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U.K. Publishing Spotlight: Michael O'Mara's Royal Road to the U.S.
Katie Arora, the U.S. sales and marketing director for Michael O'Mara Books, describes the company’s strategies for engaging the U.S. market—including finding a niche in books on the royal family.
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U.K. Publishing Spotlight: Neem Tree's CEO Surveys the Indie Publishing Scene
An independent publisher considers the challenges and opportunities for small presses in her home market.
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U.K. Publishing Spotlight: Head of Zeus Prioritizes the U.S. Market
The managing director of Head of Zeus argues that the U.S. market presents a big opportunity for U.K. publishers, and is worth the effort to break through.
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U.K. Publishing Spotlight: Jessica Kingsley's Strategy for LGBTQ Publishing
Editor Alex DiFrancesco explains the strategy Jessica Kingsley Publishers employs when publishing LGBTQ books on both sides of the Atlantic.
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U.K. Publishing Spotlight: Footnote Press Finds Meaning in the Margins
The managing director of the publishing startup describes her disruptive agenda and promises a list of "strong, game-changing voices."
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U.K. Publishing Spotlight: Advice for Americans Working with Brits
A U.S.-based publishing exec for John Murray Press offers five pieces of advice on working with colleagues in the U.K.
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U.K. Publishing Spotlight: How Covid Fostered DK's Transatlantic Collaboration
The CEO of DK U.K. explains how the shift to remote work provided a vital connection to the U.S. and introduced new practices that helped grow sales by 20%.
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U.K. Publishing Spotlight: DK Celebrates 50 Years
The British illustrated reference publisher continues to reinvent itself a half-century on—and has used its anniversary milestone as a catalyst for examining new opportunities.
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U.K. Publishing Spotlight: Barbican's American Ambitions
Martin Goodman, publisher of Barbican Press, describes his move from the U.K. to Los Angeles and the challenges of breaking into the U.S. market with transgressive and radical books.
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Sweden's Storytel, BookBeat Grow at Home and Abroad
Audiobook companies Storytel and BookBeat reported growth in sales and subscribers in 2023. Storytel, the larger of the two and parent company of Audiobooks.com, continues to struggle to improve its bottom line following a restructuring in 2022.
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Indigenous Children’s Book Authors Band Together
Thanks to the efforts of advocates, publishers, and grassroots initiatives, Indigenous representation in children's literature has expanded and evolved.
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Italian Book Sales Up Slightly in 2023
Sales for the Italian book market reached €1.697 billion at cover price in 2023, a 0.8% increase from 2022. The increase is comparable to those in France and the U.K., which saw 1% growth for the year, and behind Germany's 2.9%.
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Lectorum’s Sales Grow in 2023
Alex Correa, CEO of Lectorum, the largest independent distributor of Spanish-language books in the U.S., says the demand for Spanish-language titles continues to grow, noting Lectorum’s 2023 print sales were up 7% over 2022.
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Canadian Publishers Launch Campaign to Boost Canada Book Fund
The Association of Canadian Publishers and l’Association nationale des éditeurs de livres have launched an online campaign urging the Canadian government to fulfill its promise to increase the Canada Book Fund.
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Rooney, Osman Among Winners at U.K.’s Nielsen BookData Bestseller Awards
Sally Rooney and Richard Osman were among the winners at this year's Nielsen BookData Bestseller Awards, which celebrate titles that passed sales landmarks in print in the U.K. Nielsen reported that 199 million print books were sold in the U.K. in 2023.
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Germany’s ‘Buchreport’ Ceases Publication, ‘Spiegel’ Lists Move to ‘BuchMarkt’
German book trade magazine ‘Buchreport’ has ceased publication indefinitely. The ‘Spiegel’ bestseller lists, for which the magazine was responsible, will now be published by the trade magazine ‘BuchMarkt.’
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Germany's 'Buchreport' for Sale, 'Spiegel' Lists at Risk
With 'Buchreport' parent company Harenberg Kommunikation filing for bankruptcy and putting the magazine up for sale, some fear that the 'Spiegel' bestseller lists compiled by 'Buchreport' may disappear.
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PRH and Sourcebooks Launch Callisto China
Sourcebooks and Penguin Random House North Asia have launched Callisto China, a new publishing house that will publish Chinese-language translations of Callisto titles in China.
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Dundurn Press Seeks New Leader as Fraser Changes Roles
On February 1, Kwame Scott Fraser will step down from his role as president and publisher of Toronto-based independent publishing house Dundurn Press to focus on book acquisitions. The company has begun a search for his successor.
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Frankfurt Bookfair 2023: PW Talks with Byrd Leavell
PW spoke with Byrd Leavell, literary agent and co-head of publishing at United Talent Agency (UTA) in New York.