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Daily Book News Tuesday, 3rd February 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Bookwire Names Andrew Weinstein as U.S. Lead Bookwire tapped former Scribd executive Andrew Weinstein to spearhead its U.S. expansion; the hire follows private‑equity firm Insight Partners' recent purchase of...

Just another quick update. Work continues apace behind the scenes. You won’t see anything at the moment because it’s… behind the scenes :) But it’s going well and will look & feel fabulous (I hope). Expect some amazing new features and a bold new design (with design options for you to choose...

Daily Book News Monday, 2nd February 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Book Deals: Week of February 2, 2026 Publishers Weekly reported on a flurry of book deals. Mira bought Jasmine Mas’s romantasy duology “Powers Unbound” for a mid–six‑figure sum, Viking acquired comedian...

Daily Book News Friday, 30th January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Collective Book Studio starts Tiny Torch Books imprint The Collective Book Studio expanded into children’s publishing, unveiling the Tiny Torch Books imprint and appointing Rebekah Lovato Piatte to lead it...

Daily Book News Wednesday, 28th January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News akaStory Nets Three Romance Titles for Inaugural List Kate Roddy at Abrams’s new imprint akaStory acquired North American rights to Kristen Gordon Chaudière’s forthcoming romance *The Paris Proposal* and two...

Daily Book News Wednesday, 28th January 2026 Publishing Industry News IMLS commits $2.75 million to fight antisemitism The Institute of Museum and Library Services marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day by awarding nearly $2.75 million in grants to U.S. libraries and museums for...

Daily Book News Tuesday, 27th January 2026 Publishing Industry News Insight Partners buys GEMA stake in Zebralution, raising digital distribution concerns The German collecting society GEMA sold its stake in Zebralution to Insight Partners, meaning the private‑equity firm now controls both...

I noticed that, Mick. Not sure where it's coming from, but it will be corrected.

Publishing Industry News Mass Market Paperbacks are discontinued ReaderLink, the key U.S. distributor of mass‑market paperbacks, has stopped carrying the format, signalling an end to the cheap rack‑sized novels that once dominated airports and supermarkets. Good e‑Reader reports that publishers...

The Author Platform will be coming out of beta quite soon but, before then, a lot of programming work is taking place behind the scenes. If you are one of our beta testers (and thank you for being one!) then you will likely sees changes in functionality and sometimes loss of functionality. None...

Daily Book News Friday, 23rd January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Libro.fm Reports Growth in 2025, Launches Annual Subscription The audiobook platform supporting independent bookshops reported strong 2025 results and unveiled a new annual plan giving 12 monthly credits plus a...

Daily Book News Thursday, 22nd January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Legendary Agent Georges Borchardt Dies at 97 Literary agent Georges Borchardt, who introduced major European writers to American readers and represented more than 200 authors, died on January 18 at age 97...

Fyi, I’m now looking for audiobook stories, too. It’s rather strange, tho… audiobooks are clearly a really important growth area, but they’re not well served by any specialist media that I can see. In fact, Audiofile magazine has recently been taken over & incorporated into Kirkus Reviews...

Daily Book News Wednesday, 21st January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Libraro, Hachette UK and LoveReading launch £50k reader‑led prize Publishing Perspectives reports that a new prize will let readers vote on manuscripts; the winner receives £50,000 and a book deal with...

Daily Book News Tuesday, 20th January 2026 DAILY SUMMARY: Publishing Industry News Boldwood bolsters romance editorial team with two new hires Romance specialist Boldwood Books hired Emma Grundy‑Haigh as editorial director and brought in Jasmine Callaghan as senior commissioning editor...