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Best Articles of 2016
Part 3

This week, we're looking back at your favorite articles of 2016.
In today's list (in no particular order), you'll find stats on children's books and ISBNs, calls for freedom of expression and thriving bookstore enterprises. Happy reading!

Children's Book Summit: Nielsen on Kids, Their Trends, and Their Parents

Taking a holistic approach, Nielsen's third conference on children's books looked at book sales, content trends, and buying habits of millennial parents.

Crime Pays in the UK: Could It Have to do With the Setting?

The two major publishing markets have different genre favorites. The Americans love romance. For the Brits, good literature is murder.

How Independent Bookstores Are Thriving in the Digital Age

Though the media described the rise of ebooks as a death knell for independent bookstores, in reality, the lower cost of technology has enhanced the efficiency and reach of stores.

Bowker: 727,000 US Self-Published ISBNs Registered in 2015

The US ISBN agency, Bowker, reports a 21-percent increase in self-published ISBNs from 2014 to 2015: another indication of quickly rising interest in indie publishing.

'We Are Arrested': Restrictions on Freedom of Speech in Turkey

As writers fight for freedom of expression in Turkey, journalist Can DÃ¼near asked the international community for their support at a Frankfurt Book Fair press conference.

How Bourne Was Born: Three Key Operatives in the Franchise

As the fifth Jason Bourne film is released, a trio of author Robert Ludlum's publishing colleagues remember him and 'the days of big blockbusters.'

Warsaw's Publishers Launch Their Own Bookstore Chain in Poland

Answering the dominance of two bookstore chains' 400-plus locations, Polish publishers create BookBook, their own chain, banking on 'the unique atmosphere of our bookstores.'

Fixed Prices for Ebooks in Germany: At What Cost?

Germany will soon finalize fixed prices for ebooks, but questions remain about how this will affect sales models and ebook adoption.

Sharjah Publishing City: A Free Zone 'For the World'

Amid the hustle and bustle at the Sharjah Children's Reading Festival, the emirate's Book Authority offered more information about SharjahÂs publishing free zone.