Top-visibility Authors Guild members join with Amazon Publishing and Penguin Random House in a suit alleging KISS is pirating a wide range of books.
David Abulafia’s ‘Human History of the Oceans’ Wins £40,000 Wolfson Prize
‘We are living through rather more history at the present time than most of us would ideally choose to do,’ says Wolfson jury chair David Cannadine in the digital prize announcement.
New York’s 2020 BookExpo and BookCon: Canceled
Book Expo–and its associated consumer-facing BookCon–had been moved from May to July, but six primary exhibitors had withdrawn.
BookExpo and NY Rights Fair Move to July in New York City: Coronavirus Update
A day after Penguin Random House announced its withdrawal from the 2020 BookExpo and BookCon, the shows’ organizers have moved the dates from May to July.
Penguin Random House Withdraws From BookExpo and Buenos Aires Book Fair is Canceled: Coronavirus Update
Penguin Random House will not participate in BookExpo 2020, and the Fundacion el Libro released news that it would cancel the 20202 Buenos Aires Book Fair.
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 and Publishing’s Workforce: Early Shifts to Remote Operations
The books business is beginning its largest test of remote staffing, as publishers shift from urging to ordering employees to stay home amid the outbreak.
Turkey’s ITEF Calls for Fellows; Europa Sells Ferrante Audio Rights to PRH
Industry Notes: The ITEF fellowships have seen almost 150 publishing pros visit Istanbul. And Elena Ferrante’s new title goes to PRH Audio.
Coronavirus: Madrid Fair Moves to October; BISG Postpones; Macmillan Works at Home
Our roundup today includes international book business event information from New Zealand, Colombia, Spain, Tunisia, and the United States.
Coronavirus: PRH IT Works to Maximize Telecommuting Capability; Cannes Looks at Downsizing
Following the cancellation of the 57th annual Bologna Children’s Book Fair, we see other world events struggling with their own paths forward–including now France’s Cannes Film Festival.