The 55th Brussels Book Fair Kicks Off Next Week
The 55th Brussels Book Fair returns 26–29 March 2026 at Tour & Taxis with 500+ exhibitors, 1,200 authors, and the theme “Challenging the Future.”
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Category: Belgium
Belgium’s “bad year for the book market” may not be so bad after all
“The problem with this Gfk report is that it reflects only print sales from selected consumer avenues, namely 75 (of 335) bookstores reporting cash turnover at the till. Digital sales, which by some estimates total 25% of the market, are therefore excluded.
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Belgium’s Brussels Book Fair clocked 80,000 visitors this year, up on 2019, amid reports of strong sales
Sales were expected to have taken a hit given global economic woes, but early reports suggest...
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“ChatGPT can bring relief and efficiency to small publishers.”
With sensible, rational thinking like that, it’s no wonder the Foire du Livre de Bruxelles...
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“Totally Spies!” Webtoon Adaptation in Belgium while Anglophone publishers still think webtoon is a dirty word
The publishing and reading landscape is changing beyond recognition, yet many publishers are...
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Storytel Ereader launches in Netherlands and Belgium, confirming Tellander’s quiet commitment to ebooks
The latest roll-out of the Storytel e-in e-reader is testament to the fact that Jonas Tellander...
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Belgium becomes 21st market for Sweden’s Storytel. Thailand still to come this year
Storytel Belgium launches with 250,000 titles, but only a handful are in Dutch, and even fewer in...
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Storytel Belgium set to launch October 28, with Dutch-language stand-up comedy and audiobooks. French-speakers will have to wait
Storytel’s 21st market is a country of 11.5 million people where only 60% of the population speak...
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Mark Williams At Large: Perspectives on the Publishing Week
As the pandemic enters its second wave, Big 5 publisher Macmillan starts hiring again, raises its...
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Belgium joins Thailand for Storytel 2020 launch, lining up France, Portugal, Austria, Luxembourg and Switzerland among many as possible candidates to join Israel and Indonesia in 2021-3
Storytel Belgium will be run from the Netherlands, setting the scene for Austria, Luxembourg and...
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Kobo Plus subscription service prepares launches in France and Canada
Hat tip to The Digital Reader for kicking off this story. Yesterday Nate Hoffelder ran an item...
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Bologna and BEA face inevitable cancellation. Frankfurt 2020 is on the at-risk list. Thailand’s Bangkok IBF moves online. Global publishing faces a watershed moment as digital takes centre-stage
Belgium’s Brussels Book Fair has traditionally been one of the least-noticed of the European...
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