The International Publishers Association and the European Booksellers Federation warn of pressured freedoms in Hong Kong. The post IPA, EIBF Raise Alarms Over Hong Kong’s New Security Law appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The Circana BookScan analysis of the US print market in March shows that Q1 2024 was 15 percent ahead of where it was in 2019. The post Circana BookScan on March 2024: US Print Books 2 Percent Under 2023 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

While AI tools have been used by some translators to support their work, three-quarters of those surveyed believe the emerging technology will negatively impact their future incomeMore than a third of translators have lost work due to generative AI, a survey by the Society of Authors (SoA) has found. More than four in 10 translators…

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.

Carrie Bloxson has been promoted to the senior vice-president of culture and diversity, equity and inclusion for Hachette Book Group (HBG) and Hachette UK.

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 latest Bored of Lunch book turned up the heat, but genre fiction was most popular overall last week with a mix of crime, romance and SFF making the Top 50.

Bloomsbury has announced plans to move its UK distribution and logistics operation from Macmillan Distribution (MDL) to Hachette UK Distribution from early April 2025 after 25 years with MDL. 

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.

Promoting research integrity is not just identifying bad behavior: problem articles can also be detected by the absence of 'honest' signals of integrity. The post Honest Signaling and Research Integrity appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

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.

The new shopping centre Westfield Hamburg-Überseequartier, one of the largest and most prestigious building projects in northern Germany, has announced that its widely advertised grand opening on 25th April will be delayed until the end of the summer.