The Russian ebook distributor LitRes reports 45-percent growth year-over-year in ebook sales for the first half of this year. And Storytel, which ended its first year in May in the market, cites digital access over vast distances as a driver.
Italy’s Stefano Mauri in Madrid: Three Points of Digital Impact on the Book Market
Italian book publishing icon Stefano Mauri speaks at the Readmagine conference about how the digital dynamic has affected Italy’s book marketplace.
The Serial Box App’s First ‘Micro Monday’ Tiny Tale Arrives Today
Serial Box launches today its new ‘Micro Mondays’ notification-sized short stories on the app, which is available to iOS users.
As BookExpo and New York Rights Fair Open: Warnings for Publishers
‘Your competitors like Netflix, Amazon Prime and Audible,’ publishers will hear this year at BookExpo and the rival rights fair, ‘are more than willing to fill the gap.’
As BookExpo Approaches, US Publishers Cite Revenue Up In First Quarter of the Year
Once more, downloaded audiobooks are the format leader, up 32.1 percent in the first quarter of 2018, according to the Association of American Publishers’ StatShot report.
UK’s CrimeFest Conference Confers Its 10th Annual Awards
Both the CrimeFest event and its awards program have turned 10 years old this year, its four-day convention set this year in the West Country, in Bristol.
Serial Box Has New Funding for Audio Bundling With Reading, as a ‘Publishing Studio’
Tapping into the robust audiobook market, Molly Barton announces a key new investor: Boat Rocker Media can leverage Serial Box’s content for television and film production.
Open Road Launches Open Road Ignition, Marketing Services Group
This article is sponsored by Open Road Integrated Media (OR/M) and was originally featured in our Frankfurt Book Fair print edition.
McGraw-Hill and iFlipd Pilot a Weekly Textbook Rental Program
In a timely partnership for the school year, international publisher McGraw-Hill and ebook-and-print bundler iFlipd pilot a $15-per-week textbook rental.
New Life for Backlist: Open Road’s Dunkirk ‘Miracle’ Marketing Victory
As Hollywood went into high gear for Christopher Nolan’s new film, so did Open Road Integrated Media for Walter Lord’s 1982 book on Dunkirk.