Frankfurt Book Fair 2019 attendance figures show a 5.5% jump from the numbers who attended in 2018, including a 1.8% increase in professional attendance

As momentum builds in the movement for open scholarly communications, International Open Access Week 2019 is asking, “Open for whom?”

Many types of transformative agreements exist, though all move scholarly journals from subscription-based to contractually based “Open Access” business models.

At the Frankfurt Book Fair, the weather can be as variable as the mood among attendees. For 2019, that means mostly sunny days.

As EU member states now begin to support the directive through passage of national legislation, opportunities, challenges, and unintended consequences are emerging.

Frankfurt Book Fair is not only about publishing rights and the book distribution business. Frankfurt Book Fair is a cultural event and a political nexus.

“Not only does a book gather ideas together, but also it develops a community of shared readers.”

The story the latest trade book sales numbers tell is an assortment of tales. Children’s and YA titles saw a big climb, while adult books moved upward though more slowly.

Publishing has a data problem – a deficit of accurate, relevant data necessary to manage in a world of change.

Should Audible’s plan to scroll snippets of AI-generated text alongside audiobooks be called what it is – reading?