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Protests Over Gaza Prompt the Giller Prize to End Scotiabank Sponsorship
Canada's Giller Prize and Scotiabank have ended their 20-year partnership, following protests over the bank's investments in an Israeli arms manufacturer. Protestors continue to call for an end to the prize's relationship with Indigo Books and the Azrieli Foundation.
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Ukrainian Publishers Honored at 2024 Chytomo Awards
The Chytomo Award celebrated achievements in Ukrainian publishing at a January 31 ceremony in Kyiv, highlighting innovations in digital publishing, cultural advocacy, and children's literature during wartime.
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Casemate UK Completes Rebranding as Script Publisher Services
Script Publisher Services, formerly known as Casemate UK, has completed its corporate rebranding. The company provides distribution services to approximately 180 publishers. Imogen Adams has been named managing director for the academic and professional division.
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WH Smith to Sell Its Bookstore Division
The U.K. retailer is in talks to sell its bookstore business. The division, which has 500 branches, employs more than 5,000 staff.
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Global Publishing Markets See Mixed Results in 2024
Brazil's exports surged 266% in 2024, while European markets reported declines. Digital audio showed strength in Norway, but physical book sales fell across France, Italy, and the U.K. German and Swiss markets remained stable.
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Penguin Random House Australia Acquires Text Publishing
Penguin Random House Australia has acquired Text Publishing. A major Australian publishing house, Text's roster includes numerous prize winners and bold-faced names. The company will retain its editorial autonomy as part of PRHA.
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Profits Boom at a Resurgent Waterstones
Sales at the U.K. bookstore chain rose 17% in the year ended April 2024, and profits soared from £12.0 million, to £32.8 million. The return to offices by employees and increased tourism led to higher sales at stores in London and other cities.
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New Consulting Group Forms to Address Global Publishing Markets
Book industry veterans Carlo Carrenho, Cameron Drew, Marcus Stober and Camila Silfvenius have formed the Alpine Global Collective, a Geneva-based consultancy group that aims to provide clients with cross-border expertise and market knowledge.
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Holland's TDM Publishing Launches Nostalgia Series in the U.S.
Dutch publisher TDM Publishing will bring its bestselling My First 18 Years series to the U.S. market in October 2025. The series has sold 900,000 copies worldwide since its debut in Holland in 2022.
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Nobel Laureates to Headline First Sharjah African Literature Festival
Wole Soyinka of Nigeria and Abdulrazak Gurnah of Tanzania will join Nigerian-American writer Nnedi Okorafor and more than 30 other authors at the inaugural Sharjah Festival of African Literature, slated to run January 24 through 27.
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