Interview with Andrew Wylie and the launch of a new Finnish agency.
Best Articles of 2016 Part 3
This week, we're looking back at your favorite articles of 2016.
In today's list (in no particular order), you'll find stats on children's books and ISBNs, calls for freedom of expression and thriving bookstore enterprises. Happy reading!
Children's Book Summit: Nielsen on Kids, Their Trends, and Their Parents
Taking a holistic approach, Nielsen's third conference on children's books looked at book sales, content trends, and buying habits of millennial parents.
How Independent Bookstores Are Thriving in the Digital Age
Though the media described the rise of ebooks as a death knell for independent bookstores, in reality, the lower cost of technology has enhanced the efficiency and reach of stores.
Bowker: 727,000 US Self-Published ISBNs Registered in 2015
The US ISBN agency, Bowker, reports a 21-percent increase in self-published ISBNs from 2014 to 2015: another indication of quickly rising interest in indie publishing.
'We Are Arrested': Restrictions on Freedom of Speech in Turkey
As writers fight for freedom of expression in Turkey, journalist Can Dünear asked the international community for their support at a Frankfurt Book Fair press conference.
Warsaw's Publishers Launch Their Own Bookstore Chain in Poland
Answering the dominance of two bookstore chains' 400-plus locations, Polish publishers create BookBook, their own chain, banking on 'the unique atmosphere of our bookstores.'
Sharjah Publishing City: A Free Zone 'For the World'
Amid the hustle and bustle at the Sharjah Children's Reading Festival, the emirate's Book Authority offered more information about SharjahÂs publishing free zone.
