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Small Publishers Rule Pen/Faulkner Fiction Award Shortlist

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Coffee House Press, with two finalists, and Cinco Puntos Press join FSG and Pantheon with titles on the shortlist for this year’s prestigious PEN Faulkner Award for fiction.

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Independent Publishers Association Launched in the Maghreb

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AMELI, the Association Maghrebine des Editeurs du Livre Independents, was launched late last month. The organization currently has 22 members

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Shifting Strategies Lead to Success for US Small Publishers

Jeffrey Lependorf (CLMP), Ira Silverberg (NEA), Riky Stock (GBO) at the Frankfurt Book Fair

At the Frankfurt Book Fair this year, representatives from a number of indie publishers demonstrated the impact they are having on the industry as a whole.

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Has Politics Neutered the NEA?

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The NEA made a good showing at Frankfurt on behalf of small publishers, 4,000 miles from Washington D.C. But shouldn’t they be making more of a ruckus at home?

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Mexico City Fair Celebrates Independent, Fashionable Publishers

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The Independent Publishers’ Fair brings together 65 small, culturally significant publishing houses for a three-week-long event in Mexico City.

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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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“EldíaB” Celebrates Bibliodiversity Across the Globe

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Happy Bibliodiversity Day! Argentine Guido Indij argues the book world is dominated by the North and, accordingly, bibliodiversity is under threat.

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Booker Notoriety Sparks Rights Run at Cinderella Indies

Since hitting the longlist of the Booker Prize, indies Seren Books, Sandstone Press and Oneworld are seeing global interest in their titles as never before.

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Bigger Isn’t Always Better: Independent Publishing in the Netherlands

By Marleen Reimer When I think of American indie publishing, I think of Akashic Books, Graywolf Press, Grove, Melville House, Other Press, Seven Stories, the  … 

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Do Conglomerates Still Have Advantages Over Independent Publishers?

By Edward Nawotka Today’s lead story looks at the state of independent publishing in the Netherlands. One of the conclusions of the article is that,  … 

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