Ayu Utami: Do publishers still matter for authors?
Award-winning author Ayu Utami tells us why publishing firms must evolve to remain relevant in the “industry of ideas”.
Russia’s publishing market: threats and opportunities
Irina Gusinskaya from Alpina Publisher explains how the economic crisis is impacting Russia’s publishing market. She tells us which titles and formats are selling best, and assesses the prospects for Russia’s nascent ebook sector.
Research4Life: boosting access to research in developing countries
195 publishers have already signed up to Research4Life’s groundbreaking schemes to boost access to academic and peer-reviewed content in developing-world countries. We spoke to STM’s Richard Gedye about the project’s rapid growth and successes to date.
Publishers wake up to the possibilities of YouTube
Each month, over a billion people visit YouTube, watching 6 billion hours of video. Now publishers are waking up to the possibilites the channel creates for book discoverability and marketing.
Fidibo: Supporting Copyright in Iran
Iran has never signed the Bern Convention and has no effective copyright legislation.
Battling book piracy in Nigeria: new IPA report
Nigeria’s rich literary heritage has produced great writers such as Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Ben Okri and Chimamanda Adichie.
IPA releases Annual Report and 2014 Global Publishing Statistics
Each year, the IPA produces an in-depth report into the evolution of global publishing markets.
New IPA market report: Southeast Asia
Stan Gunn from Edge Ventures has produced a comprehensive guide to market conditions for publishing across the dynamic ASEAN region.
New Spanish book market data
The Federación de Gremios de Editores de España (Spanish publishers association) has undertaken a survey into the country’s publishing market, surveying over 300 publishing firms in order to build a comprehensive report which tracks publisher revenues, average book price, best-performing genres, share of digital and much more.
Market insight: publishing in Canada
Our colleagues at the Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) and the Association nationale des éditeurs de livres (ANEL) have produced a comprehensive report on market conditions for publishing in Canada.