It’s okay of you missed 2014’s The Bookseller’s Children’s Conference. Writer and app creator Sarah Towle’s recap of the conference — which was held in London on September 25th — has got you covered. Like the United States, the United Kingdom is having a boom in children’s book sales.
In her opening keynote address, Ann-Janine Murtagh, HarperCollins Children’s Books, likened the current era in children’s publishing to the Gold Rush. In her view, there has never been a better moment to be working in children’s publishing. It’s the fastest growing sector in the publishing market, at least in the UK.
She believes this is due to “the incredible transforming power of the story;” that in this increasingly fast paced world of screens and all the distractions that go with them, children are in need of being transported by narrative like never before.
In addition to sales, conference speakers discussed the effects of digital on traditional publishing.
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