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The Hachette Book Group workforce in 2020 was 3.9 percent black, the company says, 6.7 percent Asian, 20 percent Hispanic or Latinx. The post Hachette Book Group Announces Diversity Progress in 2020 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The Hachette Book Group workforce in 2020 was 3.9 percent black, the company says, 6.7 percent Asian, 20 percent Hispanic or Latinx. The post Hachette Book Group Announces Diversity Progress in 2020 appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Audiobooks have a “once in a generation” chance to reach new audiences but publishers must consider using streaming or subscriptions services for some titles before platforms such as Spotify get there first with content, industry experts have warned.

Madeleine Milburn Literary Agency's Catherine Cho has left the company to start her own agency, Paper Literary.

Newly announced funding from the German government means there is no financial risk to publishers booking a stand at Frankfurt Book Fair this year, organisers say. 

Particular Books has signed a new series of children’s books by historian Dominic Sandbrook. The series is described as “perfect for fans of Horrible Histories” . 

Jennifer Porter has been appointed as head of marketing for Embla Books, Bonnier Books UK’s digital-first commercial fiction imprint, launching in autumn this year.  

Atlantic is to publish Mouth to Mouth by Antoine Wilson, after securing the "smart and deliciously engrossing" novel at auction.

Waterstones and Barnes & Noble owner Elliott Investment Management is buying the assets and operations of US stationery and gift retailer Paper Source, with James Daunt overseeing the chain.

Librarians fighting the “exorbitant” pricing and licensing of academic e-books claim others are afraid of speaking out about the subject and are hoping the Competitions & Marketing Authority (CMA) will take action.