A partnership with PRH lets Kinokuniya consumers compare English and Japanese editions. And a building in which Hemingway once was printed has been bought.
The International Publishers Association’s Seminar Series in Nairobi: ‘Africa Rising’
In June, the IPA’s seminar series for African publishing will address talent and readership development, digital opportunities, copyright protection, and more.
In Québec: New Report Cites Book Sales Uptick; Booksellers Debate Backlist
Booksellers in French-language Canada are required to carry extensive backlist titles but say sales of them are slow and require staff training.
At CONTEC Mexico: Booksellers on Countering the Online Retail Challenge
At the third CONTEC Mexico conference, booksellers from Germany and Spain discussed the art of attracting customers in an age of online shopping.
British Book Awards Program Names Nine Bookshop Shortlists
The Independent Bookshop of the Year category of the 2019 Nibbies has a 48-store shortlist and is broken into nine regions in its initial round.
The German Book Market in 2018, and a Look Ahead to 2019
Following the release of German book market data from 2018, the country’s publishers turn their attention to issues facing their industry in 2019.
British Book Awards: More Than 65 Judges for 2019
Festival directors, journalists, authors, broadcasters, editors, publishers, booksellers, illustrators, translators, educators, and literary agents are among the big cohort of judges for the 2019 ‘Nibbies.’
Russian Booksellers Say Online Retail Competition Is Gaining Fast
The share of online sales of books could be as high as 35 percent in the Russian market within five years, according to one executive.
Bookselling Without Borders and Tišma Prize Open for Submissions
The Bookselling Without Borders program will again send bookstore workers to international book fairs and trade shows. And Novi Sad’s new Tišma Prize is in its inaugural year.
Russian Officials Pledge 2019 Support for Independent Booksellers
In Russia, a government plan to provide lower-cost retail sites to independent booksellers at state cultural facilities may help smaller bookstores survive.