KU has paid $2.58 billion to self-publishers since 2020 — a 107% increase. Now four million books in 2025 has the industry panicking. TNPS runs the numbers and asks who, exactly, the problem is for.
Nigeria imports 90% of its printing paper, losing its own mills to policy failure. With 400 million people by 2050, the cost of inaction is existential.
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Finnish writers’ BBC Radio 4 commission signals growing appetite for cross-border audio drama co-productions in global publishing.
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The 55th Brussels Book Fair returns 26–29 March 2026 at Tour & Taxis with 500+ exhibitors, 1,200 authors, and the theme “Challenging the Future.”
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Big Bad Wolf Books Dubai 2026 achieves record visitor numbers despite regional conflict, demonstrating print market resilience amid Gulf crisis supply chain challenges.
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BookFest Malaysia celebrates 20 years at KLCC with 530+ booths, trilingual programming, and industry awards, highlighting Malaysia’s growing book market.
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Italy’s Turin Book Fair 2026 brings Netflix, AI publishing talks, and an expanded Rights Centre. TNPS looks beyond the press release at what matters for professionals.
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Mediterranea Publishing Fellowship 2026 applications open! Join 10 publishers in Cagliari, Sardinia (Sep 1-3) for cultural immersion, networking & support. Apply by Mar 31.
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Your publishing house’s AI roadmap: slush pile triage, translation, metadata, narration. Freemium tools, real ROI examples. Start tomorrow morning.
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Dark Horse Comics’ English edition of Berserk manga surpasses 10 million copies sold, marking a major milestone for Japanese comics in North America.
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Hachette has cancelled Mia Ballard’s contract for Shy Girl over alleged undeclared AI use. TNPS examines what the case reveals about acquisition failures, unreliable detection tools, and the contract gaps nobody has closed yet.
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Bangladesh’s Boi Mela 2026 closes with sales down over 70% on 2024. The numbers confirm what was already clear: this was an avoidable disaster for Bangladeshi publishing.
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The 4th Philippine Book Festival drew 120,000+ visitors and PHP80M in sales, showcasing Filipino publishing growth, diverse literary offerings, and the 43rd National Book Awards.
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KU has paid $2.58 billion to self-publishers since 2020 — a 107% increase. Now four million books in 2025 has the industry panicking. TNPS runs the numbers and asks who, exactly, the problem is for.
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FILÉAC convenes in Yaoundé on 20 March 2026, bringing together publishing professionals from Central Africa to address structural challenges in the regional book trade.
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Saudi Arabia’s AI-powered gaming boom signals a major opportunity for global publishing. Here’s what the industry needs to understand.
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Southeast Asia’s largest book fair returns 26 March–6 April 2026 at Queen Sirikit Centre. Features 1,166+ booths, rights trading, and City Pop theme.
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FILCO 2026 drew 360,000 visitors with 40% sales growth. Lebanon announced as 2027 Guest of Honour. Analysis for publishing professionals.
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LBF 2026 was AI’s quietest year yet. Thad McIlroy asked what if none of this matters. A Gambian classroom and a pandemic suggest he’s closer than he knows.
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How InPage software revolutionised Urdu digital publishing in 1994, created industry dependence on proprietary systems, and why modern publishing requires Unicode-first infrastructure.
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Nigeria unveils 82 locally authored academic textbooks via TETFund initiative to reduce foreign import reliance and strengthen indigenous educational publishing capacity.
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