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Canadian Publishing 2020: Keeping It Local
In uncertain times, indie publishers are focusing on Canadian authors
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Canadian Publishing 2020: A Decade of CitizenKids
Kids Can Press puts a spotlight on global issues
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Canadian Publishing 2020: Why UTP Supports BLM
Social change is central to the mission of every university press
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Canadian Publishing 2020: Hiring Creators Helps
Having authors and illustrators on staff is an advantage at PRH Canada.
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Canadian Publishing 2020: BLM, Dundurn, and Diversity
Publishing Black writers is both a personal and professional priority.
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PRH Canada in 2020: PW talks with CEO Kristin Cochrane
As the CEO of Penguin Random House Canada, Kristin Cochrane is well positioned to gauge the impact that Covid-19 and the fight for racial justice have had on publishing this year.
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Canadian Publishing 2020: So Many Statements
A Canadian novelist has mixed feelings about social media outpourings in a year of BLM protests.
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Canadian Publishing 2020: Fun Reading Equals Academic Success
Trade books can play an important role in the real and virtual classroom.
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Canadian Publishing 2020: Choosing Progress over Change
Quebec’s publishers are working hard to address sexual harassment and diversity issues.
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Canadian Publishing 2020: Silver Linings
How being a locked-down bookseller made Dan Wells a better publisher.
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Canadian Publishing 2020: A Year of Introspection
Publishers across Canada reflect on the challenges of 2020 and look ahead.
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S&S UK Restructures Nonfiction Program, Adds Gallery Imprint
Simon & Schuster UK is restructuring its adult nonfiction program, and adding a new imprint modeled on Gallery Books in the U.S.
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'PW' in Spanish Debuts Around the World
The first issue of 'Publishers Weekly en Español' was published this week in Spain. The inaugural edition features an array of original interviews, news, and analysis, as well as more than 50 book reviews of Spanish-language titles.
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Canadian Book Sales Recover from Covid-19 Dip
The last eight weeks of book sales in Canada have been better than the corresponding period in 2019 and the market is slowly making up for sales lost earlier in the year due to the Covid-19 crisis, says BookNet Canada's CEO Noah Genner.
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China Literature Loses Big During the Pandemic
China Literature, China's top online publishing and bookselling platform, lost $465 million in the first six months of the year, prompting executives to say the company business model and culture needs to be fixed.
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European E-book, Audiobook Sales See Pandemic Pop
Sales of e-books and audiobooks have been robust across Europe throughout the pandemic despite storefront closures, according to a new report from Bookwire.
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Italy's Book Sales Bounce Back
The recent return of book buyers to stores in Italy has helped the overall Italian book business bounce back. After showing a year-over-year revenue loss of 20% through April 18, that loss is down to 11% as of July 11.
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Europe's Pandemic Sales Slide Quantified
A report by the Federation of European Publishers aims to quantify the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on European publishers, citing a significant plunge in bookstore sales and commensurate lost revenue for publishers.
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German Sales Drop 14% in the First Half of 2020
German Book sales crashed during lockdown, but have bounced back as bookstores reopened, and are down just 14% overall for the first six months of 2020, compared with the same period in 2019.
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