Exhibitors headed for the Bologna Children's Book Fair are voting on notable publishers; BookExpo and BookCon announce new speakers. The post Book Fair Notes: Children’s Publishers at Bologna, Speakers at BEA, BookCon appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2017-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
Organized by PW and the Bologna Children's Book Fair, the Global Kids Connect conference examined a booming Chinese kids' book marketplace, a renewed rights market in Spain and Latin America, and currency exchange issues after Brexit. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-12-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
The mood at the three-day China Shanghai International Children's Book Fair was upbeat and positive, driven by the vast (and content-hungry) market of 370 million Chinese children below the age of 18. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Here are the top trends that overseas exhibitors reported seeing at the Shanghai International Children's Book Fair and for the Chinese book market in general. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-11-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
Frankfurt and the book fair in general may be in transition, says Tom Tivnan, but the core of the industry’s biggest event remains strong. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
'The prohibition of books betrays so much about their times and the respective political order,' says Frankfurt's Juergen Boos ahead of Book Fair's presentation of documenta 14's new 'The Parthenon of Books.' The post Frankfurt Book Fair Presents Documenta 14: Building A New ‘Parthenon of Books’... Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-10-07 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 ]
Hong Kong publishers' latest works on sensitive Chinese topics went on show at a book fair this week, despite gloom over recent detentions of five local booksellers Continue reading >> [ Source: ABC News | 2016-07-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
The leading French cultural product chain Fnac will hold its first book fair on 2nd-4th September at the Carreaux du Temple in central Paris. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-07-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
Book Island, winner of the Best Publisher in Oceania Award at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair last month, is moving its headquarters from New Zealand to Bristol as it looks to grow its UK presence. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-05-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
The 2016 Shanghai Children's Book Fair is issuing calls for applications to its Visiting International Publishers program, children's illustrated books awards and more. The post Shanghai International Children’s Book Fair Announces 2016 Details appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-05-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
Is it time that publishing made authors and consumers the central focus of book fairs and sales conferences? Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2016-04-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bologna Children's Book Fair is largely about buying and selling rights, but many attendees come with other business goals. Here, PW talks to five of them. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
Beyond long lines for portfolio reviews and gelato, there was plenty of activity at and around this year's Bologna Children's Book Fair. Here's a quick tour of the show in photos. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
Illustrator Rotraut Susanne Berner and writer Cao Wenxuan are among winners of the 2016 Hans Christian Andersen Awards at Bologna Children's Book Fair. The post At Bologna: Winners Named in the Hans Christian Andersen and Asahi Awards appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
Photos from the book fair and panels at the Association of Writers and Writing Programs annual conference, held this year at the L.A. Convention center in downtown Los Angeles. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
PW captured a range of images during the Havana Book Fair, including photos of the book fair and the thousands of Cubans searching for books during the event. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2016-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
The Bologna Children’s Book Fair and Publishers Weekly joint-sponsored their first children’s conference, Global Kids Connect, followed by a half-day focus on the Chinese children’s market. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-12-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
UK publishers exhibiting at the third Shanghai International Children's Book Fair last week reported very busy schedules, with Chinese publishers looking overwhelmingly for series, in either fiction or non-fiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Bookseller | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
At the just-concluded Shanghai International Children's Book Fair, held from November 13 to 15, first-time exhibitors and seasoned participants were afforded yet another close-up look at the booming Chinese children's market. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2015-11-17 00:00:00 UTC ]