Ahead of October’s Frankfurt Conference, Richard Charkin looks at open access: ‘Let us not write off the traditional subscription model.’
Richard Charkin: Notes From a Small Publisher in London
Totting up the pros and cons of being an independent publisher, Richard Charkin assesses Mensch Publishing on its third anniversary.
Remembering the British Publishing Industry’s David Whitaker, ISBN Pioneer
Recalled as being opinionated, decisive, and difficult as well as insightful, innovative, and impressive, David Whitaker died on August 4.
Richard Charkin in La France Profonde: A Market Assessment
Visiting booksellers in southern France, Richard Charkin finds mostly resilience and ringing cash registers in the provinces this summer.
Richard Charkin’s Big Week: The Benefits of Broken Pledges
In his new role of running his own small press, Richard Charkin finds success in breaking vows he made when setting it up.
Author Guy Kennaway Wins the 2021 Bollinger Prize
The 22nd winner of the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction is also known for ‘One People,’ ‘Bird Brain,’ and ‘Time To Go.’
Richard Charkin: An Age of Aquarius
‘Changing the world is hard and the highest ideals may have unintended consequences,’ writes Richard Charkin in his column of queries.
Bodour Al Qasimi on the IPA and Its 125th Anniversary: ‘A Sense of Solidarity’
‘Cultural globalization and digitization trends have accelerated the publishing industry’s own globalization,’ says IPA’s president.
IPA Observes Its 125th Anniversary With Bologna Opening
The premier event of Bologna Children’s Book Fair includes the debut of the International Publishers Association’s 125th-anniversary video.
Bologna Children’s Book Fair: Italy Published 7,289 Kids’ Titles in 2020
The Association of Italian Publishers participates in Monday’s Bologna Book Plus conference and shares 2020 book publishing and rights sales data from Italy.