Image: Sharmaine Lovegrove (L) and Saskia Bewley (R) At The London Book Fair’s first conference on Building Inclusivity in the Publishing Industry in 2016, the then CEO of Hachette UK, ... Read more

It’s not so much Uber as U-book.  The growth of Indonesia’s Go-jek ‘rider-hailing’ service, and its effect on the book industry, was among fascinating insights at The London Book Fair’s ... Read more

The London Book Fair has announced the twelve Indonesian writers who will take part in the Cultural Programme of The London Book Fair Indonesia Market Focus next year.  The list ... Read more

There will be many publishers congratulating the founder and leader of the Emirates Publishers Association, Sheikha Bodour Al Qasimi at next week’s Sharjah International Book Fair in the United Arab ... Read more

Judging by the energy on The London Book Fair stand at its party in Frankfurt to whet people’s appetites for Indonesia Market Focus 2019, next year’s celebration should be a ... Read more

A bestseller was born – President Trump’s telephone conversation with Bob Woodward was a cheery affair that was widely broadcast.  Not sure if it was the President’s intention to give ... Read more

Well, no one saw that coming.  The trade is still reeling from Waterstones acquisition of Foyles, which has been arguably the industry’s best kept secret since Bertelsmann’s swoop on Random ... Read more

Demand is currently exceeding supply in the children’s market in China, according to Liying Lin, director of the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) which wrapped up last Saturday (25 August).  ... Read more

There were healthy quarterly results for HarperCollins and Simon & Schuster, with revenue in the fourth quarter at HC up 20%, and sales at S&S up by $1m in the ... Read more