The German book market faces a perplexing set of circumstances, resulting in an overall performance down -1.9 percent in 2022.
AAP StatShot: US Book Revenues Down 11.2 Percent in April
AAP’s StatShot shows the United States market’s trade revenues were down 2.0 percent in the first four months, at US$2.8 billion.
March StatShot: US Book Industry Up 3.2 Percent Year-to-Date
The AAP StatShot figures for March 2023 arrive with trade revenues up 0.2 percent for the month of March, 1.1 percent year-to-date.
Dosdoce: Growing Sales in Spanish-Language Audiobooks
Ahead of this week’s Readmagine, Dosdoce’s Javier Celaya issues a new report on Spanish-language audiobooks and ebooks in 2022.
US Book Publishing Revenues in 2022 Were $28 Billion: AAP StatShot
Still 8.6 percent above 2019’s total revenues, the US market in 2022 was 2.6 percent below 2021’s revenue level, the AAP reports.
Booknet Canada: Comics and Graphic Novels Gained Popularity in 2022
n English-language Canadian publishing, Booknet reports a major jump of interest expressed by respondents in graphic narratives.
W3C Issues a Recommendation for EPUB 3.3
Moving from EPUB 3.2 to EPUB 3.3 ‘does not require any changes to current publication workflows,’ the W3C working group says.
US February Statshot: Audio in Adult Titles Surpasses Ebooks
In books for adults as a sub-category, audio surpassed ebooks for the first time, according to February’s StatShot.
Norway’s Beat Technology Partners With Sweden’s Adlibris
A Publishing Perspectives exclusive: Beat Technology’s newest platform is an audiobook and ebook app for Sweden’s Adlibris book retailer.
In Germany: Bookwire Announces Opening a United States Subsidiary
The ebook and audiobook distributor Bookwire opens its presence in a seventh country, looking to the United States for new business.