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DealsNordic Countries Overachieve at Selling Foreign Rights
In 2024, publishers from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the Faroe Islands signed 4,250 contracts representing $85 million in foreign rights sales—a significant sum relative to the size of their markets.
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Amazon Publishing Veteran Launches Nonfiction House
Eoin Purcell, who spent over a decade leading Amazon Publishing in Europe, and former BBC editor Blathnaid Healy have cofounded Full Set, a Dublin-based independent nonfiction publishing house. Its first list will debut later this year.
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Interactive AI Features in E-books, Audiobooks Drive Debate
Amazon’s “Ask this Book” and ElevenLabs’ “VoiceChat” features add a new layer of AI-powered interactivity between books and readers—and raise questions about the legality and reliability of such tools.
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Harlequin France to Test AI-Assisted Translation
Following backlash from the French Literary Translators Association, HarperCollins France confirmed it is “conducting tests” with a company that “uses experienced translators who utilize artificial intelligence tools” to translate Harlequin titles into French.
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Europe’s #ReadForReal Initiative Scales Up
The reading promotion program expanded from a one-day event into a monthlong celebration for the first time in 2025. More than 300,000 people participated in 6,573 events across 34 countries from November 11–December 12.
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Finnish AI Company Launches Market Analysis Tool for Books
The Helsinki-based Get Lost has begun testing BookID, an AI-powered manuscript analysis tool aimed at helping authors and publishers position their work in the market.
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Trade Shows
Guadalajara International Book Fair Breaks Attendance Records
The publishing world’s biggest Spanish-language event, which closed on December 7, drew more than 950,000 visitors. Some 18,400 publishing professionals from 64 countries participated on the fair, as did a vibrant delegation from guest of honor Barcelona.
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Trade Shows
U.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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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.
