'Québec rights holders have not been immune' from the devastation of Canada's copyright act in fair-dealing,' says Copibec's Christian LaForce. The post French- and English-Language Canadians Protest Copyright Inaction appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The 2024 Beijing International Book Fair includes a program for international publishers, with applications open until May 10. The post Beijing Book Fair Expects 70 Nations’ Engagement in June appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

The French government is starting a two-year trial allowing book ads on TV, but some publishers worry this will accelerate the dominance of bestsellers. The post Book Ads on French TV? Publishers Differ With Government appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.

Audible and Pottermore Publishing – the audio and e-book publisher of J K Rowling’s Harry Potter series – have announced plans for a new co-production of the original Harry Potter stories, scheduled for 2025.

Magic Cat Publishing has picked up the CPI Independent Publisher of the Year Award at the 2024 Independent Publishing Awards (IPA).

W H Smith has reported a "good" first half performance, with total group revenue for the six-month period to 29th February up 8% year on year, to £926m.

The winners of the 2024 Wicked Writers: Be The Change writing competition – a collaboration between the National Literacy Trust and the stage musical Wicked – have been announced.

Part one of a look back at the Publisherspeak meeting -- today's themes: author experience (AX) and AI. The post Guest Post — Elevating Scholarly Publishing through Collaboration: Insights from Publisherspeak US 2023 Part 1 appeared first on The Scholarly Kitchen.

Dag Smith, former c.e.o. of the Publishing Training Centre, dies aged 81

Harrogate International Festivals announced today the 18 titles longlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2024 with authors such as Val McDermid, Ann Cleeves and Mick Herron nominated. 

Beth Lincoln, Ayaan Mohamud and Matt Goodfellow are among those shortlisted for the 2024 Branford Boase Award.

Georgina Dee has been appointed to the newly created role of publishing director, knowledge and travel at DK Adult. This comes as part of a series of changes presided over by Liz Gough, managing director of the division, who commenced her role in February. 

Marketing agency Tandem Collective has announced plans to host its first ‘Author TikTok House’ with Amazon Publishing.

Good performances at its English-language divisions, including a 3% gain at Hachette Book Group, helped to increase first-quarter sales at Lagardère Publishing to €576 million, a 1.1% gain over 2023.

With a surge of streaming services in India, writes Arpita Das, publishers must play a more active role in book-to-film adaptations. The post Arpita Das: Screening the Word appeared first on Publishing Perspectives.