PublishNews Brazil

PublishNews Brazil: 25,000 Portuguese Ebooks, April Bestsellers

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This week’s publishing news from Brazil: 25,000 Portuguese ebook titles are now available; Silver Linings Playbook takes the top spot on the foreign bestseller list.

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PublishNews Brazil: Saraiva Gets New CEO, Book Policies Go Back to Brasilia

Minister of Culture Marta Suplicy and and president of the National Library Foundation (FBN) Renato Lessa

In Brazil, Saraiva gets a new CEO, the Ministry of Culture moves oversite of book policies back to Brasilia, and a university press finds success with free ebooks by its professors.

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PublishNews Brazil: Breakfast at LBF, Int’l Authors to Attend Rio Fair

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The London Book Fair will host a networking breakfast for those interested in Brazil, numerous international authors confirmed for Rio’s book fair, and more.

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PublishNews Brazil: Victory at Bologna, 70 Writers for Frankfurt

Carola Saavedra is one of the first 70 authors from Brazil who will be attending the Frankfurt Book Fair (Photo: Andrea Marques)

This week’s publishing news from Brazil covers the Brazilian honors at the Bologna Book Fair, 70 authors announced for Frankfurt, Kindle Paperwhite launch, and more.

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PublishNews Brazil: Book Pricing and Market Share Survey 2012

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The latest publishing news from Brazil includes a survey of book prices and market share for various genres for 2012, February’s bestseller lists and more.

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PublishNews Brazil: FLIP Paraty Coming to UK, Machado Mag #2 Out Now

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A pocket edition FLIP Paraty will be held in the UK this October, Machado magazine #2 is out now, and Brazil’s Bologna catalog available for download.

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PublishNews Brazil: Livrarias Curitiba’s Great Year, Brazil in Leipzig

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The latest publishing news from Brazil features bookseller Curitiba’s strong 2012 results, the Ministry of Culture’s resumes book promotion oversite, Brazilians at the Leipzig Book Fair, and more.

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PublishNews Brazil: More Megastores Opening, Workers Get Book Vouchers

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The dominant Brazilian bookstore chains continue to open new megastores, the government is issuing 18.8m workers vouchers to spend on books, and Abril Educação is prepping its IPO.

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PublishNews Brazil: January Bestsellers, Adapting Classics into Video Games

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From Brazil: Luis Fernando Verissimo is the sole Brazilian fiction writer on the January bestseller lists; Livro e Game is turning classics into educational video games.

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Timeline of the Brazilian Publishing Marketplace: 1995-2012

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International interest, digitization, and market consolidation are not new phenomenon in Brazil, and many began more than ten years ago, as evidenced by this brief timeline.

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