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Ahead of Abu Dhabi's Congress PCI on April 28, Ubisoft VP Fawzi Mesmar makes the case for why embracing diverse perspectives leads to blockbuster hits. The post Ubisoft’s Fawzi Mesmar on Bringing Arabic Voices to Video Games appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
A record number of publisher submissions were made this year to BooksForTopics 2024 Reading for Pleasure booklists, according to the organisation, with HarperCollins, Macmillan and Penguin dominating the lists.
Illustrated book specialist Rizzoli International Publications has acquired Chelsea Green Publishing, which focusses on politics and sustainable living, for an undisclosed sum.
The International Publishers Association (IPA) and the European and International Booksellers Federation (EIBF) have stated their concern at the limits the new Hong Kong Security Law will create on the freedom to publish in Hong Kong.
Independent bookshop Backstory is launching a new literary magazine of the same name targeted at a younger, female audience.
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair (BCBF) will run from 31st March to 3rd April in 2025, less than three weeks after London Book Fair (LBF).
A survey of 787 members of the Society of Authors (SoA) found that a third of translators and quarter of illustrators report losing work to generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems.
Two organizations representing screenwriters join forces "to establish an ethical framework" for the use of AI in scriptwriting. The post International Screenwriters Issue a Joint Statement on AI appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
The newly announced agreement will support Arabookverse's offerings with Beat's Technology's services in Arabic-language content. The post Arabookverse Is Beat Technology’s Entry Into the Middle East appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.
Hachette UK’s Muslim Employee Network hosted its fourth annual Iftar, the fast-breaking evening meal in Ramadan, marking the network’s first cross-industry iteration.