In the case of Ukraine’s Old Lion Publishing House, adapting to online retail in 2020 made the difference between succeeding and going under.
‘Crisis and Changes’ in China: Insights From Beijing OpenBook’s Conference
With physical retail down, 2020 was the first year in which Beijing OpenBook tracked a downturn in the Chinese book market since 2000.
France’s Intermarché Offers Bookstores Its E-Commerce Network
French booksellers get digital help from Intermarché, as they struggle without an ‘essential business’ exemption during the pandemic.
As London Heads Into Lockdown, Good Cheer From Charkin: Chin Up
‘Those hours not spent commuting’ are on Richard Charkin’s list, as he tots up reasons for ‘a degree of optimism’ in book publishing.
‘Let’s Talk’ Program Opens Monday, Aligned with the Thessaloniki Book Fair
Frankfurter Buchmesse presents seminars on COVID-era bookselling, translation, and publishing, in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut and the Hellenic Foundation for Culture.
Ukraine Book Business After Lockdowns: An ‘Almost Complete Collapse’
Ukrainian title output plunged 55 percent in the first half of the year, publishers say, as they worry that renewed lockdowns are ahead.
China’s Book Retail Market: Down 9.29 Percent in First Half of 2020
The Chinese market’s bookselling patterns remain in flux, many Tier 1 and Tier 2 city stores still not fully open and digital retail accelerating since Q1.
Coronavirus Impact: Nielsen Book India on Readers in the Pandemic
Nielsen Book’s extensive survey of India’s consumer behavior in and after lockdowns reveals shifts in the time spent reading–and listening–for publishers.
Coronavirus Impact: Börsenverein Report on the German Book Market
A report on the German publishing industry is focused on effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on continental Europe’s largest book market.
Coronavirus Rocks China’s Book Business in the First Quarter of 2020
A first assessment of the Chinese market, January to March, shows physical bookstore sales plunging 60+ percent, printing stalled, supply chain disrupted.