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London Book Fair Returns
London Book Fair welcomed thousands to Olympia Hall this week.
Mental Health Awareness Is An SSP Priority
At SSP, Randy Townsend has led efforts to prioritize mental health awareness and support within the scholarly communications ecosystem.
Class Action Against Amazon Advances
Amazon’s dominance in the e-book market, according to litigation, has enabled the e-retailer to “coerce” publishers into anticompetitive deals.
Spanish Audio Is Global Winner
According to the latest report from dosdoce.com on audio publishing in Spanish-language markets, production and consumption is soaring.
Industry Survey Finds Struggle to Diversify
Independent publisher Lee & Low has released a survey on diversity in publishing employment.
Small Press Values
SPD takes risks on books by new or marginalized writers, enabling their works to develop an audience and to gain recognition, says Kent Watson.
Circana BookScan’s McLean Offers 2024 Sales Forecast
US book publishers and readers looking for more diversion, less politics, in 2024.
Beyond Impact, Latest Journal Citation Reports Certify Trust
For nearly half a century, the Journal Citation Reports, or JCR, have been “must reading” in universities around the world. Dr. Nandita Quaderi, a senior vice president and the editor in chief for Web of Science at Clarivate, shares the latest developments in the JCR’s ongoing evolution.
Facing Up to AI at PubWest
At PubWest 2024 in Phoenix, the impact of generative AI on publishing dominated the conference agenda.
