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European E-book, Audiobook Sales See Pandemic Pop
Sales of e-books and audiobooks have been robust across Europe throughout the pandemic despite storefront closures, according to a new report from Bookwire.
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FoRB Publications launches new book of Rosita Šorytė, on NRMs and the Pandemic
New religious movements are rarely given credit for their humanitarian work. A case in point is the Church of Scientology during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. Opponents used the epidemic as…
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Aldous Huxley and Alternative Spirituality, a review by Patrick Horn
Aldous Huxley is among the most important thinkers of the 20th century. He was a key figure among a network of intellectuals and writers interested in transcendence and transformation, and…
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Agents Protest London Book Fair’s Handling of Refunds
Calling the London Book Fair "tone deaf," literary agents from North America have written an open letter to LBF organizers, protesting their refusal to issue refunds to those who canceled…
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Italy’s Book Sales Bounce Back
The recent return of book buyers to stores in Italy has helped the overall Italian book business bounce back. After showing a year-over-year revenue loss of 20% through April 18,…
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Europe’s Pandemic Sales Slide Quantified
A report by the Federation of European Publishers aims to quantify the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on European publishers, citing a significant plunge in bookstore sales and commensurate lost…
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German Sales Drop 14% in the First Half of 2020
German Book sales crashed during lockdown, but have bounced back as bookstores reopened, and are down just 14% overall for the first six months of 2020, compared with the same…
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Guadalajara Fair Offers Proposals for 2020
The organizers of the Guadalajara International Book Fair, scheduled for November 28 to December 6, may divide the fair into two venues, go virtual, or cancel altogether.
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Derecho y Religion launches its latest scientific magazine
Derecho y Religion launches its latest scientific magazine
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Penguin Random House Will Not Attend Frankfurt
Penguin Random House is the last of the Big Five American trade publishers to announce they will not attend this year's Frankfurt Book Fair.