As print sales fall, Czech publisher Grada focuses on its digital subscription platform and much-needed tech upgrades to meet the growing demand for digital content.
Coronavirus: Macmillan and PRH Ease Library Digital Book Availability
Macmillan CEO John Sargent reverses his controversial stance on library ebooks, and Penguin Random House announces a discounted digital books amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Coronavirus: Kobo Joins Mondadori in Providing Free Ebooks to Italians in Lockdown
Amid Europe’s largest coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak, Italian citizens in lockdown are able to read free Mondadori ebooks in a program facilitated by Kobo.
AAP’s StatShot for November: Year-to-Date, a Modest Rise
The year-to-date view from the latest AAP StatShot report is better looking than the month-over-month comparison of November in 2018 and 2019.
Open Road Integrated Media Reports 23.3 Percent Growth in 2019
The success of last year, says Open Road’s CMO, involves not just its ‘Ignition’ marketing program but also readers’ interest in work that may not be new.
Sweden’s Nextory, Like Storytel, Looks for New Markets
Finland and Germany were the first markets added Nextory, the Stockholm-based unlimited-subscription service for ebooks and audiobooks.
South Africa’s Snapplify Opens ‘Teacher Benefits’ Program
The ed-tech company has partnered with the Answer Series to offer teachers free study guides as part of its new support platform.
Italian Book and Newspaper Publishers Reveal Scale of Piracy
Costing the books industry as much as €528 million, piracy is a major target for Italian book and news publishers in 2020.
AAP’s StatShot for October: A Mixed Report With a Boost in Children’s Books
Children’s books see a handsome bump of more than 20 percent in October, year over year, as US higher education course materials drop almost 70 percent.
Michael Tamblyn on Kobo’s 10th Anniversary: ‘A Better Reading Life’
This weekend marks Kobo’s first decade. CEO Michael Tamblyn looks at how his far-flung international retail success is a former startup ‘still standing.’