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.
PublishNews Brazil: Livrarias Curitiba’s Great Year, Brazil in Leipzig
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.
PublishNews Brazil: More Megastores Opening, Workers Get Book Vouchers
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.
PublishNews Brazil: January Bestsellers, Adapting Classics into Video Games
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.
Timeline of the Brazilian Publishing Marketplace: 1995-2012
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.
Can Brazil Build 39 Libraries Per Day Until 2020?
Brazil’s is demanding that every school in the country house a library by 2020. To meet that goal, 128,020 libraries will have to be built, or 39 per day.
In Brazil, Ebooks Predicted to Reach 2.63% Market Share
Extrapolating from recent sales figures from ebook distributor DLD, we estimate ebook sales to reach some 3.57 million units—or 2.6% of the overall market—by the end of 2013.
PublishNews Brazil: Amazon Opens Kiosks to Sell Kindles in Brazil
This week on PublishNews Brazil: Amazon opens kiosks to sell Kindles in Brazil, Kobo launches two new ereaders, 33% of Brazilians read a book last month.
PublishNews Brazil: Brazil’s Bestselling Books and Top Publishers of 2012
This week’s issue of PublishNews Brazil covers Brazil’s bestselling books and publishers of 2012, Record’s expansion, and the hike in holiday ebook sales.
PublishNews Brazil: iBookstore Outsells Competitors, Record’s Anniversary
Apple’s Brazilian store is selling more ebooks than Amazon, Kobo and Brazilian retailer Saraiva; Groupo Editoral Record hits 70, and Amazon signs up retail partners.