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Children’s Books in China 2019: The Chinese Children’s Book Market Is Still on a Roll
The oft-quoted numbers remain as compelling as ever: 370 million people under the age of 18, an additional 17.5 million babies born annually, and at least 600 active publishers in the children’s book industry.
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Children’s Books in China 2019: All Our Coverage
Welcome to PW’s third special report on the Chinese children’s book market.
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Ingram Expands U.K. Footprint
Ingram Content Group will open a new 96,000-sq.-ft. distribution facility in Milton Keynes, U.K., later this year that will bring most of its operations under one roof.
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Houellebecq Ruled Europe in January
French novelist Michel Houellebecq’s latest was the top- Please by Antonio Manzini, the 12th volume in the popular selling fiction title in December in his home country, and murder mystery series featuring Deputy Police Chief Rocco it remained there at the end of January.
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A Peek Inside African Publishing
Two new reports offer insight into the African book market.
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Largest Germany Wholesaler Files for Bankruptcy
KNV, the largest German book wholesaler and distributor, filed for bankruptcy on February 14.
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Ridout Forms New U.K. Publisher
Amanda Ridout, former managing director of Head of Zeus and a prominent figure in the U.K. publishing world, has launched a new publishing house, Boldwood Books.
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Man Group Pulls Out of Booker Sponsorship
The Booker Prize Foundation said yesterday that it was "confident" of finding a new sponsor following the decision of the hedge fund company the Man Group to end its association with the Booker Prize and the Booker International Prize.
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Introducing...the International View
In our inaugural column on global publishing, we looks at developments in Canada, Germany, and Malaysia.
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‘Becoming’ Bewitched Europe in December
Michelle Obama’s 'Becoming' is a global hit, especially in Europe, where her memoir topped the nonfiction lists in Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden in December.
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Canadian Print Book Sales Stayed Flat in 2018
The value of print books sold in Canada totaled C$1.13 billion ($850 million) in 2018, with 54.7 million units sold, according to data released by BookNet Canada and BNC SalesData, the national sales tracking service.
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Europe's Book Market Grew Slightly in 2017
In 2017 the 29 member countries of the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) generated €22.2 billion ($25.3 billion) in total sales, a figure up slightly from 2016 after accounting for exchange rate effects.
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Study Recommends Refocusing Readers on Canadian Authors
The 180-page report shows a steep drop in both sales of books by Canadian authors and books published by Canadian-owned presses.
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A.J. Finn is Kobo's Bestselling Author of 2018
Rakuten Kobo's lists of the top selling e-books and audiobooks in Canada for the year was led by A.J. Finn's 'The Woman in the Window' and Mark Manson's 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck.'
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Brazilian Publisher Pleads for People to Buy Books
Luiz Schwarcz, CEO of PRH-owned Companhia das Letras in Brazil, has published a blog post on his company's website asking for people to buy and give books as gifts this holiday season. It has gone viral.
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U.K. Book Trade Agrees to Code of Conduct
In the U.K., groups representing agents, publishers, bookseller and authors have agreed to a 'Commitment to Professional Behaviour,' a new code of conduct intended to stamp out sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying, and intimidation.
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U.K. Authors Lobby for Brexit Protections
The U.K. Society of Authors has issued a "Brexit Briefing" asking for specific provisions for writers and publishers to be part in the U.K.'s Withdraw Agreement, including copyright protections, favorable export terms, access to E.U. grant funding, and the ability to work in the E.U.
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Activist Author Takes Over at Top Mexican Publisher
Author Pablo Ignacio Taibo II has taken over as director of Fondo de Cultura Económica, Mexico’s large state-owned publishing house. He is seen as a political radical and a controversial choice to lead the publisher
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Esi Edugyan Wins Second Giller Prize
The author won the C$100,000 Scotiabank Giller Prize for her novel 'Washington Black.' Edugyan previously won in 2011 for her novel Half-Blood Blues, making her the third two-time Giller winner.
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New Thrillers Crown European Charts
New thrillers from well-known authors topped the bestseller lists across Europe in late October.
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