Brazil’s Widbook Rebels

Widbook, a young Brazilian digital writing and reading platform, makes a splash in India, the UK, the Philippines, and Pakistan. Founder Joseph Bregeiro will speak at the Frankfurt Book Fair's CONTEC conference. Continue reading at 'Publishing Perspectives'

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PRH/Santillana Merger Threatens Digital Shake Up in Brazil Ebook Sector

Penguin Random House Merger with Santillana will force the Brazilian operation to choose whether to stay or leave the powerful DLD digital distribution platform. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-03-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Widbook Revamps Interface

The Brazilian startup has released a plan that changes the way users find stories. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2014-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Bertelsmann launches €30m Brazil education technology fund

Penguin Random House’s parent company Bertelsmann has launched an education technology fund... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amazon lands major textbook distribution deal in Brazil

Amazon began its retail life as an online book distributor, though it's something we rarely consider the company now -- unless you choose to count digital versions for Kindle and Kindle apps. However, a thriving market for textbooks exists and that has become a recent focus for the company --... Continue reading at Betanews

[ Betanews | 2014-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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In Brazil, Amazon Starts Selling Kindles Direct, Books are Next

After 13 months of using partners to sell Kindles in Brazil, Amazon is now offering direct sales. If they can do that, books are not likely far behind. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Is Barnes & Noble’s Nook Expanding to Brazil?

An email to Brazilian publishers suggested that Barnes & Noble plans to start selling ebooks in Brazil soon, but B&N has yet to confirm. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2014-02-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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FBF expands Brazil conferences

The Frankfurt Book Fair has confirmed it plans for expansion in Brazil, with a series of CONTEC... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-01-16 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rebels and mavericks make it into 2014 Dictionary of National Biography

Comedians, punks and sportspeople now among 'notables' in the online reference work, once the preserve of the great and goodThe Dictionary of National Biography has charted the lives of the British establishment for 130 years. But while entry into its prestigious pages after death used to depend... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2014-01-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The Vikings of Brazil

We interview São Paulo-based literary agent Pasi Loman who specializes in selling book rights between Brazilian and Scandinavian publishers. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-12-06 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Videos from Frankfurt: Brazil, Predictions, Charlie Redmayne, and Casper Grathwohl

On the first day of the 2013 Frankfurt Book Fair, the Publishing Perspectives video team interviewed agents, publishers and organizers about their expectations for the near future of the industry. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brazil at the Digital Tipping Point

In 2012, global ebook retailers descended on Brazil. This year, the big story is about education and the shift to digital books in schools. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Coelho Cancels Frankfurt Appearance in Protest of Brazil Gov’t

Paulo Coelho cancelled his Frankfurt Book Fair appearances as an act of political theater, rather than support for genre writers, as he claims. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brazil, “A Land of Many Voices,” Comes to New York

Prior to the Frankfurt Book Fair, the German Book Office in New York hosted a party celebrating Brazil as this year's Guest of Honor Country. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Nielsen launches BookScan Brazil

Book retail sales measurement service Nielsen BookScan has launched its service in Brazil.... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-07-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Brazil’s Saraiva Launches Self-publishing Platform, Abril Acquires Xeriph

The latest from PublishNews Brazil includes the announcement Saraiva has launched a self-publishing platform and Abril Media Group has acquired ebook aggregator Xeriph. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-06-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PublishNews Brazil: Brasilia Debates the Future of Digital Publishing

In this week's PublishNews Brazil, we look at Brasilia's debate on future of digital publishing, FNLIJ's awards for kid's lit, and Brazil's turn as the focus of the Gothenburg Book Fair in 2014. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PublishNews Brazil: Saraiva Gets New CEO, Book Policies Go Back to Brasilia

In Brazil, Saraiva gets a new CEO, the Ministry of Culture moves oversite of book policies back to Brasilia, and a university press finds success with free ebooks by its professors. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Apple iBookstore Leads Brazil’s Ebook Market in 2013

In 2012, Brazil became the latest battleground for the big international ebooksellers. Ebook sales have since skyrocketed, with Apple in the early lead ahead of Amazon. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PublishNews Brazil: Breakfast at LBF, Int’l Authors to Attend Rio Fair

Publishing news from Brazil: The London Book Fair will host a networking breakfast for those interested in Brazil, numerous international authors confirmed for Rio's book fair, and more. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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PublishNews Brazil: More Megastores Opening, Workers Get Book Vouchers

The dominant Brazilian bookstore chains continue to open new megastores, the government is issuing 18.8m workers vouchers to spend on books, and Abril Educação is prepping its IPO. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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