When you hear that news, you realise how
far trade publishers have to come before they are even at the races with some of these things.
Not exact matches
But as some areas see sales shrink, there may be
further consolidation in the increasingly smaller book publishing industry, which is now down to a handful of publicly
traded giants with book publishing arms, including News Corp., which owns MarketWatch, the
publisher of this report.
Overview of the Dutch book market (2015) Sales: 498.5 million euros Copies sold: 39 million
Publishers: 1,110 (online: 320) New releases: 54,210 Book retailers: 1,354 stores (online retailers: 192) Overview of the Flemish book market (2015): Sales: 195.7 million euros Copies sold: 15.21 million
Publishers (2014): 100 New releases (2014): 27,700 titles Available titles (2014): 105,000 titles Sources and
further information: Flemish
Publishers Association: http://www.boekenvak.be/voor-uitgevers/vlaamse-uitgeversvereniging Dutch
Publishers Association: http://www.nuv.nl/english About the Frankfurt Book Fair The Frankfurt Book Fair is the international publishing industry's biggest
trade fair — with 7,100 exhibitors from more than 100 countries, around 275,000 visitors, over 4,000 events and around 10,000 accredited journalists (including 2,000 bloggers) in attendance.
In professional field there is Safari, which pays
publishers a fee based on usage, the so - called pool approach, that has so
far proved unattractive to
trade publishers.
A panel of German book
trade professionals, including both
publishers and booksellers, will discuss the current state of the German book market, the impact of digital change so
far, and where things are likely to shift in the coming year.
Publishers have begun releasing
trade paperbacks sooner than the traditional one - year period after the release of the hardcover, leaving the mass - market paperback even
further behind.
There is no doubt that certain brand name authors
far outpace their
publishers in recognition and attention stakes, but in general, for the vast majority of authors that is not the case, and even for those authors who do surpass their
publisher, when the
publisher can do such things more effectively, more efficiently and has a competitive advantage in doing them, the sensible thing to do is to
trade some margin and let them do it.
Acquisition could strengthen social professional network's ability to attract B2B ad dollars, and
further compete against traditional
trade publishers
Another incredibly sensible acquisition by Bloomsbury and yet another that pulls them
further away from the territory of a strict
trade publisher.
However, it may help to scan the landscape not only for the «Big Six»
trade publishers but also for the «fairly large» and the «not so big» and the «
further afield» in order to get a fuller sense of
publishers» participation in the overall library marketplace.
In fact I was surprised recently to see an example of how
far things may have changed, with one former professional
publisher, whose short time in the
trade is mercifully over, expressing the view that it was extremely difficult to persuade practitioners to write for professional
publishers.