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In looking at the May StatShot report just released by the AAP, not only is there a 12.1-percent drop in sales year-over-year but also drop-offs in returns. The post Coronavirus Update: AAP StatShot Shows US Book Market in May appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

'Frankfurt Rights' and 'Frankfurt Conference' lead digital programming and online tools planned for this year's Frankfurt Book Fair. The post Frankfurter Buchmesse Outlines Digital Programming Details appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Just before the world changed, about five months ago on February 18th, we wrote in this space about two initiatives that made sense for all publishers to employ to raise revenues and profits. One was Ingram’s Guaranteed Availability Program (GAP), which connects their Lightning print-on-demand capability to their ability to ship within 24 hours, delivering…

I May Destroy You skewers the weirdness of fandom and captures just how terrifying the publishing industry can beMichaela Coel’s critically acclaimed new TV series I May Destroy You (BBC One), the journey of a young woman uncovering and trying to deal with sexual trauma, is a show that I fall for more with each…

The annual Rising Stars list of industry catalysts reaches its 10th instalment with the Class of 2020, and judging by their forebears’ success, this year’s batch have plenty to look forward to.

The coronavirus pandemic has hit the German book industry hard with sales down 13.9% year on year in the first half of 2020. 

Last week The Stage magazine reported that UK theatre stood on a precipice, without government help or a reopening plan; on the BBC’s “Front Row”, the conductor Sir Simon Rattle said that without support to make a bridge to the new world, many organisations, principally venues and performing arts companies, will fail.

Reni Eddo-Lodge's Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race (Audible Studios for Bloomsbury) has topped the weekly Audible chart for a fifth week running.

A group of festival organisers have said monetising digital events needs "careful consideration" if the physical events are to survive post-pandemic life.

Simon & Schuster is to publish a debut book of poetry by American singer and songwriter Lana Del Rey.