Publishing analyst Carlo Carrenho kicks off the week with a review of the headlines from across the international publishing world.
Australian Booksellers Propose Tax Offset to Support Bookstores
“Books are not merely consumer goods; they carry cultural, educational and democratic value that markets do not fully price,” reads a policy brief from the Australian Booksellers Association. “When structural pressures and loss-leader pricing displace specialist bookshops, the infrastructure that supports Australian literary culture is eroded.”
In the U.S., Texas Asks Court to Resurrect ‘Unconstitutional’ Book Rating Law, Alarming Publishers and Booksellers
After more than two years, the return of H.B. 900, which would require bookstores and vendors to review all books in Texas schools at their own expense and rate them for sexual content, is a tense, and unwelcome development for freedom-to-read advocates.
As Brazil’s Book Market Evolves, Publishers Focus on AI, Audiences, and Tax Pressures
The Brazilian Book Chamber meeting brought together more than 400 professionals from across the publishing supply chain to discuss pricing, logistics, online growth, and the evolving role of digital bookselling in Brazil.
RISE Bookselling Conference: Notes from Verona
Last month, the European and International Booksellers Federation (EIBF) hosted the fourth annual international bookselling conference where 300 booksellers from around the world came together for workshops, panels, and presentations. Alex Mutter from Shelf Awareness writes about the importance of bookstores, particularly in the support of the trinity of freedoms.
The Future of the Italian Market: Vouchers, Booksellers, and Capitalizing on AI
The 43rd annual Advanced Training Seminar at La Scuola per Librai Umberto e Elisabetta Mauri highlighted key topics facing the Italian market and how booksellers and publishers will adapt to new challenges.
International Publishers and Booksellers Discuss “Artificial Intelligence and Publishing Intelligence”
Registration is open for Scuola per Librai Umberto e Elisabetta Mauri’s Friday program “The Intelligence of Books,” streamed on Zoom and featuring a deep-dive into the Italian market for 2026, a discussion about AI, and the neuroscience behind humans and screens.
In France, a Publishing Coalition Plans To Open Its Filéas Project
Forming a dashboard for the French book industry, the Filéas project plans to ‘ensure better visibility’ for print and digital book sales data.
US Supreme Court: AAP, Authors Guild File Brief on Sexual Content Law
Banned Books Week: Association of American Publishers, Authors Guild, and others file an amicus brief with US Supreme Court.
Banned Books Week: PRH’s ‘Banned Wagon’ Rides Again
Penguin Random House’s ‘Banned Wagon’ hits the road for a second year, with an expanded route to more communities facing censorship.