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The COVID-19 pandemic has caused uncertainties about the book publishing business with publishers experiencing decline in book sales. Although sales via online platforms and the distribution of educational digital content accelerated substantially, it was still unable to obscure the negative impact experienced by publishers. As a result, they faced challenges to sustain and survive, and that led to the question of where the industry was heading in the future. Overall, this study explores its condition in Malaysia. The idea is to gain insight into how far the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted local publishers and what their views are on the future direction of the industry. In doing so, interviews with key personnel of local publishers in trade and school-oriented publishing sectors were conducted. Based on the findings, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected negatively on their business. The trend of online bookselling, however, has shown significant growth, and the majority of publishers concentrated on enhancing online channels through their own e-commerce websites or other e-commerce platforms. For schoolbook publishers, efforts have been made to increase the supply of digital materials for the purpose of teaching and learning at home. Apart from that, some interviewees also highlighted being more cautious in their publication planning. About their views on where the industry is heading in the future, some realized that it would be rather challenging for the industry to grow exponentially but remain optimistic. However, in order for them to survive, some observed that it is necessary for them to change by considering expanding toward other business opportunities as a content provider rather than solely as a publisher who depends on books publishing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The main objective of this research is to quantify for the first time the phenomenon of books authored by ChatGPT for sale through Amazon. To do this and with the help of a quantitative descriptive methodology, this work analyzes the evolution of books written by ChatGPT, and the characteristics of these works—typology, language, price, extension and type of edition—are determined. Also, this research studies those authors using ChatGPT and discusses the scope of this phenomenon, proposing measures and actions that promote transparency and good practices in the publishing industry regarding books written by artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Finally, this work concludes that ChatGPT is having a significant impact on the publishing world, from both the creation and distribution of content, so the appropriate balance between the use of AI and human intervention will continue to be essential to maintain a diverse and creative publishing industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the rapid and dynamic transition of the Bulgarian book from the Late Middle Ages to Modernity between 1806 and 1878. Special attention is paid to the work of Hristo G. Danov—one of the founders of modern Bulgarian book publishing, book printing and book trade. His business spread within the vast geographical area of Central and Eastern Europe, between the Austrian and Ottoman Empires' capitals. The research focuses on topics such as transnational book communication, book travel from place to place and multilingual printing book context. It presents how the printed book as a new means of text dissemination was used during the Bulgarian Revival—the difficult process that had to balance with many geopolitical, religious and social factors, as well as characteristics of daily life in the Ottoman Empire. Besides the Bulgarian national context, this paper refers to the organization of book publishing in geographical and economic aspects, the pursuit of an intellectual project through an active search for authors, texts and ideas, and the relation between book publishing and politics. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Streaming services are creating significant shifts in Scandinavia, with audiobooks distributed through subscription-based services accounting for about a quarter of sales in the Swedish and Norwegian book markets. In this study we ask: What are the common and diverging themes of trade talk on audiobooks and streaming services in Sweden and Norway? Our findings indicate that trade talk in the two countries differs distinctively. The differences suggest that discussions over audiobooks and streaming form two quite distinct discourses: A business and innovation discourse which is dominant in Sweden and a cultural policy discourse which is dominant in Norway. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

ReDigi, Inc. was argued in the Southern District of New York (SDNY) [Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc., No. 1:2012cv00095—Document 109 (S.D.N.Y. 2013)]. ReDigi maintained that their online digital resale market was permissible under the First Sale doctrine of 17 U.S.C. (§109(a) in the Copyright Law of the U.S. because of substantive technological changes. The court rejected their argument; and the court ascertained ReDigi had violated the Copyright Law of the U.S. because of their infringement by creating an internet platform designed to enable the resale of digital products. ReDigi appealed to the 2nd Circuit [Capitol Records, LLC v. ReDigi Inc., No. 16–2321 (2d Cir. 2018)]. The 2nd Circuit determined that ReDigi had infringed on the plaintiff's exclusive rights under 17 U.S.C. §106(1). ReDigi appealed to the Supreme Court of the United States. The Justices turned down ReDigi's appeal. Consequently, the resale market of digital e-books and audiobooks is illegal in the U.S. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The COVID-19 has affected all walks of life. For China's publishing industry, everything has been changed from production to consumption, from different links in the industrial chain to various product types, and from operating modes to organizational structures. In 2020, China's book industry experienced in its first negative growth in 20 years. The total number of new book varieties has declined, bookstores have suffered an enormous impact, and marketing and sales have further shifted to online. Online education will become normal, and digital teaching materials may increase the industry and the future of the Audio-book market is hot, network literature is in the focus of investments while a number of the non-state-owned publishing house started to go public. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper considers the success of the thriller Der neunte Arm des Oktopus (transl.: The Ninth Arm of the Octopus, Cologne: Bastei Lübbe, November 2020) by German drugstore magnate Dirk Rossmann. Certain elements of brand-name authorship are applicable here, but the market power of Rossmann goes far beyond name recognition. Beyond the typical marketing for a 'big book' in the sense of contemporary trade publishing, Rossmann flooded the campaign with his own funds. This contribution approaches an unlikely case study through a trilateral interdisciplinary perspective (book studies, economics, law), underlining the unequal footing on which books enter the market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This project explores the responses of the Dutch trade book market to the ever-increasing influx of Anglophone publications. Based on in-depth interviews (n = 42) carried out between 2015 and 2017 with Dutch publishing professionals, this research identifies the approaches and strategies they adopt to defend their market from the competition of English-language editions. Findings show that the main defence strategy used is to release translations simultaneously with English-language originals, but that this creates significant pressures on both publishers and translators. Concomitantly, there has been an increasing focus on Dutch originals and non-Anglophone books. The strategies and approaches documented in this study may be of interest for scholars and practitioners in relation to other book markets and linguistic areas facing similar circumstances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An uncertain world due to the Covid-19 pandemic embarks the publishers to find the best solution when designing the digital textbook to meet the student's new norms. Therefore, understanding the theories of user acceptance and adoption of technology is very critical. Thus, this study aimed to analyze the existing literature on the theory used for exploring the acceptance and adoption of digital textbooks among students. Thirty-two studies guided by PRISMA's statement of Preferred Reporting Articles for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis were acknowledged for the systematic evaluation of Scopus and Web of Science databases. This work provided two main contributions. First, the study delivered condensed information on the theory used in the acceptance and adoption of digital textbook usage which will guide the publishers to consider when designing the digital textbook. Second, the results provided insights into the relevance of a new aspect for future research in the digital textbook context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity involving book publishers is a continuing feature of the U.S. commercial publishing landscape. Over the last 6 years, from the beginning of 2014 through the end of 2019, there were 120 control transactions involving U.S. trade publishers of all sizes: on average, twenty transactions annually. This activity has proceeded subject to random annual variation uncorrelated to industry performance or to macroeconomic factors; in the last 2 years activity has accelerated, with 27 completed transactions in 2019. Historically, in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, trade publishing M&A activity stalled from the valuations achieved in 2006–2007, even as activity remained relatively steady. We anticipate that in the wake of the pandemic M&A activity will gradually increase as publishers seek stronger partners and increased scale. In the first 5 months of 2020, eight transactions were announced or completed, and ViacomCBS set the stage for a major transaction by announcing its intention to divest Simon & Schuster. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Globally, Christian publishers have been known to drive publishing innovations and development in diverse socio-economic circumstances. In Nigeria, their roles in outsourcing, subsidiary rights transactions, distribution, innovation and export have received only passing mentions notwithstanding the pivotal nature of their sustained undertakings in the book trade. Relying on interviews, document analysis, website and bookshop observation, this study, therefore, presents evidence indicating that churches and ministries create local content, install their own presses and nurture their own distribution networks whereas Christian commercial publishers prefer to acquire already successful American titles and outsource reprinting tasks to Asia. Consequently, sustainability of content creation and printing expertise is undermined due to excessive offshore outsourcing, and may stunt growth in the entire industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This report introduces the development of China's children's book publishing industry in recent years. Based on 2017 statistics and market monitoring data, this paper analyzes the structure of China's children's book market, major market competitors, original and imported books. The future trends for the development of this sector are presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Brazilian book market has undergone an unprecedented crisis since 2015 which reached its most dramatic moment at the end of 2018 when the two main bookstore chains, Cultura and Saraiva, filed for bankruptcy in the Rio de Janeiro courts. Cultura and Saraiva jointly represent around 40% of general book sales (fiction and non-fiction) in Brazil. Why Brazilian book industry has disappointed those who had predicted a brilliant future in the earliest 2000 decade? This study gives an overall analysis of the reasons why the industry almost collapsed and shares thoughts and challenges for the future of The Brazilian Book Industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article describes the digitization process in contemporary Russian book publishing with a focus on social sciences and humanities (SSH) publications. Russian SSH book publishing faces two major challenges: one is inadequate book distribution system which still bears a birth injury signs of rude economic transformations of 1990s, and the other is ongoing reform in the tertiary education system and Russian Academy of Sciences using evaluation systems which are more friendly to natural sciences with their domination of a journal article over a monograph. Digitization could play in Russia even more important role than in other countries where information technologies were applied to well functioning book market industry. In Russia wider use of eBooks, digital libraries, online bookstores and open access facilities should help to make a real breakthrough from stagnation to new developments. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This Article is a summary of the presentations made by Paula Cajaty, publisher at Editora Jaguatirica (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and at Editora Gato-Bravo (Lisboa, Portugal), and Director of Communication of LIBRE, at The Second World Publishing Cooperation Conference in Tai'an, China, December 10-12, 2018. In this article, the author highlights the great potentials, great values, and the big obstacles of the editorial publishing market in Brazil. The author also presents some information about LIBRE, a Brazilian Independent Publishers Association, and its events, called Primavera Literária. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The BISG's Subject Codes committee follows a structured, consensus-driven process to update and maintain more than 4800 subject headings. The latest version added 210 subject codes, changed 90 literals, reactivated a previously inactive code, and deactivated 8 codes. Changes affected 23 of the 54 main subject areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Adapting to the digital age is a challenge for booksellers, resulting in paradoxical practices of providing digital books through brick-and-mortar stores, but also spurring innovations in the book trade. This article examines the digital operations of four Norwegian booksellers, looking specifically at how the combined forces of digitalization, internationalization and industry regulations affect their operations. Based on research interviews and business statistics, the paper finds that two of the selected booksellers represent an omnichannel business model, which includes seeking strategic benefits by combining digital and physical operations. The other two have a digital-only business model, offering digital content in novel ways, but struggling somewhat to gain the full advantage of their approach due to industry competition and regulatory hindrances. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper explores the factors that influence the border-crossing potential of picturebooks by examining the experiences of a Taiwanese publisher who has successfully introduced Taiwanese picture books to the world. This study may uncover some maneuvers that may help balance the asymmetry of the book trade. In particular, the strategies to market picturebooks internationally and to nurture local talent may contribute to an understanding of the underlying elements that influence the opportunity for picturebooks to be sold across borders. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article focuses on what is meant by the term 'book'. Here, there is a consideration of how the definition of the book has altered over time as technology has improved and as writers themselves began to have different relationships to the book and industry. It further explores the ways the book itself has altered in format, from printed to digital, with audio editions, and socially in relation to the rise of social media and a new form of author who chooses to write and share their works directly within social platforms. In this context, book must be redefined to incorporate the context of new social technology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this study is to investigate the elements of Islamic children’s books that are written in English by focusing on books that are available in the Malaysian market and published in Malaysia. This study applies the content analysis method, by examining the selected books of their subject matter as well as the language. The results of the study reveal that Islamic books written for children in English are distinctive in terms of the content and language features. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The tension between commerce and culture has long been recognized as characteristic of the publishing industry. Publishers seek to put forth quality works of cultural significance yet are constrained by the need to earn a profit. This article is a case study of how this conflict played out at a postwar New York City company, Storm Publishers. Storm was a one-person operation run by Alexander Gode-von Aesch, a German immigrant best known for his work as a linguist and translator. Gode founded the company in 1947 to publish The End Is Not Yet, a pacifist novel by the German playwright Fritz von Unruh. Storm went on to publish a diverse array of scholarly and trade books until it was dissolved in 1958. The article analyzes how Gode pursued a number of strategies—relying on personal connections, developing relationships with celebrities, purchasing advertisements, soliciting reviews, cutting costs, generating subsidiary rights income, and sheer tenacity and audacity—in order to compete with larger and more established Manhattan publishers. It argues Gode harbored a contradictory attitude toward the culture-commerce dichotomy, asserting that his aim was to distribute quality works that could not make a profit while at the same time publishing books aimed at bolstering his balance sheet and lamenting others’ lack of sales. As the first history of Storm Publishers, the article sheds light on the midcentury New York publishing industry and how a small firm sought to claim a place in the postwar intellectual economy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Citing the small number of bookstores in operation and a poor average annual book consumption among readers in Mexico, publishing industry professionals have long lamented the moribund state of the industry, while calling for more effective legislation to protect both publishers and booksellers and the creation of programs to promote reading among citizens of all ages. But in the last couple of years moves have been made to nurture the book industry and create greater awareness of the importance of reading as a vital cultural pastime, through training programs and by harnessing technological innovation, and while there is still much work to be done, publishers and booksellers alike are optimistic that they are making progress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of the study was to investigate where Taiwan’s Publishing Market would have been ranked, had Taiwan been included in the Map of 23 largest book markets in the world presented by Wischenbart in 2014. The results of the study showed: (1) The total new titles published were 1839/million residents, which would have been ranked 2nd; (2) The per capital spending on books was €39.75, which would have been ranked 17th; and (3) Taiwan’s GDP (PPP) per capital was $42,201 International Dollars, which would have been ranked 10th. i.e. Taiwan’s Publishing Market is alive, vibrant, and deserved to be recognized. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article attempts to provide historical explanations for the role which Heinemann Educational Books (henceforth HEB) played in the emergence of an African literature in English. Whereas the reluctance of British companies to publish for Africa was in a large measure determined, albeit indirectly, by contemporary colonial policies and interests, the open, wholehearted encouragement of African writings in the 1960s and 1970s suggests a radical shift in the attitudes of British publishers. This shift arguably occurred at a time when the entire publishing industry in England witnessed a profound readjustment following the war years. Yet, more importantly, the full-scale ‘decolonization’ process in Africa, as in the rest of the empire, forced British publishers, such as HEB, to adopt new strategies to keep their businesses going in Africa. This article seeks to shed light on Alan Hill as the architect of HEB and his publishing projects in the African continent. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Publications in minority languages have a very limited audience. Their reach can be extended through the sales of translation rights. This article reports on the results of an exploratory study conducted on the selling of translation rights of Afrikaans fiction to Dutch publishers [3, 5, 9-11, 22]. Using case studies of two bestselling Afrikaans authors, we identified a set of non-literary factors influencing the selling of translation rights from a South African trade publisher’s perspective. Attention is paid to the criteria for selecting books with translation rights potential. This area of publishing is still in its development stage in South Africa, and a lack of human resources, financial resources and support infrastructure are evident. These factors inhibit the visibility of Afrikaans literature world-wide. However, it is argued that awareness and training in this field, as well as revised strategies, could extend the reading and buying market of Afrikaans popular fiction authors over time. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The majority of scholars in the humanities and the social sciences, the scientific, technical, and medical, and the legal, tax, and regulatory fields are interested in the state of scholarly book publishing because these books often play a pivotal role in the often-opaque tenure, promotion, and grant application process. In the past, several studies analyzed new title output and scholarly book prices. However, no one investigated the impact of the Recession of 2007-2009 on scholarly books. This study looks at the impact of this recession, its impact on scholarly book prices and new title output between 2009 and 2016, and makes a series of recommendations for university presses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

BISG's Subject Codes committee follows a structured, consensus-driven process to update and maintain more than 4500 subject headings. The latest version added 93 subject codes, changed 68 literals, reactivated a previously inactive code, and deactivated 11 subjects. Changes affected 22 of the 54 main subject areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article refers to the current status of the book publishing industry in South Korea in 2016. Observations at Seoul International Book Fair and in Paju Book City are complemented with current data. A special focus lies on the consequences of the handling of rebates and the fixed book price and how the government and several organizations are trying to stabilize the book market. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of this study was to discover whether there are scholarly evaluation metrics that can be applied to a wide range of books' types and contents. We analyzed over 70,000 books and collected various metrics per each title including traditional and altmetrics measures. The analysis in this paper depicts the top books showing the highest rates of citations, reviews, readership, downloads, twitter and more. Our results show that books display different impact in each of the measurements and vary by types and content. There isn't one measure that captures the impact of books across the board. We conclude that books should be evaluated by types and contents while using different measures per each. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Little is known about the publishing industry and the cultural complexities of Vietnam and, therefore, this article provides a summary of the essential information and related data on the demographics of the country. The development of the publishing industry is traced from 1945 before the unification of North and South Vietnam in 1975 to the present status. The role of the book publishing industry is examined in relation to television and radio media. A review of the reading culture is presented to understand the current status and potential for printed books as well as E-books in Vietnam. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper serves to qualify the present form of the e-book as one of many different kinds of digital compositions, or voluntarily consumed digital media. This paper also aims to show how future e-books, by virtue of its responsive nature and higher text-to-nontext ratio compared to other digital compositions, may only iterate into simpler formats (emphasis on textual components) as opposed to more complicated formats (emphasis on audiovisual components). This is due in part to consumer and market expectations of the e-book as well as limitations for the e-book as a medium. Because of this, I predict the next iteration for the e-book-the web book-will exist almost entirely in web applications. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Due to its own cultures of publishing, distributing, reading, and life styling, the publishing industry in Thailand is much complicated to be penetrated. Our readers are changeable as always. It has been much difficult to predict them. So a newcomer in the industry has often been agitated by readers. Many have gotten left this business as soon as their first book have been never published. Since their book expected to publish was out of Thai readers interesting anymore. However, the industry has still been continuing on. Sometimes, it has been so peak in meaning of an outstanding industry is calling newcomers jumping in the game. Still, there were many hopes in this industry during a declining economic. So economic conditions may impact the sale of books but it is not a main reason for change in Thailand. The different distribution and reading culture in Thailand are main factors of the industry. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The publishing industry in Malaysia has an annual net revenue of USD 335 million. Almost 20,000 new titles or new re-editions are published annually which amounts to 639 titles per million inhabitants (2012). Malaysia has a population of 30.7 million (2014). There is room for growth and the government has been active in promoting reading and publishing and aims to achieve a goal of 30,000 new titles a year. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

American publishers seem to be resistant to the idea of publishing books in translation, pointing to difficulties such as translators' fees on top of authors' advances, lack of marketing and publicity platforms for foreign writers and the fact that editors in the US do not read other languages. However, books in translation can be profitable and attractive to readers, and the industry is taking increasingly interest in this segment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article analyses the growth of the Brazilian book market in the decade from 2004 to 2013 and compares it to Brazil's GNP growth. It also studies the recent developments of three factors that should contribute to the performance of the Brazilian book industry: the growth of the middle class, the decrease of functional illiteracy and the higher number of college institutions and college students in the country. This article shows that despite these factors, the Brazilian book industry is underperforming and not living up to its potential. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper focuses on sustainability strategies for the Forestry-Wood chain (FWC) driven by market demands on books and other products. The main objective is to draft and suggest a process for market driven pro-active sustainability strategies for the FWC, based on a SWOT-analysis (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats). Further to highlight the possible strategic implications and critical areas for actors upstream in the FWC, in the context of uncertain external future scenarios. Higher demands on product differentiation were found throughout the FWC, where also collaboration and stakeholder interaction was found important to improve sustainability. The work broadens the 'traditional' perspectives on FWC sustainability to encompass also interacting value chains such as book production and publishing, to get a more holistic view. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The 'Mexican moment' is a term created by the international press, reflecting the importance of the economic reforms recently approved by congress. This article explores the facts and figures of the local publishing industry, especially the science, technical and medical or STM publishing, at a time of the industry's crossroads in Mexico. Starting with a general background of the country and its economy, there is information on reading habits, the challenges of printed book distribution, the professional book market in Mexico, the increasing importance of e-books and finishing with an insight into the most important book fair in Spanish speaking language. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An essay discussing the challenges and opportunities in global publishing and in particular the are addressing many of the big questions publishers are facing today which arise from the marriage of content and technology. Includes examination of three major verticals (STM, Education and Trade publishing) and considers the possibilities offered by cross-industry collaboration to evolve global standards. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study investigates the undergraduates of a university in northern Taiwan for their reading habits and evaluation of Chinese translated books. It is found that reading translated books is prevalent among them. Their experiences of reading Chinese translated books tend to be satisfactory and more than half of them think the quality of Chinese translated books is fine. The result of this study confirms previous research that accuracy is the basic requirement of translated books and translation mistakes should be avoided, but goes against the popular perception that the quality of Chinese translated books in Taiwan is poor. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article deals with the current situation of Colombia's book industry and market for books, with an emphasis on the performance and prospects of the children's sector. Opportunities for investment and expanding sales are explained in the framework of the Colombian economy growth both in the regional and world contexts. It provides useful data, hitherto unavailable in English, on the Colombian book sector's share of the GDP; sales, imports and exports; pricing and distribution policies; government incentives, regulations and taxes; and the exploitation of digital books and other new technologies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With a strong publishing production, the largest readership in the Spanish language, and a new generation of publishers already in business, Argentina will pass a period of economic instability to regain its natural strength, while facing both the challenges and opportunities of a highly concentrated market. A review of the five major Spanish language publishing countries will be presented to place the role of Argentina into a proper context. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The publishing industry in Mexico is a distinctive environment due to several elements: the role of the State government as the main publisher or buyer of books, the historic and central role of the Spanish publishing industry in the direction and influence of Mexican market through their affiliate companies, and the influence of the US book market concerning influences and trends. In a country of 120 million people, where the book reading rate is very low, as is the number of bookstores, I explore the changes that are taking place right now in the context of the crisis in the Spanish book market and why I see a promising future for the general interest publishing market in the Spanish language in Mexico and the US. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Publishing Industry, as many other ones, is facing all the risks and opportunities linked to a digital transformation. This text provides new dimensions for analyzing seven technological trends and their potential impacts on the book publishing industry. The key consideration is that book publishing is totally dependent on Open Web Platform future. In such an agile environment, the publishing industry should focus on three key objectives in order to keep or even extend its influence on the internet world. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The market for reading is expanding significantly, but the gains are seen almost entirely outside the prevailing supply chain. Fixed on the creation, management and sale of physical and digital objects, publishers view other forms of writing and reading as potential threats to their established markets. To take advantage of market growth, publishers need to rethink traditional models and develop an 'architecture of collaboration', exploring ways to engage with companies and communities to find new sources and uses of what was once just book content. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Considerable changes are taking place in the publishing industry, and to survive publishers cannot sit back and wait for the changes to take effect. With e-books supposedly pulling ahead in the publisher's race, the publishing industry must revise its business models to adjust to new demands. While e-books are attractive, print is still the major revenue engine within the world of publishing, and digital print is the future. Considering the entirety of the supply chain, it can be seen that digital book printing books saves money, supports more titles and increases efficiency. There is a different way to get a better bottom line, and publishers must consider the whole value chain, not just the unit price. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This (online) survey sheds light on gender-specific aspects/particularities of the professional activity and career development of women compared to men in this professional field. The study applies principles of theoretical and empirical knowledge from other gender-sensitive studies of professional fields in the media sector. 1,234 people completed the questionnaire (87 % women). The data shows that the field is no exception when it comes to the (poor) conditions for women. Some of the findings however exhibit interesting deviations and show, that the growing proportion of women does not turn the professional field into one where career development is equally attainable for men and women. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The South Korean publishing industry is ever-evolving according to its own standards while learning how to be competitive on a global scale. After World War II South Korea as a nation has rebuilt itself with ambitions, past resentments to fuel competition, and much hope weighing on the shoulders of its young people. Because keen economics and business acumen are seen as necessities, this thinking is ingrained in early educational resources and expands to adult non-fiction titles about achieving financial goals; however, questions of self-fulfillment are beginning to surface, and the publishing industry is responding. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The book market is one of the last media markets affected by digitization, so the question is whether this market follows the same patterns as other media industries before. Our study analyses if these digitization processes lead to a stronger market orientation thus commercialization of a market that traditionally has been understood as a market of cultural goods. We conduct a market analysis and a survey among authors, publishers and booksellers in Germany and Switzerland to answer this question. Our findings support the notion of an increased market orientation among publishers and booksellers. However, the tendencies towards commercialization cannot be attributed to digitization alone but might happen even without it. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This abstract examines the challenges facing the UK publishing industry, as well as the opportunities brought by the advent of digital. The article makes reference to key facts and statistics which illustrate the value of the market, and the publishing market is discussed in terms of its categories: consumer publishing, academic and STM publishing, and children's publishing. The importance of copyright to the business and the developing role of the publisher are examined, as are industry initiatives taking place in the UK to help raise awareness of the diminishing bricks and mortar retail sector. The work performed by publishers and authors participating in initiatives tackling illiteracy and encouraging reading for pleasure as an activity is discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Contemporary scientific publishing in mathematics and physics (as in other exact sciences) is a complex and rapidly changing process. The most important element of this process, namely, the refereeing process is considered. In particular, meaningful changes towards refereeing process in mathematics and physics are identified and predicted. Considering a transition that takes place from the traditional refereeing system to other models and introducing the four basic parameters of the refereeing process, namely, the review stage, the openness for editors, referees and authors, journals and e-journals, feedback and e-feedback, several different models are proposed and described for improving the traditional refereeing system (e.g., 2-stage open and semi-open pre-review models, 1-stage open and blind pre-review models, and 0-stage open post-review models). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]