News from the US, UK and worldwide publishing trade press
By Edward Nawotka A quick cheat sheet of some notable publishing news from this week and last: Aussie Bookstores Beleaguered: On Monday, Federal Minister for Small Business Nick Sherry had predicted that online shopping would wipe out general bookstores within five years. What’s more, Angus & Robertson said it will close another 42 stores and another 19 A&R stores are [...]
Publishers exhibiting at the Licensing Expo International included Penguin, Scholastic and Wiley. Harlequin was represented by a licensing agency called Brandgenuity.
Indian readers now prefer local authors over international bestsellers, and many Indian publishers are focusing on first-time authors.
Juergen Boos talks about digitization in publishing and upcoming highlights at the Frankfurt Book Fair.
By Erin L. Cox VIENNA–Last night, Houshang Asadi, Iranian journalist and author of the critcally-acclaimed memoir, Letters to My Torturer, was awarded the 2011 International Human Rights Award in a ceremony in Vienna’s Town Hall. The international award, part of an annual Book Gala Night on which Austria celebrates and honors the most acclaimed and popular books of the year, [...]
By Hannah Johnson Check out the latest news from our sister site, PublishNews Brazil, which features the latest publisher and author news, trends and bestsellers from the Brazilian publishing industry. Subscribe to the free, bi-weekly newsletter. Textbook Consortium Launch “Minha Biblioteca” E-book Service for University Libraries Four major publishers — Grupo A, GEN, Saraiva and Atlas — with [...]
By Hannah Johnson New Zealand will be the Guest Honor at the Frankfurt Book Fair in 2012, made official today in Auckland as FBF Director Juergen Boos signed a contract with the Chief Executive of New Zealand’s Ministry for Culture and Heritage, Lewis Holden. This will be the fourth time that an English-speaking country has been Guest [...]
By Edward Nawotka Publishing consultant Mike Shatzkin discusses the erosion of shelf space in bookstores, publishing innovation, English as a disruptive force overseas, and the two priorities publishers should be focused on over the next 6-12 months: price experimentation and improving rights databases.
Lasse Winkler, editor of Svensk Bokhandel (The Swedish Bookseller), spoke to Ed Nawotka about the current state of the e-book market in Sweden, as well as the implications of North American publishers selling English-language e-books abroad.
By Rachel Aydt International rights deals provide a growing revenue stream many agents, even as advances from publishers continue to shrink. Tuesday’s panel “What is the Low-Down on the Global Publishing Marketplace?” panel moderated by agent Ira Silverberg of Sterling Lord Literistic, offered several tips, observations and “best practices” for working in the field of international [...]
