About Us

Welcome to Publishing Perspectives, the online journal of international publishing news and opinion that’s been called “the BBC of the book world.”  With correspondents and personal stories from those on the cutting edge of digital, global, and self-publishing all around the world, Publishing Perspectives provides a window into the industry unlike any other.

Publishing Perspectives is the first publication with a central focus on international publishing — from New York to London, Beijing to Buenos Aires, we bring you the world’s publishing news from that country’s writers and publishing professionals. By subscribing to our daily email edition, you’ll be privy to a unique, one-of-a-kind look at international publishing with a true global angle.

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Whatever your business, we have an edition of Publishing Perspectives that can help provide you with up-to-date news and information from around the world.

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Publishing Perspectives Daily Email Edition

Delivered Monday through Friday, our email edition contains an original feature story, a provocative discussion question, and intriguing international news, reviews and updates.

Each is fully “actionable,” meaning you’ll find links to relevant sites, contacts, and ways to follow-up on what you’ve just read. We hope that by doing more than just delivering news, we can help you develop stronger publishing relationships across the globe and enable you to have a more successful business.

In addition to our daily email and web site, we also feature specialized emails focusing on specific regions and subjects for subscribers:

Publishing Perspectives Children’s Edition

Children’s and YA publishing remains one of the brightest spots in the global publishing marketplace, both in print and, increasingly, digital.  We, too, are enthusiastic about the innovation going on in children’s publishing and have recently launched Publishing Perspectives Children’s Books, a dedicated email covering the top children’s news stories from around the world. Read our latest Children’s Books articles »

PublishNews Brazil

Today, the publishing world is talking about Brazil as a major growth market for publishing.  Early in 2011, we formed a partnership with PublishNews, the leading publishing trade magazine in Brazil, to offer PublishNewsBrazil.com — a news site and email edition exclusively on this booming market. Read more from PublishNews Brazil »

Spanish World Book News

Could Latin America be the next global hot spot? We think so. Spanish is, after all, the third most widely spoken language on the planet after Chinese and English. In October, we launched Spanish World Book News in collaboration with Fundación El Libro in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This original news services will offer you in-depth coverage of Spanish-language publishing from across the Americas and Spain. Read more from Spanish World Book News »

Publishing Perspectives Book Fair Show Dailies

Several times per year Publishing Perspectives produced special print editions daily newspapers at trade fairs around the world. Our Frankfurt Book Fair Show Dailies are the most sought after source of daily news at the world’s largest and most influential book fair, while our previous editions for BookExpo America and the London Book Fair highlighted the international participation at those key English-language events.