AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoPublishing & Books: A rare Christie’s London auction spotlighted a first-edition, three-volume set of Emily Brontë’s Wuthering Heights (with Agnes Grey), with estimates now pushing into the low seven figures. Book Culture & Events: Jon Ronson is taking his new true-story book The Castle to New Zealand, Australia and Singapore, with tickets on pre-sale for the Auckland stop. Tech & Reading Platforms: Kobo says its long-awaited Kindle-rivalling feature is now live, while Apple’s CEO handover history gets a deep dive as John Ternus prepares to take over. Media Industry: Australia’s RACAT Group is ending youth title Punkee and shrinking Junkee into a leaner, creator-led model as ad-supported publishing gets tougher. AI, Privacy & Scams: WhatsApp is rolling out usernames so people can chat without sharing phone numbers, and Martin Lewis warns of deepfake investment frauds hitting victims’ life savings. Markets & IPOs (book-adjacent business news): Mynt (GCash parent) filed for an IPO that could raise up to $1.5b, while India’s TANFAC raised ₹250 crore via QIP and Knack Packaging’s IPO opens tomorrow.
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