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The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was felt in all industries including the book value chain. This chapter documents the opportunities and challenges offered by the COVID-19 pandemic in the book industry. Those affected include writers, publishers, booksellers, librarians, and readers. A structured literature review was done, and interviews were conducted with five librarians, five readers, five publishers, five booksellers, and five writers chosen using purposive sampling to establish how they have been dealing with challenges and opportunities that were offered by the COVID-19 pandemic in Zimbabwe. Personal experiences were also used as a writer and librarian to point out the impact of COVID-19. The data was analysed using content analysis and thematically presented. The findings showed that all the stakeholders were affected during this period. The adoption of the e-publishing model is recommended to ensure the survival of all the stakeholders of the publishing industry in the new normal.