30 Years After 'The Alchemist' Paulo Coelho is Still Making Magic
As his bestselling work turns 30, the internationally revered author is set to publish his new book, 'Hippie.' more...
Why Amazon’s 'Digital Roots' Will Reshape Physical Retail
On a Christmas Eve shopping visit to the bustling Amazon Books in New York, journalist Cherie Hu realized that Amazon had flipped the table on the analog environment of traditional bookselling. more...and more.
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The London Book Fair Carries On
The 2018 event, which wrapped up last week, was productive but low-key, with acquisitions and a growth in audiobooks on the minds of participants.
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London Book Fair 2018: Robert Darnton on Publishing Then and Now
PW talks to the renowned historian and former Harvard University librarian about his new book, 'A Literary Tour de France,' and the publishing business then, and now.
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London Book Fair 2018: Why Amazon’s 'Digital Roots' Will Reshape Physical Retail
On a Christmas Eve shopping visit to the bustling Amazon Books in New York, journalist Cherie Hu realized that Amazon had flipped the table on the analog environment of traditional bookselling.
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London Book Fair 2018: Meet the World’s First #1 Bestselling ‘Blockchain’ Author
Does the burgeoning technology—best known in the finance industry for powering cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin—hold promise for publishing?
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London Book Fair 2018: Why the Problem with Facebook, Is Facebook
In the the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, PW talks to University of Virginia Media Studies professor Siva Vaidhyanathan, author of the forthcoming 'Antisocial Media: How Facebook Disconnects Us and Undermines Democracy' (Oxford University Press) about Facebook’s sprawling influence in our lives, and what happens next.
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London Book Fair 2018: Audiobooks Continues Steady Sale Rise
“Audiobooks are the golden child of publishing at the moment,” said Orna O’Brien, conference manager of Quantum, the digital conference that preceded the opening of the London Book Fair on Monday.
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London Book Fair 2018: IPA Puts Censorship in the Spotlight
Censorship remains a problem in countries like Turkey and Iran, where it can have dire consequences, said panelists hosted by the International Publishers Association at the London Book Fair.
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London Book Fair 2018: How Committed Is Canada to Its Writers and Publishers?
Two recently filed lawsuits have intensified the copyright battle in Canada following the country's 2012 Copyright Modernization Act.
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London Book Fair 2018: Four Questions for...Brianna Schofield, Executive Director of the Authors Alliance
Ahead of its fourth anniversary, how is the organization faring? PW recently caught up with Brianna Schofield, executive directors of the Authors Alliance.
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London Book Fair 2018: Testing the Limits of Big Data
Our lives these days are increasingly shaped by data. But in his latest book, 'The Efficiency Paradox: What Big Data Can't Do', Edward Tenner documents how the futurist’s dream of a friction-free world has dimmed considerably.
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