The winner of the German Book Prize, Germany’s most prestigious literature award, will be chosen from these six shortlisted novels just before the Frankfurt Book Fair.
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German Book Trade Says #RefugeesWelcome
As the refugee crisis continues and the number of refugees coming into Europe rises, the German book trade has responded with offers of help.
Amazon “Prime Now” Coming to Germany?
According to the German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Amazon is establishing two new logistic centers in Munich to offer same-day delivery in the city.
Move Over, Kindle Charts: Tolino Launches Ebook Bestseller List
The German digital literary scene boasts a new bestseller list: the Tolino Ebook Bestseller List. Tolino, a German bookseller alliance, is Germany’s counterpart to Amazon.
German Book Prize 2015: A Look into the Longlist
The longlist of the 2015 German Book Prize includes some new and familiar authors. Find out more about these books and the rights available.
Games Meet Books at Gamescom Cologne
Gamescon Cologne and the Frankfurt Book Fair invited rights pros from book publishing, video games and others to meet and discuss rights and licensing.
Is WhatsApp the Next Big Content Distribution Platform?
A leading German magazine on digital business, t3n, will now deliver their newsletters via WhatsApp. Could this model work for book publishers as well?
The State of Self-Publishing in Germany
In a new survey on self-publishing in Germany, indie authors report more satisfaction, longer term commitments to self-publishing, and wariness of traditional publishers.
DRM: A Model Of The Past?
In Germany, more and more publishing houses are abolishing hard DRM in favor of digital watermarks. Latest to follow the trend is Holtzbrinck.
Do German Readers Prefer Print Books?
Does Germany’s love of reading extend to ebooks? The results of the 2015 Allensbach Media Market Analysis reveal just how digital Germany’s readers are.