News: international

Global revenue flat for S&S in 2018

Simon & Schuster's worldwide revenues for 2018 dipped fractionally to $825m from $830m in 2017, parent company CBS has said. Read more

German distributor KNV files for insolvency

The upheaval in the German book industry continues with wholesaler KNV Gruppe filing for insolvency. Read more

Sweden recalls Chinese ambassador over meeting with missing bookseller Gui Minhai’s daughter

Sweden’s foreign ministry has recalled its ambassador to China following claims she set up a secret meeting between missing bookseller Gui Minhai’s daughter and Chinese... Read more

Dialogue and Jacaranda vie for LBF International Excellence Awards

The US is dominating the shortlists for the London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2019, with Dialogue Books, Jacaranda Books, Emerald Publishing and Kogan Page flying the... Read more

LBF reveals Indonesian Market Focus programme

A programme of events focusing on Indonesian publishing will be held at the London Book Fair this year, including insights into children’s books and current... Read more

US trade publishers saw 4.6% lift in 2018, but education sales fell

American trade publishing saw a 4.6% rise in revenue for 2018 but a decline in educational sales left the market relatively flat, new figures show. Read more

Lonely Planet appoints new c.e.o. Cabrera

Lonely Planet has appointed Luis Cabrera as president and c.e.o. and revealed a new strategy which will “reinvigorate” its digital properties and launch ventures such as... Read more

Gill Books buys Ireland's Collins Press

Gill Books has bought Irish indie publisher the Collins Press for an undisclosed sum after its owners announced their retirement following 30 years in the... Read more

Double-digit growth continues for China's book market

The overall book retail market in China rose 11.3% year-on-year in 2018, according to a survey conducted by data company Openbook, cited by Chinese book... Read more

Audio helps HarperCollins to record second quarter worldwide

HarperCollins achieved record revenue and EBITDA in the second quarter, parent company News Corp has reported, aided by the “burgeoning of digital audio”.... Read more