American professional associations for authors, publishers, and booksellers write to the House Antitrust Subcommittee about what they call Amazon’s ‘scale of operation’
Spain’s Book Market: 40 Percent More Online Buying During Lockdown
A new study of the book market in Spain shows consumers are reading more during the pandemic lockdown, buying more books online, and still prefer print over digital.
Coronavirus Impact: Börsenverein Report on the German Book Market
A report on the German publishing industry is focused on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on continental Europe’s largest book market.
Coronavirus Impact: Spain’s Publishers Open a Two-Front Strategy
The Spanish publishing industry has gained new clarity on where it stands with the government and is ratcheting up its demands for pendemic assistance.
China Bestsellers May: ‘Online Literature’ Powers a Trilogy
Book market developments in May point to growth in China’s already powerful ‘online literature’ sector, led by the ‘Ran Freely’ trilogy by Wu Zhe.
China Bestsellers April 2020: A Watchful Market, a Reawakening Chart
China’s April bestsellers show the book market restarting, with Japanese author Higashino Keigo and Mai Jia’s new book topping the lists.
Coronavirus Response: Spain’s Publishing Industry Mobilizes Bookstore Support
Asking consumers to remember what booksellers mean to them, Spain’s publishing industry associations roll out a campaign to reopen book retailers.
Coronavirus: Germany Is To Follow Italy in Potential Bookstore Openings
Exemplary among many markets for its early testing and responsible distancing regulations, Germany looks will let bookstores begin reopening Monday.
China Bestsellers February 2020: A Market Stilled by Contagion
While China’s bestseller charts typically feature new releases, under the coronavirus outbreak, the lists have gone into a kind of lockdown of their own.
China Bestsellers November 2019: ‘Weathering’ Heights
The popularity of anime and a moving storyline are capturing Chinese filmgoers’ and readers’ interest in Makato Shinkai’s bestselling ‘Weathering With You.’