News from German publishing trade press
Reflecting a shift toward investments in digital business models, Germany's book trade came invested €0.78 billion in acquisitions and development in 2011.
Publisher Herbert Utz says that fixed prices hurt his business — and that he’s even considering moving part of his business abroad to avoid the system.
The six finalists for the 2011 German Book Prize will learn who takes home the 25,000 euro award on October 10 at the start of the Frankfurt Book Fair.
KNV, Germany's largest wholesaler, will begin selling the iriver Story HD with branded e-bookstores for individual booksellers.
The 20-title longlist for the German Book Prize has been announced. The winner, announced on October 10, will receive 25,000 euros.
The GBO New York presents its July Book of the Month: Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier, translated from the German by Anthea Bell.
This year's International Literature Award has gone to Russian author Mikhail Schischkin for his novel Venushaar [Maiden's Hair], published in Germany by DVA.
New Books in German announces new initiative with the German Book Office and Goethe-Institut to provide translation funding for German literature.
PaperC has partnered with Elsevier and will be the first e-bookstore to offer individual pages and chapters for sale from the publisher.
After scaling back its book club business over the last three years, Bertelsmann is disbanding its Direct Group as a stand-alone division as of June 30th.
