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French Independent Booksellers Face Challenging Future
Though 142 new bookshops opened in France last year, low margins and a decline in sales volume as a result of inflation may pose huge risks to the country’s bookselling sector.
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HBG CIO Mike Ballanco Retires, HUK’s Brendan Goss Up in Dual Role
Ballanco, senior VP and chief information officer at Hachette Book Group, will retire on September 27, with Brendan Goss, currently CIO of Hachette UK, to assume the newly created role of group CIO of HBG and HUK.
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Attack on Ukrainian Printing Plant Disrupts Publishing Industry
Damage to the Factor Druk printing plant, which produced a third of all of Ukraine's books, is causing shipping delays and price hikes. Support for a recovery, which may take six months, is coming from the Ukrainian and U.S. governments, among others.
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Stephanie Jackson to Lead DK Life, DK Red
Stephanie Jackson has been tapped to lead the Life segment, including the recently announced imprint DK Red, at DK Living, the publisher’s adult division, effective November 1.
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Arnaud Lagardère Returns as CEO of Lagardère Group
Arnaud Lagardère has been reinstated as chairman and CEO of Lagardère Group, the parent company of Hachette Livre. He was forced to step down in April following accusations of embezzlement from companies he personally owned.
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FairyLoot’s Fantasy Book Boxes Cast a Spell Over Readers
The U.K.–based fantasy book subscription box company has seen business grow tenfold since the pandemic, and built a major customer base in the U.S. and Europe.
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Australia’s Troubled Booktopia Loses CEO, Cuts 50 Jobs
The CEO of Booktopia, Australia’s dominant online bookseller, has resigned, and the company has announced plans to cut costs, including laying off 50 people, following a 20% drop in book sales last year.
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'Murdle,' Ebury Win Big at British Book Awards
The 2024 British Book Awards were held in London May 13, where 'Murdle' by G.T. Karber won Overall Book of the Year, Ebury was named Publisher of the Year, and Profile was given the prize for Independent Publisher of the Year.
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Members Leave U.K.’s Society of Authors over Gaza Resolution
A number of authors have left the U.K.'s Society of Authors following a recent vote over a proposed resolution to make a statement on Gaza, which was opposed by the organization’s management committee and eventually voted down.
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Storytel Has Improved Q1, Adds Podcasts, Seeks New CEO
The Swedish audiobook and publishing conglomerate's latest quarterly report found group revenue at 892 million SEK, or $95.5 million, from January to March, up 12% over 2023. It is now searching for a successor to CEO Johannes Larcher, who is leaving this fall.
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Sheikh Zayed Book Award Winners Tasked With Advancing Arab Culture
In awarding the Sheikh Zayed Book Awards in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday, Ali Bin Tamim, secretary general of the awards, tasked the winners with serving as global ambassadors for Arab culture—a responsibility they acknowledged and embraced.
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EIBF Outlines Six Priorities in New Manifesto
The European and International Booksellers Federation's new platform prioritizes upholding freedom of expression, promoting literacy, embracing digital technologies and green policies, maintaining small business freedom, and supporting bookselling as a viable career path.
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Book Business Associations Abroad Slam New Hong Kong Security Law
The new “Safeguarding National Security Ordinance” adopted by the Chinese government in Hong Kong threatens freedom to publish significantly more than previous laws, say the International Publishers Association and European and International Booksellers Federation.
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Bologna 2024: Indian, French, and Spanish Audiobook Publishers Find Audiences Abroad
At the recent Bologna Children's Book Fair, publishers from India's OM Books, France's Lizzie, and Spain's Grupo Planeta discussed how Indian diaspora populations and Francophone and Spanish speakers abroad have fueled sales growth.
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2024 Sheikh Zayed Book Award Winners Hail from Five Countries
The 2024 winners of the seven categories of the Sheikh Zayed Book Award, honoring excellence in Arabic-language publishing, come from the UAE, Tunisia, Germany, Egypt, and China. Each receives prize money of 750,000 UAE dirhams, approximately $204,000.
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Prince Harry's Memoir Tops Canadian Book Sales in 2023
Prince Harry's memoir 'Spare' was the top-selling English-language print book in Canada in 2023, according to BookNet Canada. Total sales in the country topped C$1.1 billion last year.
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Nicole Winstanley to Lead Simon & Schuster Canada
Former Penguin Canada publisher Nicole Winstanley has been named president and publisher of Simon & Schuster Canada, succeeding Kevin Hanson, who left the company last month.
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RISE and EIBF Publish Guidance for Sustainable Bookselling
A extensive new study published by RISE Bookselling and the European and International Booksellers Federation covers six areas where bookstores can implement changes to best mitigate their impact on the environment.
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Five International Book Business Orgs Reaffirm Commitment to Freedom of Expression, to Publish, and to Read
The European and International Booksellers Federation, International Authors Forum, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions, International Publishers Association, and PEN International jointly released a statement on March 14 in response to "the increasing efforts to restrict books."
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Amazon Delists Bookwire E-books Amid Dispute
Amid a dispute over contract terms, Amazon has delisted e-book titles distributed by German digital distribution company Bookwire. While the exact number of delisted titles is not known, Bookwire distributes more than a million titles for publishers.
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