Digital publishing is seeing a pointy upward trajectory in Vietnam, the publication Vietnamnet reported. It was on March twenty second that luminaries from the publishing realm convened to replicate on the yr that was 2023 and to introspect as to what lies forward in 2024. What emerged from this convention, hosted by the Authority of Publication, Printing, and Distribution beneath the Ministry of Data and Communications (MIC), was a testomony to the plain rise of digital publishing.
The gathering took inventory of the state of affairs the place books aren’t simply ink on paper however vibrant entities thriving within the digital realm. In 2023, that world turned extra tangible than ever and there are hard-core numbers to help that reality. Clearly, there was a surge in publications powered by good applied sciences, with e-publications main the cost. A staggering 4,000 titles that got here into existence which marks a 19.4 % enhance from the earlier yr. Additionally, the titles aren’t any vaporware both as they amounted to a exceptional 36 million copies, which itself marks an 11 % bounce from the yr earlier than.
What’s much more exceptional is the participation fee. Out of 57 publishing homes, 24 dared to enterprise into the digital frontier, it being 26.3 % extra in comparison with the earlier yr. This once more accounts for a whopping 42.1 % of the whole variety of publishing homes. What’s extra, the e-publication market share surged to fifteen.3 %, surpassing the preliminary goal of 12 %.
The joy additionally doesn’t finish there. Audiobooks witnessed a pointy rise in income that jumped to $4.83 million throughout 2022-2023. That’s not simply assembly the goal—that’s surpassing it with flying colours.
Nguyen Nguyen, the visionary director basic of the Authority of Publication, Printing, and Distribution, articulated it finest. “Vietnam’s e-publication market is catching up with its regional and world friends,” he declared proudly. And he’s proper. With a rising array of e-publications catering to native audiences, the panorama of publishing is present process a profound transformation.
“AI is being extensively utilized in modifying e-book content material and creating audiobooks with totally different voices to satisfy audiences’ particular wants, serving to to complement the publishing sector’s choices,” mentioned Nguyen.
“It’s time for the publishing sector to embrace robust innovation for subsistence and growth, heralding a brand new growth chapter in digital publishing and a mix of conventional and digital publications,” mentioned Hung, Minister of Data and Communications.
With a eager curiosity in tech, I make it some extent to maintain myself up to date on the most recent developments in know-how and devices. That features smartphones or pill units however stretches to even AI and self-driven cars, the latter being my newest fad. Moreover writing, I like watching movies, studying, listening to music, or experimenting with totally different recipes. The movement image is one other side that pursuits me rather a lot, and I will possible make a movie someday sooner or later.
