The Polish publishing market, though seeing strength in the pandemic in its digital infrastructure, has struggled with profit margins.
‘Stories From the Malaysian Archipelago’—And Kuala Lumpur’s Book Business
As the Malaysian Book Council promotes international rights availabilities for books from its market, one publisher there talks about his company’s pandemic experience. (Sponsored)
A Czech Second-Hand Books Boom: Knihobot’s Big Year
Knihobot, an online second-hand bookseller, is seeing increasing success with Czech consumers and plans to expand to Slovakia and Germany.
Pandemic Effects Weigh on China’s 2021 First Half
Beijing OpenBook researchers say that from January to June this year, both physical and digital retail have been lagging.
In Egypt, Publishers Are Moving to E-Commerce
Cairo publisher and bookseller Ahmed Rashad on how the pandemic makes the digital transformation more urgent than ever.
Polish Book Industry Eyes Fixed Book Price Proposal
The Polish Book Chamber has heard arguments for and against its long-running effort at legislation to established fixed book pricing.
Canada’s Wattpad Has First Film Project With Netflix
A day after Amazon announces its Kindle Vella serialization platform, the 90-million-user Wattpad arrives with its first serial-based film deal with Netflix.
Amazon Announces Its Wattpad-Style ‘Kindle Vella’ Platform
Opening a new route to self-publishing, Amazon’s Kindle Vella capitalizes on the popularity of online serialized storytelling.
Ukrainian Publishers Eye ‘Disastrous’ Industry Numbers From 2020
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.