Europe

Learn more about publishers and authors in Europe, one of the world’s most established book publishing regions.

Book Awards, the German Self-Publishing Way

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Epubli, the Holtzbrinck-owned German self-publishing platform, reflects on its methods and motivations for running a book prize suitable for the 21st century.

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Finland, Where Reading is a Superpower

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The Finns’ love of books has bolstered the publishing industry in spite of global economic challenges. Read our interviews with prominent Finnish publishing pros.

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Being Dutch—and Digital—Offers Unique Publishing Opportunities

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The modest size of the Dutch market means publishers need to be creative and smart about digital investments, while a facility with English opens the world.

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Spain’s LIBER Reinvents, Prioritizing Training and Digital

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Spain’s LIBER publishing trade show opened this week in Barcelona, where changes reflect new economic and digital realities, and a focus on professionalization.

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German Self-Published Authors Reach Mobile, Int’l Platforms

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XinXii has begun offering German self-published authors mobile platform sales, and as the segment expands, it and other companies are selling abroad as well.

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The Unhappiness and Optimism of Being Greek

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Evangelia Avloniti of Ersilia Literary Agency in Athens discusses how the Greek economic crisis has had dire consequences for publishing and efforts to adapt.

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Critics Attack France’s Annual Rentrée Littéraire as “Collective Suicide”

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France’s annual orgy of new fiction, the rentrée littéraire, or literary season, is underway, but some in publishing think it’s doing more harm than good.

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Germany’s GRIN Extends Platform to Digital First, Int’l Publishers

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Germany’s GRIN, a 14-year-old platform for academic self-publishing, is now offering services to digital-first, trade and international publishers.

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Case Study: And Other Stories’ “Editorial Crowd-sourcing” for Translations

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UK publisher And Other Stories relies on reading groups to help choose which books to translate. Here’s a look from inside the German reading group in Berlin.

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Le Cash Cow? New Publisher Translates French Crime, Self-Help

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Digital first publisher Le French Book is translating bestselling French crime and genre titles in an attempt to cash in on an underserved audience.

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