In two of Europe's markets most gravely threatened by coronavirus, book publishing fights for government assistance and bookstores are closed in lockdowns.
As the COVID-19 emergency rises with remarkable and deadly speed, Amazon moves to prioritize crisis-related products over others. Torino's international book fair postpones and English PEN cancels events.
Macmillan CEO John Sargent reverses his controversial stance on library ebooks, and Penguin Random House announces a discounted digital books amid the coronavirus outbreak.
