When Thad McIlroy’s Hamsters Finally Stop Running, What Happens Next?
LBF 2026 was AI’s quietest year yet. Thad McIlroy asked what if none of this matters. A Gambian classroom and a pandemic suggest he’s closer than he knows.
Read MorePosted by Mark Williams | Mar 17, 2026 | AI, Book Fairs, UK |
LBF 2026 was AI’s quietest year yet. Thad McIlroy asked what if none of this matters. A Gambian classroom and a pandemic suggest he’s closer than he knows.
Read MorePosted by Mark Williams | Mar 17, 2026 | India, Indigenous Languages, Pakistan |
How InPage software revolutionised Urdu digital publishing in 1994, created industry dependence on proprietary systems, and why modern publishing requires Unicode-first infrastructure.
Read MorePosted by Mark Williams | Mar 17, 2026 | Africa, Education Publishing, Nigeria |
Nigeria unveils 82 locally authored academic textbooks via TETFund initiative to reduce foreign import reliance and strengthen indigenous educational publishing capacity.
Read MorePosted by Mark Williams | Mar 17, 2026 | Book Fairs, Germany, Global Publishing, Kazakhstan |
Frankfurt Book Fair Director Juergen Boos discusses Kazakhstan’s rising publishing profile and potential Guest of Honor status in exclusive interview with Times of Central Asia.
Read MorePosted by Mark Williams | Mar 14, 2026 | Europe, Poland, Publishing Brief, Publishing News |
Polish publishers challenge fixed pricing research as Culture Ministry advances draft legislation to protect independent booksellers and cap wholesale discounts.
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