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American Publishers? Association Sues To Stop ?Audible Captions?
by Porter Anderson
23 Aug 2019 at 9:18am
AAP chief Maria A. Pallante calls Audible's 'Captions' an effort 'to seek commercial advantage from literary works that it did not create and does not own.'
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Richard Charkin in France: Serendipity
by Richard Charkin
22 Aug 2019 at 10:30pm
'We should never underestimate the role of unanticipated good fortune' in publishing success, writes book publisher Richard Charkin.
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Asian Bookstore Forum 2019: The Retail Context in China
by Porter Anderson
22 Aug 2019 at 10:30pm
At China's Asian Bookstore Forum in Xi'an, researchers cited a sharp shift, book sales moving quickly away from physical stores and over to online retail.
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Industry Notes: Germany?s Projekt DEAL and Springer; Baker & Taylor and McSwe...
by Porter Anderson
22 Aug 2019 at 9:44pm
A new accord between Springer and Projekt DEAL will produce 13,000 or more articles annually. And B&T now has international distribution of McSweeney's.
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Beijing International Book Fair: Phoenix Publishing?s Global Strategy
by Porter Anderson
22 Aug 2019 at 7:12am
Reporting US$2.62 billion in 2018 revenue, China's sprawling Phoenix Publishing & Media already has deals in 30 countries and wants to get only bigger.
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During the Edinburgh Book Festival: Publishing Scotland?s 2019 Fellowship
by Porter Anderson
22 Aug 2019 at 2:35am
Coinciding with the Edinburgh International Book Festival, 10 editors are on the week-long Publishing Scotland International Fellowship trip.
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German Bookseller Florian Valerius Is a 2020 Fellow for ABA Winter Institute
by Porter Anderson
21 Aug 2019 at 10:30pm
Bookselling Without Borders has given US booksellers international industry contacts, and now a retailer from Germany will be at the ABA's Winter Institute.
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Industry Notes: Wattpad and Viu in Partnership; Yellow Bird Options ?Spotify ...
by Porter Anderson
20 Aug 2019 at 10:30pm
Toronto-based Wattpad announces another international content development deal for Asian markets, and Sweden's Bonnier has a film option for 'Spotify Untold.'
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New Study on Spanish-Language Audiobooks from US Publishers
by Porter Anderson
20 Aug 2019 at 10:27pm
In Dosdoce's new study, American publishers' interest in producing Spanish-language audiobooks is seen as rising rapidly.
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PW Star Watch Names 50 Honorees for 2019, Its Fifth Year
by Porter Anderson
20 Aug 2019 at 9:30pm
In the annual PW Star Watch program, emerging talents in the North American publishing markets are honored. A 'Superstar' goes to Frankfurter Buchmesse.
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