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The IBPA Book Award program (formerly the Benjamin Franklin Award™) is a prestigious book…

The European Council has given final approval to the EU Artificial Intelligence Act on…

We are thrilled to announce the addition of Wehear to PublishDrive's ever-expanding distribution network.

On April 8, during the 61st annual Bologna Children’s Book Fair, the International Board…

OCLC, a global library cooperative, announced on April 2 its acquisition of cloudLibrary, a…

OverDrive, the top distributor of digital books for libraries and schools, just announced a…

In a significant move to broaden its digital reading services, Kobo announced expansions for…

Famous fantasy author Brandon Sanderson announced a positive development in the ongoing discussion about…

The National Book Foundation has made a significant move to expand the eligibility criteria…

The 96th annual Oscar nominations, announced on January 23, 2024, spotlight a vibrant intersection…

In the wake of a challenging 2022 for the Czech book industry, with a…

The "Map of the Spanish Audio Industry" report by Dosdoce, a digital publishing consultancy…

AI-narrated audiobooks are now available on all big five retailers: Amazon, Apple Books, Google…

The American Library Association (ALA) in the United States has revealed the recipients of…

The International Board on Books for Young People has shortlisted candidates for the 2024…

The New York Times filed a lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft the week between…

The EU is making the first comprehensive law on AI, the “AI Act.” Last…

The Authors Guild seeks feedback through a Public Survey on a pressing issue: the…

On October 31, 2023, Amazon filed a lawsuit in the California Federal Court against…

On October 3, Spotify started offering premium subscribers from the UK and Australia access…

Kindle Direct Publishing announced on their community forum that they began a beta test…

The Authors Guild, America's organization for writers, has undertaken the most exhaustive U.S. author…

Mark your calendars for a transformative experience at this year’s Success Mindset for Indie…

Bookstagram, the Instagram community dedicated to books, has revolutionized how novels are marketed, reviewed,…

AI is a hot topic among self-publishers at the moment. And there are new…

The Self-Publishing Advice Conference announced their first competition: Art of the Title. In this…

Amazon is the first major retailer to require authors to disclose whether their content…

IngramSpark announced that as of August 31, the minimum wholesale discount for books distributed…

Nihar Malaviya, the worldwide CEO of Penguin Random House (PRH), has recently addressed the…

In collaboration with the Frankfurter Buchmesse (set for October 18-22) and Börsenverein des Deutschen…

The European project Translation in Motion introduced a new interactive map of European literary translation centers…

The Association of American Publishers (AAP) recently released the June 2023 StatShot report, providing…

The Forward Prizes for Poetry, one of the United Kingdom’s esteemed recognitions for poets,…

For a decade, the Wainwright Prize has awarded exceptional nature and conservation writings for…

The book publishing world saw an unexpected twist last October when the Department of…

While Book Aid International, a UK-based charity, is often associated with projects in Africa…

The U.S. book market has witnessed an exhilarating 52% increase in romance print book…

The prestigious BücherFrauen-Literaturpreis, or Book Women Prize, is set to spotlight another outstanding female…

As traditional publishing constantly evolves, several imprints have faced mergers, closures, or restructuring. Razorbill,…

Spain’s publishing market is thriving, and for those involved in the self-publishing industry, the…

The literary world is abuzz with the announcement of the longlist for the 2023…