Global woes unlikely to hit US business at Frankfurt

Written By: Charlotte Williams Publication Date: Mon, 10/10/2011 - 08:43 Leading US publishers are looking forward to this week's Frankfurt Book Fair, with both Simon & Schuster and Hachette bringing more editors than they did last year. Hachette US chairman and c.e.o. David Young will be bringing 23 members of staff. He said while there was money to be spent, "very little acquisition business is transacted at the fair". read more Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2011-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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