Guadalajara is the largest Spanish-language book fair in the world. About 20,000 professionals attend as well as 750,000 members of the general public. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
The director of digital sales and channel development at Penguin Random House is to join Hachette... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-08-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
Focusing on the Jerwood Fiction Uncovered Prize, WME literary agent Cathryn Summerhayes argues that book prizes are key to spotlighting talent for the global market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
More than 130,000 fans surged through the halls of the San Diego Convention heading for the San Diego Comic-Con International and PW was there to bring back the news and images of the show. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-07-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
The International Alliance of Independent Publishers will be holding their International Assembly in Cape Town this year from September 17-21. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
Writing for The Guardian last month, Simon Tisdall described the scene at the Tehran International Book Fair, where female skin on book covers is frowned upon. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
Arevik Ashkharoyan, owner of the First Armenian Literary Agency, discusses trends in international literature and global interest in Armenian authors. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-06-02 00:00:00 UTC ]
The International Publishers’ Association (IPA) and the Federation of European Publishers (... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-05-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
Amazon is to open a bookstore selling physical books on the International Space Station (ISS).... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-04-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
To celebrate International Womens Day today (8th March), we republish The Bookseller's author... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2014-03-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Major writers including Arundhati Roy and Neil Gaiman condemn 'egregious' suppression of Wendy Doniger's book under pressure from Hindu nationalistsMajor authors from Arundhati Roy to William Dalrymple and Neil Gaiman have condemned Penguin's controversial removal of Wendy Doniger's book The... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-02-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the Taipei International Book Fair, children's publishers presented Taiwan as a market open to exploring new authors, imported titles, and innovative themes. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-02-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
Europe’s biggest comics festival opened in Angoulême, France Thursday with the streets thronged with avid comics readers and the rights center jammed with meetings from publishers around the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2014-01-31 00:00:00 UTC ]
Booksellers as far away as New Zealand, Guatemala and Denmark joined the ABA's Winter Institute to talk shop and pick up tips about better bookselling. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2014-01-24 00:00:00 UTC ]
The fact a delegation is visiting the UK over the hostile response to the Guardian's reporting of the Snowden leaks, as well as the royal charter, should sound alarm bellsThis week, the World Association of Newspapers and News Publishers has dispatched a delegation of editors and publishers from... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2014-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
Speaking at an investor conference, HarperCollins CEO Brian Murray said growing digital and international sales will drive gains for publishers in the years ahead. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
How much difference does a Nobel win make to sales? BookNet Canada charted dramatic numbers for Alice Munro's books in 10 countries. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-12-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Newcomers to the international bestseller lists locked down the top spots in several markets in October. Haruki Murakami’s much anticipated novel Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage, the author’s first since 1Q84, hit #1 on Spain’s fiction list (Knopf will publish a translation... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2013-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Wholesaler Bertrams' latest financial results have seen growth from online traders, its... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-10-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
Lady Antonia Fraser has resigned as an adviser to the Man Booker International Prize as a result... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2013-09-25 00:00:00 UTC ]