Trade

France's bookshops to reopen this weekend
November 26, 2020 at 1:45 am

French President Emmanuel Macron announced on Tuesday evening (24th November) that bookshops and other “non-essential” retailers would be able to reopen on Saturday after a month’s lockdown.

Amazon Charts: A Promised Land breaks ground
November 26, 2020 at 1:45 am

Barack Obama's A Promised Land (Penguin) has risen into the Amazon Charts' Most-Sold: Non-Fiction top spot, after debuting a week ago, ahead of its publication. 

CBC launches Breakthrough Writers' Programme
November 26, 2020 at 1:45 am

The Curtis Brown Creative Writing school is launching a Breakthrough Writers’ Programme, which features fully funded courses, mentoring and scholarships for underrepresented writers. 

Inclusive audio
November 26, 2020 at 1:45 am

The ability to enter new worlds through literature and the joy of a good book has proven to be a source of solace and comfort nationwide throughout the pandemic. We've seen the evidence of this through booming book sales in the first lockdown, with data from the BBC showing a rise in fiction sales by…

International Authors’ Groups Not Satisfied in #Audiblegate Dispute
November 25, 2020 at 2:25 pm

Under the transatlantic pressure of writers' associations and unions, Audible offers a concession. And the authors say it's not enough. The post International Authors’ Groups Not Satisfied in #Audiblegate Dispute appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

International Authors’ Groups Not Satisfied in #Audiblegate Dispute
November 25, 2020 at 2:25 pm

Under the transatlantic pressure of writers' associations and unions, Audible offers a concession. And the authors say it's not enough. The post International Authors’ Groups Not Satisfied in #Audiblegate Dispute appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

PRH owner Bertelsmann to buy Simon & Schuster in $2bn deal
November 25, 2020 at 11:55 am

German media firm, already owner of the giant Penguin Random House, says acquisition of another major publisher is ‘approvable’ within monopoly rulesGerman media group Bertelsmann is set to acquire publisher Simon & Schuster for $2.17bn, less than a year after it took control of Penguin Random House (PRH).Bertelsmann outbid Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp, which owns…

Germany’s Bertelsmann To Buy Simon & Schuster for US$2.175 Billion
November 25, 2020 at 10:02 am

Penguin Random House parent company Bertelsmann will acquire Simon & Schuster. If the sale is approved by regulators, the Big Five will become the the Big Four. The post Germany’s Bertelsmann To Buy Simon & Schuster for US$2.175 Billion appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.