A two-week international reading-and-discussion exercise, the Big Library Read is underway with more than 20,000 libraries in various parts of the world.
ReedPOP Letter: Organizers Call BookExpo and BookCon ‘Powerful Platforms’
BookCon reaches its 20,000 person goal on Saturday and Sunday; BookExpo cites 7,425 attendees, “primarily booksellers, librarians, retailers, and media.”
Audio Publishers Association: Third Year of Strong US Audiobook Sales Growth
APA estimates show 2016’s audiobook sales growth expanding by almost 20 percent again. Sixty-seven million Americans say they finished an audiobook.
BookCon Busies Up the BookExpo Floor in New York City
Amid cheers for YouTube stars and TV producers, BookCon 2017 pulls a big crowd and gets free books into eager hands, the follow to ReedPOP’s BookExpo.
Marketing: Anatomy of a St. Martin’s Hit Built on the Goodreads Platform
In a BookExpo presentation, Goodreads explicated a publisher’s elevation of a title to ‘Times’ bestseller status using the platform’s amplification.
BookExpo’s Trade Floor: Spacious, Smaller, and Talking OptiQly
Smaller and quieter, this year’s BookExpo hums with anticipation about a new marketing analytics tool meant to boost success on Amazon.com.
BookExpo Distribution Notes: Canongate, PGW, Spink, Casemate, OCLC
Among the many partnerships being announced this week during BookExpo in New York City, many include international elements.
BookExpo Opens With Data for the Industry and a Focus on Consumers
As BookExpo’s conference programming looks at the new centricity of consumer data, ReedPOP hits ‘reset’ on mission priorities and approach.
Dosdoce and Bookwire Chart ‘Soaring’ Ebook Sales in the Spanish Markets
Citing a 110-percent jump in sales in Latin America and 41 percent growth in Spain, a new report sees digital as a key to the Spanish markets’ turnaround.
London Book Fair’s Virtual Conference: Nine Markets in Nine Hours
As BookExpo’s trade-show floor opens at Javits Center in New York City on Thursday, London Book Fair’s Virtual Conference will be in full sway on the ether.