Tuesday, 6 February 2018
Several UK publishers have signed a letter urging organisers of the Man Booker Prize to reconsider the rule change in 2013 that made US-authored titles eligible for the prize, reports...

Monday, 5 February 2018
China’s retail book market expanded in 2017 at a rate of 14.55%, year on year, according to data from Chinese industry-data research firm OpenBook, reports Publishing Perspectives. Children’s books were...

Friday, 2 February 2018
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has awarded the 2018 Prix Voltaire award, which supports defenders of the freedom to publish, to missing Chinese-born Swedish publisher Gui Minhai. A Hong Kong-based publisher...

Thursday, 1 February 2018
In the US, the National Book Foundation announced that it will present a new award for translated literature as part of this year’s National Book Awards, reports the New York...

Wednesday, 31 January 2018
In the UK, the late Helen Dunmore has been awarded the £30,000 (A$51,700) Costa Book of the Year award for her poetry collection Inside the Wave (Bloodaxe Books), reports the...

Thursday, 25 January 2018
In the UK, HarperCollins’ consumer sales grew 8.1% in value in 2017, while the Big Four’s total market share dipped slightly, reports the Bookseller. The combined sales for the Big...

Thursday, 25 January 2018
In the UK, sales at bookselling chain WHSmith’s high street stores fell four percent like-for-like over the Christmas period—a decline partly attributed to the fall in sales of spoof humour...

Wednesday, 24 January 2018
US-based ebook analysts Author Earnings has expanded its tracking of online US print, audio and digital book sales to capture daily data. The data analysis company previously released quarterly reports...

Monday, 22 January 2018
UK bookselling chain Waterstones has reported an 80 percent jump in annual profits, reports the Guardian. Waterstones reported that pre-tax profits increased from £9.9m (A$17.1m) to £18m (A$31.25m) in the...

Thursday, 18 January 2018
In the UK, the shortlist for the inaugural Translators’ Association First Translation Prize, worth £2000, has been announced, reports the Bookseller. The shortlisted works are: Eve Out of Her Ruins...

Thursday, 18 January 2018
Nine out of the top 10 bestselling literary fiction authors in 2017 were women writers, reports the Bookseller. Margaret Atwood topped the list, benefiting from the TV adaptations of The...

Wednesday, 17 January 2018
German trade paper buchreport has reported sales were down for the German book industry in 2017, with value dropping two percent compared to 2016, reports the Bookseller. Christmas sales in...

Tuesday, 16 January 2018
Print book sales in Canada have declined in 2017, with print book volume down by four percent and value down by three percent compared to 2016 figures. According to a...

Monday, 15 January 2018
In the Czech Republic, the government has introduced a new tax law that allows companies to offer tax-deductible book vouchers to employees, reports Publishing Perspectives. In effect since 1 January...

Friday, 12 January 2018
In the UK, Quarto is merging its three adult trade imprints into one new imprint, White Lion Publishing, reports the Bookseller. The publishers’ imprints Aurum Press, Frances Lincoln and Quintessence...

Thursday, 11 January 2018
In the US, Penguin Random House (PRH) has purchased the trade book publishing assets of wellness publisher Rodale Books from Hearst Corp, reports Publishers Weekly. Hearst, after announcing its acquisition...

Wednesday, 6 December 2017
In the US, publisher and technology company Cengage is launching a ‘first-of its kind’ digital subscription service for students called Cengage Unlimited, reports the Bookseller. The service, launching in August...