 40 percent in Russia, the country’s publishers are looking to favorable book pricing as a source of revenue growth in 2017.
International Industry Notes: English PEN on Political Cartooning; Open Road and Vistaar on Ebook Prices
In a season when politics can seem especially cartoonish, English PEN looks at the freedom of such expression, as Open Road engages Vistaar to draw a clearer picture of ebook pricing.
Israel’s Short-Lived Fixed-Price Book Law: A Rights Agent’s Viewpoint
International publishing rights agent Stephanie Barrouillet of Tel Aviv describes the effects of a short-lived fixed-price law, just repealed by Israel.
In Uganda: Nobody Complains That Book Prices Are Too Low
In the West, years of deep discounts in the trade and audience-attracting freebies in self-publishing have led to concerns about books being undervalued. In Uganda, pricing runs the other way.
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