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NewsEuropean Publishers See 25% Drop in Revenue
The Federation of European Publishers said that the publishing sector across Europe has already seen a 25% drop in anticipated revenue for 2020 due to the coronavirus crisis and is seeking support.
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Worldreader Helps Educate Vulnerable About Coronavirus
The charitable organization, which delivers e-books to disadvantaged communities in Africa, the Middle East, India, and South America, has released several e-books focused on educating people about the threat of the new coronavirus.
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Trade Shows
Bologna to Launch Virtual Fair, Rights Platform
On May 4, the Bologna Children's Book Fair is launching a series of online initiatives, including virtual events and exhibitions, and the new Bologna Children’s Book Fair Rights Exchange, an online marketplace for rights.
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Publishers Ask European Commission for Urgent Help
The Federation of European Publishers has made a plea to the European Commission to support the industry through the coronavirus pandemic, including guaranteed bank loans and increased grants.
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Planeta Preps Anthologies of Quarantine Stories
EBL, the self-publishing project of Spanish media conglomerate Grupo Planeta, has put out a call for stories for two anthologies of literature about life under quarantine during the coronavirus crisis—one in Spanish and another in English.
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London Book Fair
Jacks Thomas to Leave London Book Fair
Jacks Thomas is resigning as director of the London Book Fair after seven years in the role and is leaving Reed Exhibitions, the company that operates the fair. The change is effective this summer.
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Trade Shows
2020 Bologna Children's Book Fair Is Canceled
Due to the spread of the new coronavirus in Italy, the organizers of the Bologna Children's Book Fair have canceled this year's fair.
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Trade Shows
Hachette Latest to Leave Behind Bologna
Hachette Book Group is the third Big Five U.S. publisher to pull out of the rescheduled Bologna Children's Book Fair, following Simon & Schuster and Penguin Random House.
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IPA Reveals 2020 Prix Voltaire Shortlist
Four publishers, one each from Malaysia, Pakistan, Turkey, and Vietnam, have been shortlisted for the International Publishers Association's 2020 Prix Voltaire, which honors publishers whose activities promote the freedom to publish.
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Trade Shows
PRH Pulls Out of Rescheduled Bologna Book Fair
Penguin Random House has become the second of the Big Five U.S. publishers to announce it would not attend this year's rescheduled Bologna Children's Book Fair.
