London Book Fair 2026: Isolarii's Avant-Garde Ambitions Get Bigger - Publishers Daily

Interesting company.

Panzer found this post about publisher Isolarii on the Publishers Daily site. 

 

Ed Nawotka's post gives a brief history of Isolarii, what they're doing currently and they're plans for the future. There's a link to Isolarii's site included in the post.

 

Panzer says, "Hmm ... Turns out they're more than a publisher."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of cocoa and a muffin to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to Isolarii 

Exploring New Revenue Opportunities Through Licensng - Publishing Perspectives

Mom says it's an untapped revenue stream.

Here's an interesting post Panzer found on the Publishing Perspectives site about book IP licensing.

 

The post is about a discussion presented at the London Book Fair about the publishers need to pursue licensing agreements for their books. Included in the post is a link to a report with information on this subject.

 

Panzer says, "Licensing contracts for books' releases in other countries is important."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a cookie (biscuit) for today's snack.

 

To read the post tootle over to Revenue Through Licensing 

The London Book Fair Announces Plan to Move to Excel in 2027 - Publishing Perspectives

It's not really that far away.

Today's first stop in the Catosphere for Panzer was at the Publishing Perspectives site. There he discovered a post about the London Book Fair.

 

According to Andrew Richard Albanese's post, the London Book Fair will move to the Excel Center in 2027. The new site has a larger capacity and wi-fi among other improvements.

 

 Panzer says, "Wi-Fi is necessary now."

 

Note: This is a medium length post. Bring a cup of tea and a muffin to snack on.

 

To read the post tootle over to London Book Fair to

London Book Fair: An Audiobook Update From Audible - Publishing Perspectives

Scammers have voice cloned for awhile now.

Today, Panzer went to the Publishing Perspectives site where he found a post about Audible's presentation at the London Book Fair.

 

Porter Anderson's post covers a wide range of information from Audible. It covers ACX audiobook generation, audiobook readership, Audible subscriber numbers, and information on AI generated audiobooks. The post also includes links to other information.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty found the most interesting part of the post was about narrator voice cloning."

 

Note:This is a long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to Audible

James Daunt and David Shelley Head for LBF - Publishing Perspectives

It's a busy time for booksellers.

Today, Panzer found more information about the London Book Fair (LBF) at the Publishing Perspectives site.

 

In his post Porter Anderson gives information about James Daunt, CEO of Barnes and Noble, and David Shelley, CEO of Hachette Book Group and Hachette UK. The information consists of quotes from interviews and from upcoming and past presentations.

 

Panzer says, "For a look at what the coming year in bookselling is projected to be like, you'll want to read this post."

 

Note: This is a long post. You'll need to decide what you want to bring to snack on while you read. 

To read the post tootle over to James Daunt and David Shelley

Fiction Sales Grow, Nonfiction Declines Across International Book Markets - Publishers Weekly

I'd like to have an international bestseller.

Tootling around in the Catosphere today, took our cute little kitty pilot to the Publishers Weekly site. There he found a post about a report at the London Book Fair.

 

According to Ed Nawotka's post, the report shows the global increase in fiction sales and decrease in nonfiction sales. The post includes illustrative charts to show where the increases and decreases have occurred.

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty thinks this is good information to have to know where to market our books."

 

Note: Because of the included charts, this is a long post. You'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to International Book Sales

At London Book Fair: The International Booker Prize 2023 Shortlist - Publishing Perspectives

The places I go for you.

In his continuing travels Panzer stopped in at the Publishing Perspectives site. There he found a post about the International Booker Prize.

Porter Anderson's post explains this is the International Booker Prize for translations.There are six books on the shortlist. The winning book's prize will be split between the author and translator(s).

 

Panzer says, "This little kitty didn't know there were so many different International Booker Prizes."

 

Note: This is a medium length post because it includes the long list too. If you just want to read the shortlist information, bring half a cup of tea. If you want to read about the long list and other information, you'll need to decide what to bring to snack on while you read.

 

To read the post tootle over to International Booker Prize

At London Book Fair Tuesday: Copyright Under Attack - Publishing Perspectives

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishing Perspectives site. There with no digging at all our inquisitive kitty found a post about copyright issues.

IA said they'll appeal.

Porter Anderson's post covers the global, international discussion of copyright problems by the speakers at the Tuesday program of the London Book Fair. The second half of the post is a deep dive into the Internet Archive (IA) copyright infringement case and the final judgement.

Panzer says, "This little kitty didn't know the International Publishers Association sent paperwork to the case until he read it in the post."

Note: This is a long, long post. Bring a huge cup of cocoa, a muffin, a chocolate brownie, and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) for today's reading.

To read the post tootle over to London Book Fair

London Book Fair's Andy Ventris: Publishing Pros' 'Passion and Commitment' - Publishing Perspectives

 Today, Panzer made a trip to the Publishing Perspective site. There our inquisitive kitty boy found an interesting post about the London Book Fair.

 

In-person? Really?

Porter Anderson's post explains this year's London Book Fair will be in-person. The Book Fair is scheduled to run from April 5-7. According to the Book Fair's Andy Ventris, nearly all of the 435 exhibitors' tables are "sold out." There are several links included in the post.

 

Panzer says, "That's all this little kitty has to say about the London Book Fair. You'll need to read the post for more information."

 

Note: This is a very, very, very long post. Bring a thermos of cocoa, a thermos of tea, six muffins, six chocolate chip cookies, and two sandwiches for today's reading.

 

To read the post tootle over to London Book Fair

London Book Fair Announces Three-Week Format in June - Publishing Perspectives

Today's trip into the Catosphere took Panzer to the Publishing Perspectives site. There he found a post about the London Book Fair. In April Panzer told you about the London Book Fair's plans to be online only this year.

 

Three weeks is a long time for a conference.

According to the post by Porter Anderson, the London Book Fair has announced the schedule for this year's Book Fair. The post is divided into three sections. The first section is an introduction about the time table for the Fair. This section also contains an explanation of a planned break from June 11 through June 20. The second section is the schedule for the annual conferences from June 7 through June 10. The third section is the schedule of the programming for June 21 through July 1.

 

Panzer says, "There's a lot planned for those three weeks."

 

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of tea and five chocolate chip cookies for today's reading.

 

To read the post tootle over to London Book Fair

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London Book Fair Opts for a Digital-Only Edition in 2021 - Publishing Perspectives

 Today, Panzer's trip into the Catosphere took him to the Publishing Perspectives site. There he found a post about the London Book Fair.

 

Online-only shouldn't surprise anyone.

According to the post by Porter Anderson, the London Book Fair will be online this year. The fair will be divided into two sections in June. The first will be the week of June 7 and the second will be June 29 - July 1. There's no visitor signup information available yet, but the post contains a link to register to get information emailed to you when it's available. After the post about the London Book Fair there's a section about more online book fairs and awards programs.

 

Panzer says, "Be sure to read the information after the registration for visitor information or you might be getting some advertising you didn't expect."

 

Note: This is a long-medium length post. Bring a big cup of tea, a muffin and a chocolate chip cookie (biscuit) for today's reading selection.

 

To read the post tootle over to London Book Fair

Coronavirus: Reed Exhibitions Cancels London Book Fair 'With Reluctance' - Publishing Perspectives

Panzer was shaken from his nap in his kitty bed by crying and moaning coming from the Catosphere. Hopping in the Panzermobile, our brave kitty followed all the noise to the Publishing Perspectives site. There he learned the sad news about the London Book Fair.

According to Porter Anderson's post, this month's London Book Fair has been cancelled due to the coronavirus (Covid-19). As publishers were withdrawing, travel restrictions were being imposed and more cases of the virus were being reported in the UK, Reed Exhibitions decided to cancel the Book Fair. The UK government declared coronavirus a 'notifiable disease' so the Book Fair's losses will be covered by insurance. There are several links in the post.

Don't worry. It won't be you. It'll be grandma.

Panzer says, "I heard Mom tell What's His Name she heard some guy on the television say 80 percent of the people who get that virus thingy hardly get sick at all. The other 20 percent get really, really sick and a lot of them die. The guy said not to worry about it though.  Because ... the 80 percent are 60 years and younger and the 20 percent are over 60 years old. ... Hmm ... Don't worry. ... Because ... It's just those grandmas and grandpas that will be gone."

Note: This is a humongous post. Bring a gallon of tea and twelve muffins for today's reading. If you plan to follow all the links, bring another gallon of tea, twelve more muffins and a sleeping bag for a nap in the middle of your reading.

To read the post tootle over to London Book Fair

S&S and Ingram Cancel: COVID-19 Concerns Mount for London Book Fair - Publishing Perspectives

Panzer's trip into the Catosphere today took him to the Publishing Perspectives site. It didn't take any digging at all to find a post about the London Book Fair.

I wouldn't go if I might get stuck there.

According to Porter Anderson, the coronavirus (COVID-19) is behind the withdrawl of publishers Simon and Schuster and the Ingram Content Group from the London Book Fair. Aside from the possibility of contracting COVID-19, attendees have other worries. If an attendee is exposed to an infected person, there is the14 days of isolation either in London or upon returning to their home country.  Also, if there are new travel restrictions, an attendee may not even be allowed to travel home. The Book Fair is scheduled for March 10 to 12.

Panzer says, "Hmm ... This virus thingy is starting to cause a lot of trouble for the publishing industry."

Note: This is a l-o-n-g post. Bring two cups of tea and three muffins for your reading today. If you plan to follow the links in the post, bring a thermos of tea and a dozen muffins.

To read the post tootle over to Simon and Schuster

London Book Fair 2017: For Publishers, Business Is Booming, But Brexit Means Uncertainty - Publishers' Weekly

Today Panzer was tootling around in the Panzermobile when he heard grumbling and questioning noises coming from the Catosphere ahead of him. It only took our traveling kitty a short time to find the hubbub was coming from the Publishers' Weekly (PW) site. With a little digging he found a post about the London Book Fair (LBF) that was raising all the questions.

According to the post at the Publishers' Weekly site, the London Book Fair opened with discussions about the questions of how Brexit will effect publishing in the UK. UK Publishers Association chief executive Stephen Lotinga, DK Publishing CEO Ian Hudson, and HarperCollins CEO Charlie Redmayne discussed the uncertainties of issues of free trade, currency, and copyright among others.

Panzer says, "Brexit is turning out not to be simple for the publishing industry."

Note: This is a long post. Bring a cup of cocoa and two chocolate cookies (biscuits) for today's reading selection.

To read the post, tootle over to London Book Fair 2017