Spanish World Book News

Top publishing stories from Latin America and Spain for English-language readers, brought to you by the Fundación El Libro in Argentina. Edited by Julieta Lionetti.

BABF’s “Zona Future” Celebrates Trends, Experimentation

Author Felix Bruzzone

At the Buenos Aires Book Fair, Zona Futuro showcased alternate, interdisciplinary and experimental projects — publishing of the future.

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The End of an Indie? Tusquets Sells 50% to Planeta

Beatriz d eMoura and Antonio Lopez de Lamadrid of Tusquets

Planeta has bought a majority share in respected mid-sized independent Spanish publisher Tusquets, further expanding the influence of the Spanish juggernaut.

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Latin American Flavors at the Buenos Aires Book Fair

Archipielago Caribe

As Spain’s economic crisis deepens, the launch of two series at BABF is an important milestone for Spanish-language publishing in the Americas.

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Bogota Book Fair Brings in 415,000 Visitors, $20m in Sales

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The Bogotá International Book Fair was a high-energy affair, which featured Brazil as guest of honor. It attracted 415,000 visitors and generated $20m in sales.

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Argentine Survey Picks Top 50 People in Spanish-Language Publishing

Daniel Divinsky, left, receiving the Cultural Career Award in Buenos Aires earlier this year.

A Buenos Aires Book Fair survey names ‘the 50 publishing professionals whose actions have had the strongest impact on their colleagues over the last years.’

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TOC Latin America: New Ideas and Energy, One Notable Absence

Kat Meyer (O'Reilly) and Holger Voland (Frankfurt Academy) at TOC Latin America

The inaugural Tools of Change Latin America in Buenos Aires offered insights into metadata, e-book formats, and e-tailing, but missed participants from Spain.

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2,000 Librarians Dispense $2.2 Million in Sales at Buenos Aires Book Fair

Librarians at the Buenos Aires Book Fair

Armed with an $1,100 subsidy from the National Committee for Popular Libraries, some 2,000 librarians spent $2.2 million in books at the Buenos Aires Book Fair.

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Rights Trade Intensifies at Buenos Aires Book Fair

Buenos Aires Book Fair Rights Center

The trade in rights at the Buenos Aires Book Fair is growing and is now being supported by a new web site, Books in Argentina, aimed at increasing transactions.

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Print Books Bottom Out in Spain, But One Bookseller Defies

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The 2011 stats for Spanish print publishing are down dramatically almost across the board, but Madrid is still anticipating a huge new bookstore in September.

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Spain’s Got a Digital Piracy Problem, says El País Journalist

Antonio Fraguas Garrido

In 2011, 49% of e-book content online in Spain was distributed without the proper copyright holders’ permission, says El Pais’ Antonio Fraguas Garrido.

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