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Trade ShowsU.S. Market, Children’s Titles Both Key to Growing Spanish-Language Audiobooks
At the Guadalajara International Book Fair’s second annual audiobook forum, panelists discussed the development and challenges of the Spanish-language audio segment, identifying opportunities in the U.S. market and among young readers.
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News
S&S Australia Names New Managing Director
Jane Curry, who will take the helm of Simon & Schuster Australia and New Zealand January 19, succeeds Dan Ruffino, who announced his resignation last month. She is currently managing director of Sydney-based independent publisher Ventura Press.
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Storytel Adds English Audiobook Sales to Streaming Platform
Citing the growing popularity of reading and listening to books in English across Europe, the Stockholm-based company has begun offering English-language titles from PRH and Hachette for sale in Sweden, Denmark, and the Netherlands.
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Spotify Tests Audiobooks in Middle Eastern, African Markets
The streaming service will include English-language audiobooks as part of a new Premium Platinum subscription it’s testing in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa, marking Spotify’s first expansion of its audiobook service into these regions.
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Next-Gen Iranian Publishers Don’t Want to Be Pirates
PW talked with Mehdi Tajallaei, a translator and foreign rights assistant at Houpaa Publishing House and Borj Books in Tehran, about the growing number of publishers in Iran seeking legitimate rights deals despite the nation’s disregard for copyright law.
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IPA Membership Continues to Grow
The International Publishers Association will add three new members—Bulgaria, Georgia, and Latvia—starting in January 2026, bringing its total membership to 107 associations spanning 85 countries.
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World Caribbean Books Launches Book Fair
The Nassau, Bahamas–based hybrid publisher and online bookseller will host its inaugural Christmas Book Fair next month—the latest effort in its mission to bring together Caribbean authors under one roof.
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Trade Shows
Shanghai Children’s Book Fair Examines a Changing Market
The hot topics at the 12th edition of the annual show dedicated to children’s publishing, held November 14–16, included cooling book sales and sluggish rights deals.
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News
OUP Plans 113 U.K. Layoffs
Oxford University Press in the U.K. has proposed making more than 100 employees redundant due to “organizational changes,” primarily impacting the eduction and English-language teaching divisions.
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Sharjah Book Fair
African Publishers Battle ‘Wakanda Problem’ as Market Grows
At the Sharjah Publishers Conference earlier this month, speakers noted that Africa’s 54 countries often get flattened into one imaginary place. Now, publishers across the continent are fighting back by prioritizing local readers and creating their own opportunities.
