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.

Spain’s B de Books Experiments with DRM-Free E-books, Self-published Authors

B de Books offers low cost, DRM-free e-books, and has signed many self-published authors, both innovations for a commercial Spanish publisher.

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Call for Stories for Spanish World Book News

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New Titles Up 36% in Spain, Despite Sales Decline

According to the Spanish ISBN Agency, the number of publishers and titles grew significantly in 2011, despite a 66% drop in new print editions.

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Internet, Piracy, Indifference Kill 25% of Xalapa’s Bookstores

Xalapa, Mexico known as ‘the Athens of Veracruz,’ has seen nine of its bookstores close their doors in the last three years.

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Blogs & Websites Covering the Spanish Book Market(s)

Ministry of Culture of Spain has compiled a great list of websites and blogs that cover books and the book industry in Spanish.

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Chile’s Nicanor Parra Wins Cervantes Prize, Still Refuses Interviews

97-year-old Chilean poet Nicanor Parra has won Spain’s prestigious Cervantes Prize for literature.

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One in Four University Press Titles in Spain Published as E-books

More than a quarter of books published by university presses in Spain are available in digital format.

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For a World in Economic Crisis, Could Spanish Be a Lifeline?

A new report says that Spanish speakers around the world could be a key market to bet on in these times of global financial crisis

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Iberoamerican Book Fairs 2011, a Librarian’s Year in Review

A report on the year in Iberoamerican book fairs written from the perspective of a member of the Seminar on the Acquisition of Latin American Library Materials

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With $25m in Sales, Guadalajara Has a Record Year

The Guadalajara Book Fair had a record year, attracting 600,000 visitors and 1,935 publishers from 43 countries, including Germany, which served as guest of honor.

Posted in Spanish World Book News | Tagged authors, Book Fairs, FIL, germany, Guadalajara Book Fair, Herta Mueller, Mexico, Spanish language publishing | Leave a comment

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