German Buch News

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German Buch News: More on Amazon v. Orwell; Bookface.de

By Siobhan O’Leary The German trades are full of talk about the Amazon Orwell deletion. Among the most notable is the short opinion piece by …

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German Buch News: Are Printed Maps a Thing of the Past?

By Siobhan O’Leary German publishers may soon realize that the printed map is a thing of the past. According to Buchreport’s latest figures, sales of …

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German Buch News: Call for Book Ratings, Mobile Manga

By Siobhan O’Leary As first reported in Der Spiegel, SPD (Social Democratic Party) politician Sebastian Edathy is calling for the formation of a voluntary rating …

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German Buch News: Libreka Adds DRM, Bilandia Adds Video

By Siobhan O’Leary Libreka.de, the online book search database run by the Marketing- und Verlagsservice des Buchhandels, a subsidiary of the German Publishers and Booksellers …

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German Buch News: G+J’s Buchholz joins B’mann’s Exec Board

By Siobhan O’Leary Boersenblatt reports that Gruner + Jahr CEO Bernd Buchholz has been named to Bertelsmann’s Executive Board. He will continue as CEO of …

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German Buch News: Merkel Commits to Frankfurt, Schwarze Becomes a Chevalier

By Siobhan O’Leary The Boersenblatt reports that Chancellor Angela Merkel is planning to attend the opening of this year’s Frankfurt Book Fair on October 13th. …

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German Buch News: Cheaper Sony E-reader, Reuss Still Ranting

By Siobhan O’Leary On the heels of Amazon’s recent price reduction for the Kindle in the US (to $299), Sony has just lowered its recommended …

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German Buch News: Sales Up Slightly, “Psychological DRM”

by Siobhan O’Leary Despite the worldwide financial crisis, the German book market continues to remain relatively stable, says Buchreport. The Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (German …

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