Harlequin’s Dashverse deal is the fourth act in a deliberate AI pivot. TNPS traces the strategy - and what it means for every publisher with a back-catalogue.
Bangkok International Book Fair 2026 drew 1.3m visitors, generating $15.7m in sales. Gen Z comprised 46% of attendees as rights trading hit $2.65m—up 50% YoY.
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Google and Slum2School Africa launch Stories from Our Home, a Gemini AI-powered Nigerian folktale colouring book for 1,000 underserved primary pupils, blending cultural heritage with educational technology.
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Manta expands from webcomics into manga with 400+ Kodansha titles including WIND BREAKER, targeting 19M+ users in all-in-one digital storytelling push.
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Pakistan – KP Textbook Board seeks policy amendment to reclaim in-house publishing rights, cut Rs60m annual royalty payments to private publishers, and improve quality control.
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Cambodian Librarians Association partners with CamEd Business School and international universities for a 2026 ESG reading contest targeting emerging markets.
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Publishing’s ‘self-fulfilling prophecies’: How supply shapes demand, AI breaks barriers, and 95% of books remain silent – not for lack of listeners, but of access.
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Kenyan publishers demand extended deadline for new legal deposit requirements under Books and Newspapers (Amendment) Bill, 2025, citing operational challenges.
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Big Bad Wolf Books returns to Makassar for its tenth anniversary Indonesian tour, offering millions of discounted titles at SMMCC through 12 April 2026.
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Fifth edition of Feria de Editores’ fellowship programme for French, Spanish and Italian publishers runs 4–9 August 2026 in Buenos Aires.
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Harlequin’s Dashverse deal is the fourth act in a deliberate AI pivot. TNPS traces the strategy – and what it means for every publisher with a back-catalogue.
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Aidai Maksatbekova founded Kyrgyzstan’s only English-language bookstore in 2019, bridging global literature with Central Asian readers through community engagement.
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Tolino media launches audiobook distribution for self-publishers, tapping Germany’s 25% CAGR audio market. 70% royalty, zero fees, 10-platform reach including Spotify and Apple Books.
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EUP acquires Agenda Publishing, strengthening its academic portfolio in economics and politics. A strategic move for the award-winning Scottish university press.
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Voxa secures €4M led by Catalyst Romania. TNPS examines the funding arc, Balkan expansion — and the unresolved question around its Penguin Random House deal.
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Beat Technology’s partnership with LeYa and Lyvros signals a deepening audiobook infrastructure play across the Lusophone world – from Portugal to Angola to Brazil.
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Delhi High Court reserves judgment in ANI v OpenAI AI copyright case. Why it matters for India, licensing, and Global South in AI training data economy.
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Bangladesh’s audiobook platforms like ShunBoi and Kabbik are thriving—not in Dhaka, but among the diaspora. Why these startups are filling a global gap for Bangla content.
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The Bangkok Rights Fair 2026 saw 163 companies from 24 territories generate $2.65m in projected deals, revealing the complex content landscape of Southeast Asian publishing.
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Southeast Asian libraries are reshaping national development strategy. Why Western publishers must pay attention to this quiet revolution.
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Malaysia’s KOTA BACA 2026 transforms Kuala Lumpur’s Dataran Merdeka into a national reading ecosystem, uniting government, publishers and citizens to democratise book access.
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