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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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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.
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Spotify Tests Audiobooks in Middle Eastern, African Markets
The streaming service will include English-language audiobooks as part of a new Premium Platinum subscription it’s testing in the UAE, Saudi Arabia, and South Africa, marking Spotify’s first expansion of its audiobook service into these regions.
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Next-Gen Iranian Publishers Don’t Want to Be Pirates
PW talked with Mehdi Tajallaei, a translator and foreign rights assistant at Houpaa Publishing House and Borj Books in Tehran, about the growing number of publishers in Iran seeking legitimate rights deals despite the nation’s disregard for copyright law.
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IPA Membership Continues to Grow
The International Publishers Association will add three new members—Bulgaria, Georgia, and Latvia—starting in January 2026, bringing its total membership to 107 associations spanning 85 countries.
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