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Bringing the Best of German Literature to NYC

February 3, 2012
Bringing the Best of German Literature to NYC

The Festival Neue Literatur, taking place in New York City, February 10-12, features German-speaking authors and reflects the changing face of Europe.

Barcelona’s Blackie Books: Pretty Books for the Apocalypse

February 2, 2012
Barcelona’s Blackie Books: Pretty Books for the Apocalypse

Named after a beloved but deceased pet, Barcelona's Blackie Books is a surprisingly successful independent publisher of cult fiction, poetry, and illustration.

A Self-Help Rights Guide for Independent Publishers

February 1, 2012
A Self-Help Rights Guide for Independent Publishers

Petra Hardt, Foreign Rights Director at Berlin's Suhrkamp Verlag, has written 'Rights: Buying. Protecting. Selling' to help publishers make the best choices.

Combining the Television and Publishing Mindset

January 31, 2012
Combining the Television and Publishing Mindset

'We don't have editors,' says Michael Fabiano, head of recently launched NBC Publishing, 'we have producers, and that's an important distinction.'

Perhaps the Greatest Comics Book Store in the World

January 30, 2012
Perhaps the Greatest Comics Book Store in the World

'People don’t revere the old comics enough,' says Manuel Morin, owner of Paris' BD Spirit, which offers 50-80,000 titles, many of them collectors items.

Why a Book Editor Becomes a Literary Agent

January 27, 2012
Why a Book Editor Becomes a Literary Agent

Rebecca Carter is leaving Random House to become an agent for Janklow & Nesbit. 'My motivation comes from wanting to work with writers on editorial,' she says.

Caviar, Vodka, Books: Waterstones to Open Russian Mini-store

January 26, 2012
Caviar, Vodka, Books: Waterstones to Open Russian Mini-store

Waterstones is to launch a Russian bookshop within its flagship store in London’s Piccadilly, offering 5,000 Russian language titles and translations.

A Novelist Appraises China, Then and Now

January 25, 2012
A Novelist Appraises China, Then and Now

Duncan Jepson's new novel 'All the Flowers in Shanghai' gives western readers a glimpse into China's psyche, where tradition can take precedence over reason.

French Comics Pirates Scan 30,000+ Titles, Offer Translations

January 24, 2012
French Comics Pirates Scan 30,000+ Titles, Offer Translations

A new study reveals that pirates are offering tens of thousands of high quality illegally scanned comics in France to meet market demand for digital editions.

Unglue.it Crowdfunds Unlimited Licenses for Beloved E-books

January 23, 2012
Unglue.it Crowdfunds Unlimited Licenses for Beloved E-books

Eric Hellman's Unglue.it, now in alpha, asks an author or publisher to accept a fixed sum of money from the public for the unlimited use of an e-book.

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