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German Publishers Fuel Digitization, Billions Spent in 2011

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Reflecting a shift toward investments in digital business models, Germany’s book trade came invested €0.78 billion in acquisitions and development in 2011.

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German Publisher Ponders Moving Abroad to Avoid Fixed Prices

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.

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German Book Prize Finalists Whittled to Six, Winner Announced at Frankfurt

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.

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KNV to Sell E-reader with Branded E-bookstores

KNV, Germany’s largest wholesaler, will begin selling the iriver Story HD with branded e-bookstores for individual booksellers.

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20 Titles on 2011 German Book Prize Longlist Announced

The 20-title longlist for the German Book Prize has been announced. The winner, announced on October 10, will receive 25,000 euros.

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GBO Book of the Month: Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier

The GBO New York presents its July Book of the Month: Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier, translated from the German by Anthea Bell.

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“A German Lid for Every Russian Pot”: Schischkin Wins €25,000 Int’l Lit Award

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.

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New Translation Funding Available for German-language Fiction

New Books in German announces new initiative with the German Book Office and Goethe-Institut to provide translation funding for German literature.

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Germany’s PaperC Becomes First E-bookstore to Offer Individual Pages from Elsevier

PaperC has partnered with Elsevier and will be the first e-bookstore to offer individual pages and chapters for sale from the publisher.

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Rethinking Book Club Biz, Bertelsmann Disbands “Direct Group”

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.

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