Author: Mark Williams

The Arab Renaissance set back by worsening censorship in Kuwait. Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov among 1,000 titles banned at Kuwait Book Fair

Posted by Mark Williams | Nov 15, 2018 | Book Fairs, Censorship, Global Publishing, Kuwait, Middle East, Publishing Controversies, The global book market |

After the resounding success of the Sharjah International Book Fair in the UAE, extolling a...

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Sharjah 2.23 million. Algiers 2.2 million. 4.4 million visitors to Arab book fairs in the past two weeks. The Arab Renaissance gathers momentum

Posted by Mark Williams | Nov 12, 2018 | Africa, Algeria, Algiers International Book Fair, Big Bad Wolf sale, Book Fairs, Global Publishing, Middle East, Publishing Brief, Sharjah, SILA, The global book market |

The Sharjah International Book Fair just missed last year’s record-breaking 2.38 million visitors,...

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Storytel confirms Brazil launch for 2019 as Mexico launch nears

Posted by Mark Williams | Nov 11, 2018 | Audiobooks, Brazil, Digital Audio, Global Publishing, Ibero-America, Latin America, Portugal, Publishing Brief, Storytel, The global book market |

Back in May 2018 The New Publishing Standard was the first English-language industry journal to...

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The TNPS Week In Review – Nov. 4-Nov 10

Posted by Mark Williams | Nov 11, 2018 | Audiobooks, Big Bad Wolf sale, Brazil, Ebooks, Global Publishing, Ibero-America, Latin America, Myanmar, Nepal, The global book market |

This past week on TNPS: Sales down but visitors up at Brazil’s Porto Alegre Book Fair. The...

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Amazon finally launches Audible in India, almost a year after Storytel. Sticks to one audiobook subscription model against Storytel's unlimited ebooks and audio

Posted by Mark Williams | Nov 9, 2018 | Audible, Audiobooks, Digital Audio, ebook subscription services, Global Publishing, India, Publishing Brief, Storytel, The global book market |

Impossible to second-guess why this took so long – the expectation was early 2018 – but Amazon has...

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