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Germany is among the world’s top book publishing markets. Find out what is going on in this reading powerhouse.

Der Facebook-Effekt: Carl Hanser Verlag and DLD Conference Collaborate on Book Series

By Siobhan O’Leary The seventh annual DLD conference is underway in Munich and one book that is sure to land in the spotlight is the German …

Posted in German Buch News | Tagged Carl Hanser Verlag, David Kirkpatrick, DLD, Facebook, Facebook Effect, germany, Mark Zuckerberg, Munich | Leave a comment

Decamping from Frankfurt: Eichborn Moving to Berlin, Ponders Merger with Aufbau

By Siobhan O’Leary Following Suhrkamp’s headling-grabbing move from Frankfurt to Berlin last year, many in the German publishing industry wondered if it was an isolated …

Posted in German Buch News | Tagged Aufbau Verlag, Berlin, Eichborn, Frankfurt Tips, germany, Matthias Koch, mergers, Rene Strien, small publishers, Tom Erben | Leave a comment

German Book Title Production Drops 7% in 2010

By Siobhan O’Leary New releases in Germany in 2010 were once again heavily weighted toward fiction titles, which accounted for an overall share of 70% …

Posted in German Buch News | Tagged book production, Buchreport, fiction, germany, non-fiction, novels, paperback, statistics | 2 Comments

Ho Ho Humbug: Weather Delays German Overnight Book Deliveries

By Siobhan O’Leary Next day delivery nationwide is standard among German book wholesalers, giving small and large brick and mortar stores alike a chance to …

Posted in German Buch News | Tagged books, Cologne, delivery, distribution, germany, holidays, KNV, Libri, travel | Leave a comment

Germans Expected to Spend €1Bn on Books this Holiday Season

By Siobhan O’Leary According to the latest consumer survey conducted by the Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung (GfK), consumer confidence is on the rise in Germany and …

Posted in German Buch News | Tagged book sales, booksellers, bookselling, buying, Christmas, E-books, germany, Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung, holiday sales | Leave a comment

Not a New Reality Show: Six American University Press Editors Tour Germany

By Edward Nawotka This week Marguerite Avery, Senior Acquisitions Editor, The MIT Press; Jean Black, Executive Editor, Yale University Press; Jennifer Crewe, Associate Director and Editorial Director, Columbia …

Posted in German Buch News | Tagged editors trip, Frankfurt Book Fair, German Book Office, germany, Siobhan O'Leary, university presses | Leave a comment

Rumor Mill: Amazon.de to Release German E-books in 2011?

By Siobhan O’Leary The recent Homer 3.0 conference in Berlin was abuzz with the rumor that Amazon plans to start selling a serious selection of German-language …

Posted in German Buch News | Tagged Amazon, E-books, germany, Kindle | Leave a comment

What Germany is Reading This Week

By Hannah Johnson Gathered from Boersenblatt.net, here are the top ten fiction and nonfiction hardcover bestsellers in Germany this week. Top 10 Hardcover Fiction Bestsellers …

Posted in German Buch News | Tagged bestseller list, fiction, German bestsellers, germany, hardcover bestsellers, nonfiction, translations | Leave a comment

German Study Reveals Surprising Attitudes to E-readers

By Siobhan O’Leary Most publishers are operating on the assumption that, even though e-book sales are still a small percentage of overall book sales, there …

Posted in German Buch News | Tagged digital content, E-books, E-readers, germany, reading habits, statistics, survey | Leave a comment

Online Bookselling in Germany: Word-of-mouth vs. Online Search

By Amanda DeMarco For a small publisher, getting titles onto bookstore shelves is a crucial challenge, to say nothing of gaining attention for them once …

Posted in German Buch News | Tagged Andreas Freitag, bilandia, bookselling, bookstore, customer data, germany, Julia von dem Knesebeck, online book search, online bookselling, reader community, Tubuk | Leave a comment

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