May 27, 2020

US book sales dropped to 2.5 million monthly units in its worst 'acute COVID period' week, Kristin McLean says, and the US publishing industry now needs to assess and harden weak spots.

Frankfurter Buchmesse president and CEO Jeurgen Boos has announced a plan to stage both a physical book fair and 'an extensive virtual program.'

The annual announcement of Amazon Literary Partnership funding names 66 nonprofit programs that support writers and their development.

Trends reported by Polish publishers show downturns in sales of as much as 70 percent during the spring, and the cancellation of the Warsaw Book Fair has seen the market stage a digital effort, BookTarg.