The 23rd edition of the Beijing International Book Fair (BIBF) kicked off on Wednesday with more than 300,000 titles on display, 1,379 overseas exhibitors, and 16 Central Eastern European countries as guests of honor. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-08-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Zhejiang University Press has events at BIBF this week, as Japan's Toto Serkan looks at Japan's mobile gaming market, and Scotland's Society of Young Publishers weighs the industry's interest in new skills. The post International Industry Notes: Beijing Book Fair, Japan’s Mobile Games,... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amid falling book production, sagging sales, low readership, and higher book prices, one of Brazil's key publishing events opens next week, the industry looking for ways forward. The post São Paulo’s Book Fair: Brazil’s Bid for Hope in a Tough Market appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-08-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
Antonio Garcia Martinez's Silicon Valley exposé Chaos Monkeys (Ebury) has been longlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year Award. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-08-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
Caution evident in buying and selling of politically sensitive material amid fears of growing repression from mainland’s Communist partyThe 2016 Hong Kong book fair, the most important event in the city’s literary calendar, opened its doors on Wednesday to familiar long queues and hordes of... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-07-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
The current wave of confessional writing from media-savvy young women walks an unsteady line between extending the politics of the personal and unit-shifting titillation“I get naked on TV. A lot,” writes Lena Dunham in her bestselling memoir Not That Kind of Girl. Exhibitionism isn’t new to her,... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2016-07-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
An event where five well-known New Zealand authors share stories about their lives has sold out, book festival organisers say. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2016-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Citing the 'increasing value" of design and illustration in "today's visually dominated world," Frankfurt Book Fair announces a new Global Illustration Award competition to discover and honor international effectiveness in the field. The post €30,000 Global Illustration Award Debuts at Frankfurt... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-07-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
The event, held over the July 4 weekend at the L.A. Convention Center, attracted more than 100,000 Japanese pop culture fans, and welcomed top manga artists visiting from Japan. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-07-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Free food, sleep pods and graffiti walls. Few places are so enshrined in urban myth as Facebook, Google and other companies of their ilk. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bookseller is to distribute an English and Chinese version of The Bookseller Daily at the Beijing International Book Fair in 2016. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
New Zealand writers will share pearls of wisdom with Marlborough children at a special "Speed Date an Author" event this month. Continue reading >> [ Source: Stuff | 2016-06-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
Applications from 100 candidates in 34 countries were received this year, Frankfurt administrators choosing 16 participants to become the fair's fellows in October. The post Record Number of Applications: Frankfurt Book Fair Announces Its 2016 Fellows appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
Female superheroes and other properties intended to inspire confidence in girls were a big presence at Licensing Expo. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
13 international book fair directors gathered in Mexico to discuss their progress and evolving viewpoints on the industry and its trade events. The post Sharing Experience, Expectations: Book Fair Directors Meet in Mexico appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Female superheroes and other properties intended to inspire confidence in girls were a big presence at Licensing Expo. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Books are playing a starring role at this year’s Licensing International Expo in Las Vegas, which began yesterday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-06-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Atlantic Books is to publish the "definitive" accountancy exposé by investigative journalist Richard Brooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-06-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
As pre-fair meetings with agencies and publishers' rights teams move to the grounds of Frankfurt Book Fair on October 18, a free table in the new Publishers Rights Corner is on offer. The post IPR License Raffle: A Free Publishers Rights Corner Table at Frankfurt Book Fair appeared first on... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Tom Jones tells the Hay Festival that his wife, who died last month, was the "most important thing" in his life. Continue reading >> [ Source: BBC News | 2016-06-06 00:00:00 UTC ]