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Derek Thompson unravels the mystery of Fifty Shades’ mega-salesThere are no doubt plenty of people - but probably not as many as read the book - who simply can’t fathom how EL James can have sold more than 125m copies of Fifty Shades of Grey. Derek Thompson is here to help. The reason, it transpires,…

Textbooks, George Orwell, and Karl Marx share spots on the Beijing campus' 2016 report on favorite reads among students. And digital reading is up. The post Study: At Peking University, Japan’s Keigo Higashino Is a Hit appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Some whimsical, some outlandish, more than 300 concepts arrived when Chronicle Books and Little Free Library opened a competition for designs. The post Little Free Library Design Competition Announces International Winners appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The discovery and authentication of drawings close to 200 years old is behind MFA Boston's publication of 'new' work by old Japan's master Hokusai. The post On MFA Boston’s Reintroduction of ‘Hokusai’s Lost Manga’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

In international industry notes, a two-year deal with CEPIEC offers Ingenta publishers new access to China’s market and Springer’s Medicine Matters site launches for medical pros. By Porter Anderson, Editor-in-Chief | @Porter_Anderson Accessing the Chinese Scholarly Market ontent management specialist Ingenta, based in the UK and USA, has announced an agreement with Beijing’s China Educational Publications Import…

In the UK: There's a new call for creative proposals on online literature; and a Nigerian and UK publisher are among new Consortium clients. The post Industry Notes: Showcase Offers £7,500 in International Commissions; Nigeria’s Cassava Signs With Consortium appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Although one of its inspirations didn't live to see it open, Yangon Book Plaza is intended to expand traditional ideas of bookselling in Myanmar. The post Myanmar’s Book Plaza: A Hope That Consumers Will ‘Spend Time Inside the Shop’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Far-right British Breitbart controversialist says it would be absurd for his book not to cover ‘the insanity’ surrounding its publicationPublication of rightwing controversialist Milo Yiannopoulos’s memoir Dangerous has been delayed until June, so that he can include details of the controversy surrounding his book deal and the recent student protests that resulted in cancelled speaking…

Latest skirmish in conflict with hostile neighbour will threaten domestic book trade, say leading figures from the industryUkrainian publishers have reacted angrily to their government’s ban on importing books from Russia, claiming it will create a black market and damage the domestic industry.The ban, passed by Ukraine’s parliament, is the latest front in the battle…

At the Berlin Film Festival's Soirée française du cinéma, authors are announced for participation in France's Guest of Honor plans at Frankfurt Book Fair. The post First Authors Announced in France’s Frankfurt Book Fair Guest of Honor Program appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.