Market Insights

Gvantsa Jobava analyses the state of publishing in Georgia today, revealing how government interference is crippling the textbook sector....
The fifth SOFIA/SNE/SGDL survey on France's ebook reading and purchasing habits shows a growing market. We reveal the key trends....
South Africa's book publishing industry plays a vital role. PASA's Mpuka Radinka told us about the sector's prospects in a time of economic uncertainty and...

Smashwords founder Mark Coker explains why the success or failure of subscription services like Amazon's Kindle Unlimited, Scribd and Oyster will have considerable implications for...

Wattpad is the world's largest online community of readers and writers. We interviewed Wattpad's Ashleigh Gardner about how the site's growth is creating opportunities for...

With smartphone penetration rates soaring, what can publishers do to kickstart mobile commerce for books? It's one of the questions we asked digital expert Marcello...

Israel recently introduced a Fixed Book Price law, bringing changes for publishers and retailers. Leading publisher Racheli Edelman reveals the new climate for publishing.

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Award-winning author Ayu Utami tells us why publishing firms must evolve to remain relevant in the "industry of ideas".

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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,...

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...