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Bok365
- Forfatter 2021: Drømmen om internasjonal suksess
Jo Nesbø, Maja Lunde og Karl Ove Knausgård er bare tre av mange eksportsuksesser i en «ny norsk gullalder». Gjør drømmen om internasjonal suksess noe med forfatterne og litteraturen som skrives?
https://bok365.no/artikkel/forfatter-2021-drommen-om-internasjonal-suksess/
SVB
- Tilldelas Akademiens Finlandspris
Författaren Merete Mazzarella tilldelas Svenska Akademiens Findlandspris, med en prissumma på 100 000 kronor, för sin gärning inom Finlands svenskspråkiga kulturliv.
https://www.svb.se/nyheter/tilldelas-akademiens-finlandspris - 150 miljoner i minskade utgifter
Förlagens utgifter för bland annat resor, event och marknadsföring minskade kraftigt under pandemiåret 2020 visar SvB:s genomgång av 300 förlag.
https://www.svb.se/nyheter/150-miljoner-i-minskade-utgifter
Boktugg
- Sunne forældre kan låne børnebøger på arbejdet
Forældre i Sunne kan inden længe låne børnebøger på arbejdet, men også i såkaldte halbiblioteker på børnehaverne.
https://www.boktugg.se/2021/11/28/sunneforaldrar-far-lana-barnbocker-pa-jobbet/
Publishing Perspectives
- Nielsen’s Look at Audiobooks in the United Kingdom: ‘Curiosity, Multitasking’
Quashing concerns of diminished listening when office commutes are curtailed, Nielsen’s ‘Understanding the UK Audiobook Consumer’ sees audiobook growth moving steadily forward.
https://publishingperspectives.com/2021/11/nielsens-look-at-audiobooks-in-the-united-kingdom-curiosity-multitasking-covid19/
TNPS
- Nextory-owned Youboox launches Switch, a “new” format that combines ebook and audiobook. Let’s call it an audio ebook
Given Youboox was acquired by Sweden-based Nextory in October it seems a safe bet we will see this innovation appearing across Nextory platforms in 2022.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2021/12/02/nextory-owned-youboox-launches-switch-a-new-format-that-combines-ebook-and-audiobook-lets-call-it-an-audio-ebook/ - UK audiobook revenue up 71% on 2019. Ebooks up 10%. Consumer print up 6%. Children’s digital up 26%. Digital consumer non-fiction up 30%
Given both Findaway and Audiobooks.com impact on the UK market; and given Spotify is already a strong player in the UK; and given Storytel CEO Jonas Tellander made clear that he sees the Audiobooks.com acquisition as a road into the UK and Australia audiobook markets, it is perhaps time for Lotinga and the UK PA to come off the fence.
https://thenewpublishingstandard.com/2021/11/28/uk-audiobook-revenue-up-71-on-2019-ebooks-up-10-consumer-print-up-6-childrens-digital-up-26-digital-consumer-non-fiction-up-30/