The average American reads about four books a year, which is quite a small number – and one that’s even smaller in Brazil. But, as the literary market gets back on its feet (according to Nielsen Bookscan, sales in 2018 grew about 5% over the previous year), the new bookshelf stars are not the great […]
The New York Public Library (NYPL) has launched a new feature to its Instagram account: turning its Stories feature into a place to host actual stories. This feature, which NYPL has called ‘Instanovels’, shall include classic works starting with Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, formatted for the mobile space with illustrations throughout to enhance […]
Bloomsbury Publishing has signed an innovative content partnership to bring its 33 1/3 series of short books about popular music onto Spotify’s streaming service. Each book in the dedicated series, now 130 titles strong, revolves around a single album and has grown to command a cult following amongst musicians and fans alike through coverage of […]
Barnes & Noble, the world’s largest retail bookseller, has announced the launch of Browsery —the first mobile app to talk about books the way readers do. Browsery is available for Android and iOS users. It blends technology with the Barnes & Noble experience of community, conversation and peer-to-peer recommendations to deliver a new kind of […]