One of the biggest developments in book culture in the 21st century has been the rise of audiobooks. Based on a survey of Australian audiobook consumption in October 2025, this report provides a sense of the shape, size and significance of audiobook reading in Australia, both as a market and as a distinctive community.

This book, produced on behalf of the IFLA Copyright and other Legal Matters Advisory Committee, provides basic and advanced information about copyright, outlines limitations and exceptions, discusses communicating with users and highlights emerging copyright issues.

This study investigates the potential for open textbooks to assist with improving the experience and outcomes of under-represented higher education students in the Australian context.

The book publishing landscape has changed considerably in recent years, with a rise in the popularity of self-publishing, the entry and growth of new, 'fee-for-service' presses, and the availability of self-publishing platforms on booksellers’ online sites.

The disruption and structural transformation underway in the global book industry is well known. Major changes include the development of technology which enables digital publishing, distribution and retailing; the entry of disruptive players including Amazon, Google and Apple; the introduction of hand-held digital reading platforms and devices; upheavals in the bricks and mortar retailing sector...