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Ingram’s MediaScout Launches in U.K. and European Markets
Ingram Content Group has expanded MediaScout, its film and television rights discovery service, to the U.K. and Europe. The platform allows media professionals to search across a database of 2.4 million book titles for rights information.
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Young Readers Help German Book Market Hold Steady
The German book industry reported a 1.8% increase in revenue for 2024, reaching €9.88 billion; adjusted for inflation, the market fell by 0.4%. Younger book buyers bolstered the market, with the number of buyers ages 16 to 19 increasing by 9.6%.
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Audiobook Pros Confirm the Customer is Always Right
At this year’s Parix Audio Day conference in Madrid, audiobook execs framed the future as one of opportunity, especially when it comes to AI and listener engagement, but stressed that publishers must be sensitive to consumer preferences.
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Bonnier UK Veterans Launch Firefinch Publishing
Kate Parkin and Margaret Stead, former executives at U.K. publisher Bonnier Books, have founded Firefinch, a London-based independent press launching next summer with six titles, including books from Christy Lefteri and Heather Morris.
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Spanish Publishing Industry Continues Hot Streak
The industry recorded its 11th consecutive year of revenue growth, with domestic sales hitting €3.037 billion, up 6.3% compared to 2023.
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Russia Destroys Publishing House In Kyiv Following Book Festival
A Russian missile and drone attack on June 17 destroyed the Ukrainian Priority Publishing House and damaged another publisher and a bookstore. The assault came just a week after the city hosted its annual International Book Arsenal Festival.
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Audiobooks and Fiction Drive Modest Growth in U.K. Publishing Market
The U.K. publishing industry recorded overall revenue of £7.2 billion ($9.1 billion) in 2024, up 1% from 2023. Overall sales were nearly equal between print and digital formats, while audiobook revenue hit a record high. Fiction sales posted an 18% gain.
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U.K. Aerospace Execs Launch Sci-Fi Publisher
Factorial Books, a London-based science fiction publishing house founded by three space technology entrepreneurs, promises to answer submissions within five days and will offer a 50/50 revenue split with authors.
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U.K. Publishing in 2025: The U.K. and U.S. Publishing Industries Are Growing Closer
For U.K. publishers and service providers, North America is an increasingly important market and source of talent and IP.
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Selling Stateside: PW Talks with Meredith Greenhouse
The VP and general manager of Ingram Publisher Services explains how U.K. publishers are penetrating the U.S.
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DK Flips the Script: PW Talks with Paul Kelly
The publisher discusses the company’s first fiction imprint, DK Flip, which has launched in the U.S.
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U.K. Publishing in 2025: Harnessing the Power of AI
Perlego, and Oxford University Press are among the companies that are betting new technologies will streamline book search and publishing for consumers.
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U.K. Publishing in 2025: How Folio Editions Expanded Its Audience
The direct-to-consumer publisher has refashioned itself as hip by focusing on contemporary, popular titles, in addition to august editions of classics.
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U.K. Publishing in 2025: The U.K.’s Graphic Novel Boom Comes Stateside
British graphic novel publishers are making their presence felt in the U.S., racking up critical acclaim and commercial success with titles for all ages.
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U.K. Publishing in 2025: Three Indie Presses Find Success in Translation
Publishing houses Pushkin, And Other Stories, and Charco have leveraged trends and attention from book awards to attract readers in the U.S.
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U.K. Publishing in 2025: World of Books Crosses the Pond
The U.K.’s largest online retailer of used books is moving in new directions stateside, opening a distribution center in a Chicago suburb and working with Ingram to source the new books for the U.S. market.
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Book Candy: PW Talks with Andrew Rhomberg
The founder of the London-based platform Jellybooks unpacks the company’s post-pandemic evolution from a book discovery and analytics platform to a more sales-focused service targeting readers directly through extensive partnerships.
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Exiled Belarusian Publishers Share 2025 IPA Prix Voltaire
Belarusian publishers Nadia Kandrusevich, of Koska, and Dmitri Strotsev, of Hochroth Minsk, were jointly awarded the International Publishers Association’s 2025 Prix Voltaire at a ceremony at the World Expression Forum in Lillehammer, Norway, on June 2.
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After Unbound’s Collapse, Boundless Faces Uphill Battle to Rebuild Trust
The downfall of U.K. crowdfunding publisher Unbound left a trail of unpaid authors and other creditors. Now, its successor company, Boundless Publishing Group, must convince stakeholders it can survive where its predecessor failed.
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