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U.K. Bookselling Adjusting To the New Normal
Britain’s economic “recovery,” which the Conservative–Liberal Democrat coalition that has run the country since May 2010 once promised would be well in hand by now, has receded beyond the horizon.
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Brown and More Brown
Dan Brown’s Inferno not only topped the American charts in May but was also #1 in the month in a wide range of international markets.
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Quebec Weighs Fixed Prices
The Government of Quebec announced earlier this month that it will go ahead with a Parliamentary Committee to study the impacts of fixed prices for new book releases.
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Mysteries, Exposés Dominate Europe
Roberto Saviano’s ZeroZeroZero, an examination of the cocaine trade, debuted at #1 in his native Italy in April, knocking another famous Italian writer, Andrea Camilleri, from #1 to #5.
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International Titles Finding New Ways into the U.S.
According to the University of Rochester’s translation database, 413 translated works of fiction and poetry were released in 2012, up from 370 the previous year.
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A ‘Perfect’ American Novel Strikes Gold Overseas
Why isn’t this book more famous?” asked the writer C.P. Snow about John Williams’s Stoner in 1973, eight years after it was first published by Viking Press.
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‘Stoner’ Finds Overseas Success
The most surprising bestseller in international markets in March was in the Netherlands, where John Williams’s classic novel Stoner reached #1.
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Digital Solutions in India 2013: All our Coverage
Our complete 2013 print and online supplement on digital solutions in India.
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We've Got the Transformation Power: Digital Solutions in India 2013
Now that the worst of the financial crisis is past, the mood is one of the optimism laced with rational exuberance.
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Start Analyzing This: Digital Solutions in India 2013
The numbers tell the story or, in the case of e-bookstore analytics, reflect certain behavioral patterns and purchasing tendencies.
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In a Constant State of Flux and Frenzy: Digital Solutions in India 2013
Time was, when a company got a winning product (or formula), it was set for a few generations, or at least for several years. Not so today—even less so in the content or in the digital space.
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Proving Their Case(s): Digital Solutions in India 2013
Asking vendors to tell us about their most challenging or unusual projects is itself a challenge.
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Rights Report: Week of April 8, 2013
New deals for Sally Green, Gwenda Bond and Michael Williams.
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Spanish Language Bestsellers: Spanish Supplement Spring 2013
Bibles, Dictionaries, Study Guides Lead the Way
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Hot Titles for Spring/Summer: Spanish Supplement Spring 2013
Books on the new pope and Latino celebrities are dominating the list of must-reads that will be hitting store shelves in the next several months.
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In the News: Spanish Supplement Spring 2013
As Spanish-language publishing begins to gain a higher profile in the U.S., a number of recent events highlight how the market is adapting.
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Providing Story Time in Español
Despite budget cuts and insufficient bilingual staffing, United States libraries continue to invest money expanding Spanish-language children’s and YA collections.
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Ready for Prime Time: Spanish Supplement Spring 2013
Hispanics are the nation’s largest minority group, making up more than 54.5 million people, or about 17% of the U.S. population, according to estimates for 2013 from the U.S. Census Bureau—a quarter of the children being born today are to a Hispanic mother.
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Marvel, Warren Ellis Team To Launch Line of Original Graphic Novels
Marvel Comics is launching a new line of original graphic novels starting with Avengers: Endless Wartime by Warren Ellis and Mike McKone for release in October.
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Strong Debuts Across Europe
Debuting at #2 on the German fiction list in February was The Washington Decree by Jussi Adler-Olsen, a Danish writer who has found success in countries around the world.
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