What is holding back ebooks in Brazil? PublishNews Brazil's Carlo Carrenho looks at three surmountable hurdles, and a digital book market waiting to take off. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
Already in over 1,000 libraries in the U.S. and Canada, users abroad will soon be able to use 3M to borrow library ebooks. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
On the eve of the London Book Fair, DeSales Harrison has struck literary gold. The Oberlin College professor’s debut novel, 'The Waters & the Wild,' has sold to Kate Medina at Penguin Random House for seven figures. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
The seventh annual Publishing for Digital Minds Conference kicked off the London Book Fair, with the main exhibits officially opening on Tuesday. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
With the book fair just days away, a number of major sales have closed in the U.S., among them the acquisition of a debut novel, by a 25-year-old, for a rumored seven figures. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Boston Book Festival is expanding with a free, day-long festival just for kids, Hubbub: Creative Commotion for Kids, at the close of the school year. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
This year's Bologna Children's Book Fair saw a 10% increase in foreign visitors, with 1,200 exhibitors attending from 77 countries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Through countless discussions, experiments, challenges, and conferences, the digital transition has been front and center in the publishing industry for over a decade now. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-04-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
The festival featured more than 40 authors who spoke on panels, signed copies of their books, and met with readers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Florida Antiquarian Book Fair, set this year for March 13-15 at the St. Petersburg Coliseum, is already the oldest and largest event of its kind in the southeastern United States. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-03-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Company bets on the benefits of a trade show-and-magazine model in B2B. The post Emerald Expositions Buys Shows, Magazines appeared first on Folio:. Continue reading >> [ Source: Folio Magazine | 2015-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Roger Tagholm shares a few of the faces and places he experienced during a visit to the Riyadh International Book Fair (RIBF). The post A Photo Essay from the Riyadh International Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Roger Tagholm reports from the Riyadh Int'l Book Fair, where his pre-conceptions about Saudi Arabia were challenged and cultures connected through books. The post Riyadh Int’l Book Fair Offers Window Into Closed World appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 27th biennial Jerusalem International Book Fair, which ran from February 8 to 12, differed sharply from its predecessors, as organizers sought transform the event into a cultural festival. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 9-day New Delhi World Book Fair drew more than 1,100 exhibitors and a million visitors to buy books at what has become one of Asia's key book fairs. The post New Delhi World Book Fair Reaches One Million Consumers appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-02-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
Children’s publishers and agents have said that the maturation of many book markets globally, in addition to the economic downturn, has meant that the number of deals made with international publishers is slowing. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Inspire! Toronto International Book Fair, which launched last November as a three-day consumer event, will not be held again in 2015. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-02-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Festival de Bande Dessinée has opened and will award a Charlie Freedom of Speech prize among other honoursThe celebrated Angoulême comic book festival opened on Thursday to laughter and tears three weeks after some of France’s best known cartoonists were gunned down in a terrorist... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
As the London Book Fair prepares to return to Olympia following its move from Earls Court, the challenge of moving an exhibition of this size has become apparent. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
Though the Doha International Book Fair opened under the cloud of the killings in France, it proved interest in reading is growing in the oil rich country. The post Doha International Book Fair Gives Qatari Readers Hope appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2015-01-13 00:00:00 UTC ]