Pop-up ‘reading pavilions’ offer sound booths for CCTV fans who record their favorite literary passages and send them to friends and loved ones.
Japan’s Kinokuniya Announces 33rd Overseas Bookstore in Abu Dhabi
The Tokyo-based bookstore chain is announcing a second venue in the United Arab Emirates, the Dubai store having opened in 2008.
Japan’s Kinokuniya Merges Its US Stores With Its Stationery Subsidiary
The international bookstore chain adds seven stores run directly by Kinokuniya after the company merges with its US gift and stationery subsidiary chain.
Amazon Gets Bulk of Complaint in AAP Filing With US Trade Commission
When it’s ‘impossible for suppliers to reach their consumers without’ platforms the publishers’ association argues, market power ‘warrants close scrutiny.’
Point-Counterpoint: Amazon Responds at Length to a New York Times Critique
In a Times report on counterfeited book sales online—and a ringing response from Amazon—a long-growing publishing retail debate moves into the spotlight.
Börsenverein Report: German Book Market Seen to Stabilize and Expand in 2018
In an upbeat report, the German book market is seen as having grown last year for the first time since 2012–by 300,000 buyers–with its financial performance leveling out.
China Bestsellers for March: On Stage and in the Public Domain
Live theater’s popularity among young adults in China–and content in the public domain–have to do with strong performances by titles from two authors.
China Bestsellers for February: ‘Paid-For Content’ in the Chinese Market
Movie-driven science fiction tops China’s bestseller lists in February, and we have news on the fast rise of ‘paid-for content’ in China.
China Bestsellers for November: The ‘Double Eleven’ Sales Boost
An annual round of sales pricing on Double Eleven or ‘singles day’ provides a bump to Chinese publishers and booksellers in November.
Tokyo’s New Bunkitsu Bookstore: Designed With an Admission Fee
In an effort to re-fashion the experience of a bookstore with discovery of a book, a new outlet in Japan curates a collection of high-end cultural titles.