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Canadian Publishing 2015: E-book Sales Level Off
E-book sales have leveled off for the most part in 2015 to date, continuing a trend that began last year.
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Canadian Publishing 2015: PRH Canada’s Physical Consolidation Makes The Merger Complete
This summer, two years after the merger of Penguin Canada and Random House of Canada was finalized in July 2013, more than 200 employees left the publishers’ longtime separate headquarters and moved into a new Front Street office in downtown Toronto.
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Canadian Publishers Hold Steady In 2015
Most Canadian publishers are reporting that sales through the first six months of 2015 are steady, compared to the first half of last year.
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Behind the German Bestseller, 'Old Country'
On the 'Der Spiegel' bestseller list for 28 consecutive weeks now, this novel, according to its acquiring editor at Knaus Verlag, has garnered mass appeal by tapping into a universal theme: "the profound human desire for a place to belong."
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Patrick Ness's Fundraising Appeal Raises $1M for Save the Children
American-born English author Patrick Ness's fundraising appeal for Save the Children, instigated last week with his offer to match up to £10,000, has now raised more than half a million pounds.
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Author Patrick Ness' Syrian Refugee Fundraiser Prompts Big Donations
It started out, author Patrick Ness said, as a small thing on his fundraising page.
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Behind the Dutch Bestseller, 'The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen'
This week we look at the Dutch hit, 'The Secret Diary of Hendrik Groen,' which has been making headlines—thanks in part to the mysteries surrounding its author—since it was released last summer.
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New HarperCollins India CEO Named
Ananth Padmanabhan, senior v-p of sales at Penguin Random House India, has been named CEO of HarperCollins India.
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Swedish Romance—the Next Hot Trend?
Kensington Publishing isn’t known for translations, but that may soon change.
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'Grey' Rules Overseas In July
The latest installment in E.L. James’s Fifty Shades of Grey series, Grey, hit #1 in France, Italy, and Spain last month.
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Four Questions for...Publishing Scotland's Marion Sinclair
How Scotland is planning to ramp up worldwide attention for its relatively small publishing industry.
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Indigo Cuts First Quarter Loss
Indigo Books & Music reported a strong first quarter for fiscal 2016, with sales growth of 2.3% and a C$5 million reduction in its loss.
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Hawkins's 'The Girl on the Train' Still Hot in Europe
Paula Hawkins’s debut thriller, "The Girl on the Train," performed well in several European markets in June.
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Four Questions for...Scribe UK's Philip Gwyn Jones
The editor-at-large of U.K. publisher Scribe talked to us about why he thinks quality nonfiction submissions are drying up in his country, and the forthcoming Spanish book he's publishing that may change English-language readers' idea of "what Spanish nonfiction can do."
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New Survey Tackles Tax Issues Around Books
A survey from the Federation of European Publishers (FEP) and the International Publishers Association (IPA) has highlighted the international disparities in the taxing of books and e-books.
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A Look at HarperCollins' Global Publishing Strategy
Earlier this year, HarperCollins announced four new global offices as part of an effort to expand its worldwide publishing program. The move came in the wake of HC's acquisition of Harlequin and, for those involved, like Heleen Buth, editorial manager of HarperCollins Holland, the transition process has been about adapting and re-jiggering publishing programs.
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Paula Hawkins's 'The Girl on the Train' Is a Hit Overseas
Paula Hawkins’s debut thriller, "The Girl on the Train," landed at #2 on the Netherlands combined list in May.
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The World's 57 Largest Book Publishers, 2015
The growing complexity of international book publishing is reflected in this year’s ranking of the world’s largest publishers.
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Publishing in Catalan: It's About Making a 'Minority Language' Work
Catalonia, which sits in the northeast region of Spain, counts 7 million inhabitants. But, with a population that reads as readily in Spanish as it does in Catalan, local publishers face numerous hurdles.
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