An inevitable ‘sea change in trade book publishing,’ writes Richard Charkin, may accelerate as Brexit puts the UK industry’s EU exclusivity into a new light. Read more »

How do online rights events organized by literary agencies, publishers, and others compare to the physical book fair experience?

The JJ Bola Emerging Writers Prize comes with £1,000 and a contract at the Pontas Agency, and is geared to writers from ‘Black, ethnic minority, LGBTQ+, and working-class backgrounds.’

Results of a survey of almost 1,400 ResearchGate members who had interacted with Springer Nature publications form the basis of a new white paper on gold open access.

The trials of 2020 and the outlook for 2021 drive discussions of discoverability, digital, and direct-to-consumer relationships in an unusual iteration of Venice’s annual ‘School of Booksellers.’

The AAP StatShot report on US book sales in 2020 reveals a strong year for trade books, up almost 10 percent, but there were revenue declines in K-12 and higher education materials.

Canada’s French-language province of Québec has demonstrated its ‘vitality and robustness,’ says Sébastien Lefebvre of Québec Édition. (Sponsored) Read more »