As publisher-owned bookstores appear to be on the rise in China, so do "shared bookstores" that operate like libraries with customers allowed to borrow books.

 

Following Italy's energetic reading campaign in October, the #IoLeggoPerché (Why I Read) project, AIE cheers new Senate support for library tax credits.

 

The Shanghai International Children's Book Fair offers an upbeat report amid some concerns voiced by UK publishers about China's import market.