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Growing Business Get Creative to Bring Spanish Books Stateside

By Ed Nawotka | 02/13/2026 @ 07:00PM

From literary fiction to children’s books, Latin American entrepreneurs are working to make offerings for Spanish-language readers more varied and visible in the U.S.
IPG Teams with Beat Technology for D2C E-books, Audiobooks

By Ed Nawotka and Sam Spratford | 01/28/2026 @ 10:00AM

Distribution affiliates of Independent Publishers Group will now be able to sell e-books and audiobooks directly to readers through the Norway-based white-label app provider’s first U.S. platform, Shelf.
Nordic Countries Overachieve at Selling Foreign Rights

By Ed Nawotka | 01/09/2026 @ 10:00AM

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.
Amazon Publishing Veteran Launches Nonfiction House

By Ed Nawotka | 01/05/2026 @ 05:30PM

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.
Interactive AI Features in E-books, Audiobooks Drive Debate

By Ed Nawotka | 01/05/2026 @ 10:35AM

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.
Harlequin France to Test AI-Assisted Translation

By Eva Baron | 01/05/2026 @ 10:30AM

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.
Europe’s #ReadForReal Initiative Scales Up

By Ed Nawotka | 12/31/2025 @ 10:00AM

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.
Finnish AI Company Launches Market Analysis Tool for Books

By Ed Nawotka | 12/22/2025 @ 09:30AM

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.
S&S Australia Names New Managing Director

By Sophia Stewart and Neill Denny | 12/10/2025 @ 09:40AM

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.
Storytel Adds English Audiobook Sales to Streaming Platform

By Ed Nawotka | 12/10/2025 @ 09:00AM

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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