The Spotify/UMG AI licensing deal is a working blueprint publishing could have built. Instead, the industry’s anti-AI stance is handing the advantage to platforms.
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Turin Book Fair 2026 closes with 254,000 visitors, rising sales, and a packed Rights Centre. Catalonia named 2027 Guest of Honour Literature.
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While western publishers debate AI as existential threat, Korea’s Publishers Association president Kim Tae-heon proposed a licensed data market architecture that protects rights and builds new revenue simultaneously. The strategic divergence has consequences.
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The 50th Buenos Aires International Book Fair broke attendance records with 1.34m visitors and expanded 50,000 sqm space, cementing its status as the leading Spanish-language publishing marketplace.
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The 35th Doha International Book Fair 2026 opens with record participation, featuring 500+ publishers, 1.85m books, and key Arabic publishing trends.
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