Survey shows 60% expect the impact of the pandemic may put them out of business, prompting calls for concerted helpMore than half of the UK’s small publishers fear they could be out of business by the autumn as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, according to research by the Bookseller, which... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-05-07 15:02:20 UTC ]
The Booksellers Association annual conference and Gardners Trade Show have been postponed until November owing to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-05-03 07:50:39 UTC ]
The comic book shop has long been a wall-to-wall repository for tales of world-threatening cataclysms and doomsday dystopias but it has never before been drawn into a fight for survival like the coronavirus pandemic Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2020-05-01 08:02:52 UTC ]
VAT on digital publications will be scrapped this week (from Friday 1st May) after the Chancellor Rishi Sunak fast-tracked the plan, saying it would help readers and publishers during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-30 02:59:34 UTC ]
In Spain, trade book publishers have shown resistance to digitization. But education publishers have embraced digital technology in the coronavirus pandemic The post Coronavirus: In Spain, Publishers Weigh Crisis Management and Digital Capabilities appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-29 15:49:29 UTC ]
The Radical Publishers Alliance is an international group of left-wing independent publishers who have joined together with the goal of supporting each other during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
Tweets about television are up in nearly every category from March 1 through April 15 compared with the same time last year, largely driven by the coronavirus pandemic, Nielsen found in a study, but one category stands out as a glaring exception: sports. Nielsen Social Content Ratings found that... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2020-04-28 12:05:23 UTC ]
Hurst Publishers has launched a subscription service so that readers can support the company through the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-28 02:12:52 UTC ]
The new campaign for the Portal From Facebook video-calling devices salutes mothers and their efforts during the coronavirus pandemic as Mother's Day approaches. Facebook said the integrated campaign will include a new television spot, digital content (both on- and off-Facebook) and partnerships... Continue reading >> [ Source: AdWeek | 2020-04-27 19:15:41 UTC ]
PRH UK c.e.o. Tom Weldon and Hachette UK c.e.o. David Shelley are among more than 400 leading names from the creative industries warning half the UK's creative businesses could be lost due to the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-27 00:49:47 UTC ]
International publishing organizations are calling on this unique World Book and Copyright Day for support urgently needed by the books business—in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. The post World Book Day Messages: Appeals for the International Industry appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-23 15:50:28 UTC ]
Fundraiser for retailers facing hardship during the coronavirus pandemic reveals that benefactor is internet giant widely blamed for trade’s declineAmazon, the internet retail giant vilified for years as public enemy No 1 to booksellers, has been revealed as the surprise mystery benefactor that... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2020-04-23 11:37:33 UTC ]
The International Publishers Association (IPA) has called on world governments to help the global book trade using economic stimulus packages during the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-23 11:28:36 UTC ]
The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted all aspects of book publishing, from putting pressure on sales channels to changing the kinds of books consumers want. A number of independent publishers have pivoted to meet the demand for books in newly-popular categories and formats. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2020-04-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
The Authors' Club has launched new digital initiative LitFest Online in response to the cancellation of festivals and bookshop events. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-22 02:33:41 UTC ]
Physical books sales in the United States are holding up in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, with NPD BookScan reporting that 166.9 million units had been sold in 2020 through the week ending 11th April, just a 1.3% decline on the same period in 2019. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-20 18:30:17 UTC ]
The Artemis Fowl family adventure film, based on Eoin Colfer's books, was supposed to premiere in UK theatres in May, but has been moved online amid the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-20 16:37:28 UTC ]
Subscribers to audiobook subscription platform BookBeat are growing during the coronavirus pandemic, with bestsellers and well-known authors performing best. The post Sweden’s BookBeat Rides High on the Pandemic’s Audiobook Boom appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2020-04-20 13:45:35 UTC ]
Pinsky explains the neighborhood memories that spurred him to write “House Hour” and how he is using walks to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2020-04-17 12:18:21 UTC ]
Sphere is publishing a collection of essays providing "a new non-fiction take on the Covid-19 pandemic". Titled A Little Light, it contains contributions from journalists including the science editors of both the Times and the Telegraph. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2020-04-17 00:13:49 UTC ]